what php is used for code example

Example: what is PHP

PHP is a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. It was originally created by Danish-Canadian programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994; the PHP reference implementation is now produced by The PHP Group
Implementation language: C (primarily; some components C++)
Stable release: 7.4.11 / October 1, 2020; 5 days ago
Preview release: 8.0.0 Release Candidate 1 / October 1, 2020; 5 days ago
Typing discipline: Dynamic, weak since version 7.0: Gradual
Designed by: Rasmus Lerdorf
Developer: The PHP Development Team, Zend Technologies