# Basic explanation of PHP needed please

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**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-explanation-of-php-needed-please/256438 "2008-04-03T00:45:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![thejoeknows\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-explanation-of-php-needed-please/256438/1 "2008-04-03T00:45:38Z")

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I am very familiar with HTML but dont know where to start with php. i.e. what is a mySQL database? how do you set up PHP? what do you save the pages as? .php? Just basic ideas and answers needed please

thank you  
-joey