..oO(mel@where.com)

>I came across this on the Web:
>
>"Html is simple because it is the exact document that is on the server,
>all the server does is send you the exact document when you request it,
>but php is a scripting language with html and it needs to be executed
>before sent. This requires that PHP is installed on the server."
>
>Does this mean that my Web hosting company must have PHP already
>installed on their server,

Yes.

>or do I have to somehow place it there?

No. Your host has to do it.

Micha