M9 PHP

Question 1

Unlike client-side languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, which are processed directly by your web browser, PHP is a ________. This means your browser doesn’t understand PHP instructions on its own.

Answer 1

server-side scripting language

Question 2

examples of web server

Answer 2

Apache
Nginx

Question 3

this acts as intermediary when you make a request to a webpage that contains PHP code

Answer 3

Web server

Question 4

it receives the request, identifies the PHP file, and then passes it to a PHP interpreter

Answer 4

a web server

Question 5

this executes all the PHP commands, performing tasks like fetching data form a database, processing forms, or generating dynamic content

Answer 5

PHP interpreter

Question 6

it generates plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, which the web server then sends back to your browser

Answer 6

PHP interpreter