PHP File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .php
MIME Type text/x-php
File Type PHP Source Code File
Primary Association Web development / Scripting
File Content PHP code, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (optional)
Execution Mode Server-Side
Programming Language PHP
Can Contain Text, PHP code, HTML elements, scripts
UTF-8 Support Yes
Executable By PHP Interpreter / Web server with PHP support
Default File index.php
Security Concerns Injection attacks, cross-site scripting, session hijacking
File Generation Method Manual coding, Frameworks, CMS
Debugging Tools Xdebug, Zend Debugger
Framework Support Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, etc.
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Support PHPStorm, NetBeans, Visual Studio Code, etc.
Version Control Compatibility Git, SVN, Mercurial
Comment Syntax // for single line, /* */ for multi-line
Open Source Yes
Community Support Forums, Official Documentation, StackOverflow, GitHub
Typical File Size Varies widely based on content