Php Webpage Vs Php Files

[jimfog]

What is exactly is the difference between a php webpage and a php script? Is it maybe the fact that the first contains html code in it while the second not at all?

[dsonesuk]

It defines them as using Apache server, and php server scripting, and not IIS, asp or asp.net.

[thescientist]

they're all scripts. it's just a matter of what you need to them to do, be it send an email, output HTML markup, or whatever.

[jimfog]

You mean that a php file(usually) does not output to the browser in contrast with a php webpage. I did not understand.

[Don E]

I would look at it like this: PHP webpage: Web page with php and html etc. PHP script: Basically mostly all PHP code ie. to process forms, send email, classes, etc.

[justsomeguy]

I've never made a distinction between "file", "webpage", and "script". It's just terminology. There's PHP code, it gets executed, has some inputs, and produces some outputs.

[jimfog]

The reason i made the post had to do with the fact that in Netbeans, when you go to create a new php file, among others, you are given the optionto choose either a php webpage either a php file. My post was based on the above.

[Ingolme]

I guess that if you start with a web page they'll put a basic HTML document structure along with the PHP.