01 — PHP History

Who created PHP, and why?

PHP was created by Rasmus Lerdorf in the year 1994. Rasmus created PHP to serve as a bridge between the client-side of websites and the server-side.

What environment was PHP originally designed for?

The original purpose of PHP was to track visits to its creator's online resumé. Originally, PHP was a rudimentary set of CGI binaries that used the C programming language. It has since evolved significantly.

How common is PHP on websites?

Of all of the available server-side scripting langauges, PHP is by far the most widely used. A survey by W3Tech found that almost 79% of websites surveyed use PHP. Because PHP is used in the development of thousands of websites and is easy-to-learn, PHP is very powerful.

Summary

The creator of PHP was Rasmus Lerdorf. The original purpose of PHP was to track visits to Rasmus' online resumé. PHP is the most widely used server-side scripting langauge in the world.