Why PHP is popular?

Maxoq

Well-known member
Registered
Joined
Feb 25, 2015
Messages
520
Points
28
Hi, there are many scripting languages but generally most web application made using PHP, why?
 

VirtuBox

Well-known member
Registered
Joined
May 3, 2016
Messages
1,622
Points
83
PHP is the most popular language but it's also one of the oldest language. With MySQL it provide all features required to build to complete web application.
But there are several new languages like NodeJS which are optimized for web applications. But it still require more configuration than a LAMP/LEMP stack.
 

mobin

Well-known member
Registered
Joined
Jun 22, 2017
Messages
234
Points
28
I am not a developer, but I guess following are few points,

1. It's released in 1994 - at that time not much languages to develop web applications were available or those weren't easy.
2. It's more targeted tor web development and/or server side scripting, which took attention from targeted audience.
3. It's super easy to learn PHP and the basic syntax is easy to learn/write/read
4. More detailed documentation and user base
5. The development community still keeping their pace and release new versions with exciting features
6. It is easy to deploy the server infrastructure for PHP based web applications
7. May be many more points... :)


That said, people are tend to move to the new gen languages like Python, NodeJS, Ruby, etc to build new web applications which demands more advanced processing. But as far as I can see, people with advanced knowledge are trying them yet!
 

Maria_C

Member
Registered
Joined
Jun 26, 2017
Messages
48
Points
0
Php is popular because of its ease of use by developers. One can start from zero and be able to create meaningful products with php. Though it teaches developers some weird things if one is not proficient in programming. And secondly, a lot of businesses use it nowadays.
 

Floxera-Jose

Well-known member
Registered
Joined
Apr 26, 2017
Messages
148
Points
18
I remember learn php, pascal, C++ in the early middle 90's... ohhh god. Getting old! :|
 

openhosting

Member
Registered
Hosting Provider
Joined
Jun 20, 2017
Messages
51
Points
0
PHP is kinda easy to learn and understand in my opinion and has lots of support and tips/tricks on the net when I get stuck on something.
 

overcast

Well-known member
Registered
Joined
Jun 27, 2017
Messages
88
Points
0
I think one important part about PHP is that it is very easy to deploy. For example, if you are on Apache or other PHP based server then you can see that just by keeping your php files in the htdocs or on host index_html directory you can start hosting pages. In case of Ruby, Javascript and others, such copy pasting alone may not suffice. You may have to start the language specific server as well. That's why a lot of simple apps and the services are PHP based. Not to say you can make php complex and harder to deploy with Laravel and others, but for the sake of simplicity, you can do deployment lot easier.
 

jemuelterrado

Member
Registered
Joined
Sep 3, 2017
Messages
32
Points
0
PHP is popular because all of its codes is applicable to most of programming languages. One thing makes it more popular is that its user friendly features. The Codes of PHP is much simplier than the other langauges. You should be aware that facebook, Wikipedia and any wordpress powered blogs are build up with PHP languages.
 

jason223

New member
Registered
Joined
Sep 1, 2017
Messages
9
Points
0
I think why PHP is popular is, it is one of the most oldest programming language. PHP is very flexible language, you can use it to develop many programs like web application, websites and others. It is also easy to learn and use. I remember when I was in 3rd year college, I have web programming subject and my professor start to teach us PHP. I start to learn this language easily and I loved it. Then that's the start of my journey on developing websites using PHP.
 

flamehotter10

New member
Registered
Joined
Sep 6, 2017
Messages
5
Points
0
PHP boasts Simplicity
With PHP, coding is like writing an essay in English for a computer to read, except the essay is a piece of code that instructs it to create and run websites in the most efficient manner possible. Creating a code in PHP is simple, and though you'll hear some developers complaining that this does not build the necessary coding habits that streamlines (read standardizes) coding, it allows the code to be highly personalized (and hence easier to protect).
 

hostproton

Member
Registered
Joined
Jun 19, 2017
Messages
50
Points
6
The public has been asking for this over the years, leaving behind the HTML, the static. It requires functions and as you have commented here, WordPress and any CMS (known) works with PHP.

To the hosting providers, we had better adapt our infrastructure to give the best service to customers, because PHP requires more resources
 

24x7serverman

Well-known member
Hosting Provider
Registered
Joined
Jul 25, 2017
Messages
651
Points
28
For the web development PHP is the best which runs on the Linux, UNIX and Windows platform. It has the simple syntax which programmer can easily learn. Large databases can be handled by the PHP. It can run the complex web applications too.

Bugs can be quickly find and fixed in the PHP.
 
Older Threads

Latest Hosting OffersNew Reviews

Sponsors

Tag Cloud

You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.

Top