PHP- Hypertext Preprocessor is one of the best server programming language gaining many reputations and benefits in web development over the years. No doubt about the portability and flexibility of the programming language especially in developing dynamic websites. One of the beautiful things about Php programming language is that it is easy to learn than some other programming languages and this very reason made many young developers dive into learning PHP programming.

PHP Development Benefits

It will interest you to know that the Popular software like Facebook and PHPmyAdmin were built using PHP programming language.

Benefits of PHP programming/development are

Less Expensive
Getting started with PHP absolutely cost you nothing, and Clients as well choose PHP because software created with PHP are lesser in price than some other programming languages like java. Many tools to work with PHP are almost free, so gaining knowledge in PHP improvement cost you nothing.







Open Source Platform
An open source platform is one which allows people to contribute and modify that specific platform. So PHP is an open source platform, aside from combinations of other programming languages may be used alongside with PHP



Simple APIs
Laravel Hypertext Preprocessor affords a top-notch platform for sending in-app mails to the people via the cloud- primarily based or neighborhood service –Arpatech.

Php have APIs you can work with and they are almost simple to use



Massive Network of PHP developers.
PHP has many developers that make use of it because of its recognition. So whenever you have a challenge using PHP in any way you have many PHP developers to help you with that. You facing a challenge with no fast solution is totally out of it. And platform where you can see PHP developers willing to help out are across the internet. You have nothing to fear.



Easy Authentication system
PHP authentication system is an easy one, it is clean to apply authentications and for the authorization of good judgement to assets using personal homepage framework.

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But then again node.js and python beat it

FlameHashira:
But then again node.js and python beat it

Why do you guys always see Programming Languages as a competition? Which one is "beat it"? PHP is an excellent language and is good at what it was built for. It is not competing with Node or Python

airsaylongcome:


Why do you guys always see Programming Languages as a competition? Which one is "beat it"? PHP is an excellent language and is good at what it was built for. It is not competing with Node or Python

No vex boss it's instinct to argue about programming languages even though everyone of them is good at what it's built for

This is just marketing! First PHP is not the best server side language! I start my programming journey with PHP since 2012 and it was very interesting then. But then part of PHP weakness is it inability to handle network properly. In simple terms,try build a simple chat app with laravel and see how difficult it is. Do the same with Nodejs and also python if you are polyglot programmer who can write in different languages. It is easier to develop such kind of app with Go,Nodejs, WebAssembly,than PHP.
Let me say that if you want to be a truly successful software developer, see programming languages as tools,learn different language for what they can most effectively.

platymus:
This is just marketing! First PHP is not the best server side language! I start my programming journey with PHP since 2012 and it was very interesting then. But then part of PHP weakness is it inability to handle network properly. In simple terms,try build a simple chat app with laravel and see how difficult it is. Do the same with Nodejs and also python if you are polyglot programmer who can write in different languages. It is easier to develop such kind of app with Go,Nodejs, WebAssembly,than PHP.
Let me say that if you want to be a truly successful software developer, see programming languages as tools,learn different language for what they can most effectively.

U are listing PHP's weakness.

Node and python got weakness too you know.

gistray:


U are listing PHP's weakness.

Node and python got weakness too you know.

I was once a PHP only addict. In this days of complex applications and multi platform, PHP is no match will therefore fallout of favour with programmers. Consider for example that you can build web application, mobile application and desktop application using JavaScript,it's libraries and frameworks.nodejs is doing what PHP can do plus more, Go is even doing more, WebAssembly will make you do things on the client side that will limit your call for server resources. These and many more are the reasons why I can't advice anyone to learn PHP as their first programming language. You had better learn JavaScript,its libraries and frameworks, that will empower you to be multi platform developer (web app,progressive web app, mobile web app,desktop app developer) and APIs developer than learning PHP.
PHP will go the same place ruby went to. PHP Is really dead but it use will be highly limited due to things like complex web application development.

platymus:

I was once a PHP only addict. In this days of complex applications and multi platform, PHP is no match will therefore fallout of favour with programmers. Consider for example that you can build web application, mobile application and desktop application using JavaScript,it's libraries and frameworks.nodejs is doing what PHP can do plus more, Go is even doing more, WebAssembly will make you do things on the client side that will limit your call for server resources. These and many more are the reasons why I can't advice anyone to learn PHP as their first programming language. You had better learn JavaScript,its libraries and frameworks, that will empower you to be multi platform developer (web app,progressive web app, mobile web app,desktop app developer) and APIs developer than learning PHP.
PHP will go the same place ruby went to. PHP Is really dead but it use will be highly limited due to things like complex web application development.

Im a MERN guy... just don't like people attacking php as if it doesnt power majority of websites

platymus:
This is just marketing! First PHP is not the best server side language! I start my programming journey with PHP since 2012 and it was very interesting then. But then part of PHP weakness is it inability to handle network properly. In simple terms,try build a simple chat app with laravel and see how difficult it is. Do the same with Nodejs and also python if you are polyglot programmer who can write in different languages. It is easier to develop such kind of app with Go,Nodejs, WebAssembly,than PHP.
Let me say that if you want to be a truly successful software developer, see programming languages as tools,learn different language for what they can most effectively.

Thank God u said way back in 2012

I bet you that u haven't used php7 coz if u do you will know that it will be matter of choice between php or JavaScript or python


I prefer php 7 or 8 to nodejs and python

Am proficient in both php , node Js and python

Before u start shouting can php do async , one page app , restful and etc

Take ur time and see that from php7 it is a bit hard at one look to tell which code is php or js

Infact apart from the await , every other stuff in js is also in php and even more better

I prefer php with react js

And I prefer to teach a newbie with js coz it is easier to breed a bad programmer with php

Am not saying that php is the best but not as bad as u guys dey portrait it

silento:


Thank God u said way back in 2012

I bet you that u haven't used php7 coz if u do you will know that it will be matter of choice between php or JavaScript or python


I prefer php 7 or 8 to nodejs and python

Am proficient in both php , node Js and python

Before u start shouting can php do async , one page app , restful and etc

Take ur time and see that from php7 it is a bit hard at one look to tell which code is php or js

Infact apart from the await , every other stuff in js is also in php and even more better

I prefer php with react js

And I prefer to teach a newbie with js coz it is easier to breed a bad programmer with php

Am not saying that php is the best but not as bad as u guys dey portrait it

Don't get me wrong, PHP can do lots of stuff but building complex network applications in PHP is complex and convulated. I mention a chat app as an example in my last post,which is a straight forward thing to do in JavaScript and Nodejs or Golang.
I am not talking about features in programming languages (I am saying this because you mentioned asyn) I am taking about language capabilities!
I still use PHP till date because some clients codebase. Some other times, I write cms from scratch because I don't like to use wordpress for certain good reasons though I know how to use wordpress well. When it comes to building apps that respond to network calls instantaneously, I look to using Golang or Nodejs,it it's kind of app that are becoming the norm today. If for example, I want to rewrite nairaland, features I will add include automatic notification,one to one chat, group chat and the likes, these features are easier implemented in say Nodejs than trying to use PHP for such.
Lastly see programming languages as tools and use the best tool that fit the job. Don't be among those that argue blindly about best language, choose the tool necessary for the job.

platymus:

Don't get me wrong, PHP can do lots of stuff but building complex network applications in PHP is complex and convulated. I mention a chat app as an example in my last post,which is a straight forward thing to do in JavaScript and Nodejs or Golang.
I am not talking about features in programming languages (I am saying this because you mentioned asyn) I am taking about language capabilities!
I still use PHP till date because some clients codebase. Some other times, I write cms from scratch because I don't like to use wordpress for certain good reasons though I know how to use wordpress well. When it comes to building apps that respond to network calls instantaneously, I look to using Golang or Nodejs,it it's kind of app that are becoming the norm today. If for example, I want to rewrite nairaland, features I will add include automatic notification,one to one chat, group chat and the likes, these features are easier implemented in say Nodejs than trying to use PHP for such.
Lastly see programming languages as tools and use the best tool that fit the job. Don't be among those that argue blindly about best language, choose the tool necessary for the job.

i use what is best for the work but most times aloy of devs dont get deep into a language before talking shit about it

any u mentioned valid reasons it showed u know the real purpose of been a programmer