---
title: "The PHP Handbook – Learn PHP for Beginners"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-php-handbook-learn-php-for-beginners-ooxcm8w5k
source_url: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-php-handbook/
type: article
source: "freeCodeCamp"
published: 2022-07-07T18:47:19.225Z
updated: 2022-07-07T18:47:19.224Z
tags: ["php"]
reading_time: 46
upvotes: 39
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# The PHP Handbook – Learn PHP for Beginners

**[freeCodeCamp](https://daily.dev/sources/freecodecamp)** · 46 min read · 39 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

PHP is a programming language that many devs use to create Web Applications. It was first created in 1994 by Rasmus Lerdorf to build his personal website. It became popular later on, in 1997/8, and exploded in the 2000s when PHP 4 landed.

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