PHP and MySQL development involves using the PHP scripting language to interact with a MySQL database, allowing developers to create dynamic websites where data is stored, retrieved, and manipulated on a server-side, making the website interactive and responsive to user actions; essentially,
PHP is the most popular scripting language for web development. It is free, open source and server-side (the code is executed on the server). MySQL is a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query Language (SQL).
