PHP is a Recursive Acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, a widely used Web development language that can be embedded into HTML. It's part of LAMP and now attempting to become a general purpose scripting language. PHP.net have a great 
introductory tutorial. The online manual is very useful.
This Wiki is written in PHP. Other cool things written in PHP include Cacti, most WebMail clients and The Eight Ball
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