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This chapter provides an introduction to setting up a PHP environment for solving computational problems. An example introduces PHP’s ability to read external files.
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For example, entering an amount of money with a $, like $17.30, will not work.
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PHP is an interpreted, as opposed to a compiled, language in the sense that stand-alone executable binary files are not generated.
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Visicom Media’s AceHTML freeware editor is no longer available, but a “Pro” version is available for purchase. There are several other freeware programming editors available online that are suitable for the purposes of this book.
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If you have more than one browser on your computer, it will be the default browser or one you have designated as the default.
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More about logical operators in Chap. 5!
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Brooks, D.R. (2017). Creating a PHP Environment. In: Programming in HTML and PHP. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56973-4_4
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