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Shopper System

Display category items Select category Display category items Select category and subcategories and subcategories

View catalog View catalog Catalog

Enter criteria Search catalog Enter criteria Search catalog search display results search display results Search results Scroll through results

Display product detail Display product detail

Select product Product

Add to cart Add to cart

Manage cart Manage cart JESTOR’S MAGIC WEBSITE 3

The use, architecture, and function of PHP Scripts

This website has been programmed through PHP. It is one of the most common programming languages used in. it is an open source website where anyone can access the code, modify it and redistribute it. Redistribution of the code can be done for free or some charge. However, many

PHP applications are free. PHP is compatible with traditional languages. PHP can be customized to different forms. For one to implement the PHP on a server, there are two important things that one must be aware of. The two architectural patterns include LAMP and WIMP. LAMP is compatible with Linux-based operating systems. It uses an Apache HTTP server in conjunction with Zend Core PHP engine. It then connects to the PHP applications using the MySQL. The

Apache HTTP server helps in maintaining an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems. WIMP works with Windows operating system. It also uses Microsoft internet information instead of Apache.

All PHP scripts must be written and coded by a profession. The way the PHP is coded can influence the work of the website. A PHP code which is generating some java script code will be executed by the script. A website cannot be executed with a faulty PHP. All websites should.

There must be web applications which are compatible with the website. A website meant for marketing should have web applications which work consistently with the websites. Web applications must also offer an interactive platform. The web designers should be creative and technical. There are database issues that are associated with PHP. PHP is a great language to use in coding the websites. However, the language can have some security breaks. This means that these websites can be hacked easily. When making websites that require high security levels, this is not the most preferred language to use. PHP is one of the languages that are weakly typed.

This means that this language will automatically convert data of an incorrect type into the JESTOR’S MAGIC WEBSITE 4 expected type. This feature therefore often hides errors by the developer of the website. This leads to vulnerabilities that may also prevent the code from running.