Hypertext Preprocessor or Personal Home Page, a very popular scripting language that is especially suitable/used for Web Development. It is pragmatic, brisk, and flexible. PHP dominants all, from a very beginner page to the world’s most popular page. You can make dynamic and interactive web pages with the help of this powerful tool. It is a free, widely used, and efficient alternative to entrants/competitors like Microsoft’s ASP. The latest PHP release is PHP7, which is most stable than ever.

Pros

• Easy to maintain
• Speeds up Development
• Makes your Application more Secure
• Great Community Support
• Open Source – Available for free
• Offers too many Libraries, Packages, and Frameworks 
• Keeps on Evolving