Why I Still Bet on PHP in 2026
Every year someone declares PHP dead, and every year it quietly powers most of the web. Here's why it remains my primary tool for shipping products fast.
The ecosystem matured
Modern PHP with Laravel, typed properties, attributes, fibers and a world-class package ecosystem is nothing like the PHP of 2010. Deployments are simple, hosting is cheap, and the developer experience is genuinely great.
Boring technology wins
When you sell products and ship client work, predictability beats novelty. PHP hosting works everywhere, hiring is easy, and twenty years of Stack Overflow answers have your back.
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