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Perhaps a stupid question, but can anyone tell me what the abbreviation php stands for?
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it is a recursive acronym, it stands for PHP Hypertext Pre-Processor.

It did actually stand for Perosnal Home Pages when it was first released, but was renamed.

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Thank you.
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check out this page for more details

http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/4848
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