What is PHP and CMS?

Question

I have no idea what's going on cause I'm used to code with blocks. Don't make fun of me and I am hoping to be code well one day.

Answer 1

PHP is a programming language specialized for web development. It is quick to learn, well documented, well supported, free, and the language tools are mostly open source. Unlike Google Blockly or Scratch where you drag and drop elements of the code around, you'll have to carefully type everything in PHP and frequently test run it to see if your changes not only work but are valid PHP. Visual programming interfaces like you've used make it impossible to make what is called a "syntax error". The visual interface acts a bit like training wheels for beginner programmers. Freely typed languages like PHP essentially pull the training wheels off and let you crash or ride faster.

CMS stands for Content Management System. A CMS is not a programming language. It is a type of application you can write in one. Some examples of popular CMS systems written with PHP include WordPress, Drupal, Joomla. There are CMS projects written with other programming languages but PHP-based ones are far more popular.

If you Google these topics, you'll teach yourself a lot more detail.

Answer 2

@Josh Greig Thanks. That's a lot of information and it quite helpful. ;)