Php and Javascript

Question

I am going through the PHP lesson and I am about 1/3 through it and it seems very similier to Javascript. My question is, is PHP just a sever side Javascript? If there are hudge differences could you make me aware of them. Really, I guess I am asking what makes PHP so special.

Thank you for any information that you have given me.

Answer 1

I found a lot of interesting answers here: https://top.quora.com/How-different-are-Javascript-and-PHP
https://www.guru99.com/php-vs-javascript.html
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6369313/difference-between-javascript-and-php

I believe an actual Server Side JavaScript would be Node.js. "Node.js is an open-source, cross-platformJavaScript run-time environment that executes JavaScript code server-side."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Node.js

Comparing node.js with php
https://www.netguru.co/blog/nodejs-vs-php

I hope these help.

Answer 2

Yes, since Node.js came 2009 you can also use JavaScript for backend dev. However, PHP is in my opinion just a bit simpler to setup and use than Node.js. The LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) seems to be still more popular and therefore better documented and supported. But the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS) with JavaScript backend has one big advantage, its incredible fast. I recommend for smaller projects the LAMP stack and for big projects the MEAN stack.

Answer 3

Conection with servers .