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why to learn php
why to learn php
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what are its uses
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PHP is server-side coding; your browser (the client) requests the server do something. PHP can do it; returning results, new HTML, etc to the browser.
Compare PHP to AngularJS or NodeJS.
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Additional info in the question and recommendations for how to think about PHP in the first answer (suggestion: like an engine that can answer very specific tasks for you rather than just for templates or pre-rendered views):
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15623967/should-i-mix-angularjs-with-a-php-framework
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Refer this http://www.sitesbay.com/php/php-uses-of-php .
You will be much more clear about its use.