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 # The PHP Interpreter
 
 PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to
-web development. Fast, flexible and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from your
+web and console development. Fast, flexible and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from your
 blog to the most popular websites in the world. PHP is distributed under the
 [PHP License v3.01](LICENSE).