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PHP stands for :

  1. Personal Home Page

  2. Personal Hypertext Processor

  3. PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

  4. Private Home Page
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Explanation

PHP originally stood for 'Personal Home Page' when created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994. As the language evolved into a general-purpose scripting language, the meaning was changed to a recursive acronym 'PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor' to reflect its focus on server-side web development and distinguish it from its original purpose. This recursive naming convention (like GNU = GNU's Not Unix) is common in open source projects.

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PHP originally stood for 'Personal Home Page' but was later recursively redefined as 'PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor,' which is the current official expansion of the acronym. This recursive naming style is common in open-source tools (GNU is another example).

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