Visions uses PHP and MySQL for it’s software and database. This allows Visions to run on any web-server running Apache or IIS (Microsoft Windows). Both PHP, MySQL and Apache are free, open source languages without any continuing licensing fees.

PHP stands for the Hypertext Preprocessor and it is what is called a “server side scripting language”.

PHP is an HTML-embedded Web scripting language. This means PHP code can be inserted into the HTML of a Web page. When a PHP page is accessed, the PHP code is read or “parsed” by the server the page resides on. The output from the PHP functions on the page are typically returned as HTML code, which can be read by the browser. Because the PHP code is transformed into HTML before the page is loaded, users cannot view the PHP code on a page. This make PHP pages secure enough to access databases and other secure information.

A lot of the syntax of PHP is borrowed from other languages such as C, Java and Perl. However, PHP has a number of unique features and specific functions as well. The goal of the language is to allow Web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly and easily. PHP is also great for creating database-driven Web sites. A lot of the syntax of PHP is borrowed from other languages such as C, Java and Perl. However, PHP has a number of unique features and specific functions as well. The goal of the language is to allow Web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly and easily. PHP is also great for creating database-driven Web sites.

MySQL is used by Google, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo and recently on FIFA World Cup 2011 (soccer) which received a huge audience around the World. The on-line industry has readily accepted the capability of the MySQL database server.