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# Documentation for PHP

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## Welcome
If you're reading this you decided to learn about PHP. 

Whether or not you're planning on making the next big site or just wishing to add to your skillset this document is for you.


## Links

These are some links that may be of use to you. 

[PHP's Website](https://www.php.net/)
This is the quintessential page of PHP containing all the information and infomration you would need or want if you'd like to deep dive. 


[PHP Wikipedia Entry Page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP)
Interetsed in the History of PHP and more of the non-technical apsects of it? Check out the wikipedia Page, there you can find out things about PHP varying from it's History to it's Mascot.

 [Quick Rundown on PHP Syntax](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/php)
 This site has a use case and exmaple based website that can be used as a reference to PHP.

## Tutorials
Below are links that could be used to your betterment in learning PHP.They vary in length and scope and have been sorted as such.
 1. [100 Second Rundown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7_WFUlFS94)
 2. [15 Minute PHP Course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdP0KM49IVk)
 3. [Four Hour Mini PHP Course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7_WFUlFS94)

## Usage
You might be asking "Why learn PHP?", well below and links of companies that use PHP and what that usage is for.

* [Yahoo](Yahoo.com) - A widely used email platform.
* [Slack](https://slack.engineering/taking-php-seriously/) - A business communication platform. 
* [Facebook](https://www.Facebook.com/home.php) - A social media platform with over a billion users