.PHP File Extension

Are you having difficulty opening a file that ends with .PHP? Such files can be executed only by certain programs. If you cannot open the .PHP file, it can be due to the following reasons: either you do not have an appropriate program to open it, or your file association is corrupted. For more information about this extension, please read the article below.

What is a .PHP file?

.PHP file belongs to the category of Web Files used in operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

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Developer: N/A

File Type: PHP Source Code File

Category: Web Files

Format: Text

.PHP file is associated with PHP Source Code File developed by N/A, has a Text Format and belongs to Web Files category.

A PHP file format is a file that includes PHP code. In other words, it is a plain-text file that contains code written in the PHP programming language. A PHP file can include sometimes such functions, that can process online forms, get the date and time, or access information from a database.

Additional information

PHP files are not so widely used. They are commonly needed for web developers, who are in most cases working with PHP files when developing webpages with advanced functionality.

PHP files are processed using an interpreter. This interpreter is needed to execute the code and then combine the results with dynamically generated HTML. And then there is formed a webpage that you can see.

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