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I don't think this thread really answered anything so far. PHP is a server-side scripting language that can be embedded into html.

e.g. 

<?php
$number = rand(1, 10);
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
  	<title>Test</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p><?php echo($number); ?></p>
  </body>
</html>

This document will just display a random number between 1 and 10 when viewed. Unlike if you something like this in a javascript (client-side) the client cannot influence the result. This is a very basic example and there are many other things php can do like getting post data from users and accessing a database.

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i have background in html, css , javascript and bootstrap . my friends told me to study php , currently i am studying the if else statement in php, i want to know is what is the difference of the if else in php and JavaScript and what the can php do as a server side programming language. 

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I don't think this thread really answered anything so far. PHP is a server-side scripting language that can be embedded into html.

e.g. 

<?php
$number = rand(1, 10);
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
  	<title>Test</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p><?php echo($number); ?></p>
  </body>
</html>

This document will just display a random number between 1 and 10 when viewed. Unlike if you something like this in a javascript (client-side) the client cannot influence the result. This is a very basic example and there are many other things php can do like getting post data from users and accessing a database.

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