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PHP: you get your burger (media.piefed.social)
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckgel5xp2xv9t?post=asset%3Ac8185d02-3e14-4e83-9a99-6d3be2de04bd#post

Titled 'PHP How It Works' we see visiting a website likened to ordering a burger. The image shows a woman at a table ordering from a waiter, the waiter visits the kitchen, the waite returns with the burger. "To understand how PHP works, we’re taking you to a restaurant. Think of going online to visit a website like ordering some food. When you enter the site, the web server takes your request and runs the PHP code - like a waiter taking your order to the kitchen. The PHP code searches the site's database and follows a script to prepare the page - like a chef following a recipe to make a meal. When complete, the web server then delivers the page to the browser, and it appears on screen - that’s your waiter bringing you your dish."
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[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

the person getting the burger actually has a user agent which fetches the burger for them. Its a food delivery app and the browser is doordash/uber eats etc. Instead of packets its human beings who read a screen and understand obligations.

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