PHP Introduction · Lesson 5 of 7
Your First PHP Program
Write and run a small PHP script.
Lesson
PHP tags mark where PHP code starts and ends inside a file. A PHP-only file commonly begins with
Code examples
Your first PHP script
PHP
echo "Hello, PHP!";
Expected output
Hello, PHP!
Key points
- Start PHP code with the <?php opening tag.
- echo writes output; it does not itself run a script.
- Run the file with PHP CLI or request it from a PHP-enabled server.
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