PHP is a server-side scripting language designed for web development but also used as a general-purpose programming language. PHP is now installed on more than 244 million websites and 2.1 million web servers, and still counting. It is an open source platform and thus has many benefits including being available for free with a large supporting community on the web. It provides a perfect platform for creating the most reliable, swift and flexible solutions that can serve the needs of all users of the worldwide web.