Written by Steven Brough on December 17th, 2008

Working As A PHP Freelancer?

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Working as a freelancer, or outsource services provider, is a dream. But working as a PHP freelancer? What is that? PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. It is a server side scripting language and these scripts are executed on the server. Many databases are supported by PHP.

Can anyone use PHP? Yes. It is free to download and is an open source software. As a PHP freelancer that is quite helpful in your quest for a job in that particular field. Your PHP files may contain text, HTML, tags and scripts and these files are returned to the browser as plain HTML. Extensions include “php”, “php3“, or “phtml”.

As a PHP freelancer and outsource services provider you may wonder why the use of PHP. Because PHP runs on different platforms including windows, Linux and Unix and it is compatible with almost all servers that is used today. It is free to download, easy to learn and runs efficiently. If your desire to work as a PHP freelancer, PHP is something you may want to look into. Install an Apache server on a windows or Linux machine, then the PHP and finally install MYSQL. This is a database server for both small and large applications compiling on a number of platforms and is free to download and use.

Now that “PHP 101” is complete and your interest has been peaked, signing onto Freelancer or Elance will help you get started in making good money as you bid for jobs posted. As a PHP freelancer, being able to work with web pages and using creative talents in promoting a website are well worth time invested in learning about PHP.