PHP is outdated.

[Suruct]

Who else feels the same way? I made my first real money with PHP, and honestly, WordPress has helped pay the bills more than anything else over the years!


1996: PHP is outdated, try ColdFusion
2004: PHP is outdated, try Django
2005: PHP is outdated, try Ruby on Rails
2011: PHP is outdated, try Flask
2012: PHP is outdated, try AngularJS
2017: PHP is outdated, try Next.js
2023: PHP is outdated, try Go
2026: Okay, this is getting strange...

 

[Rhytocen]

PHP is a great language. Even though I stopped using it over six years ago, I still believe it’s a solid choice for web development because it's easy to get into.


Personally, I prefer using Python (with Django or FastAPI) for the backend, and ReactJS or Vue for the frontend.

 

[Suruct]

PHP is a great language. Even though I stopped using it over six years ago, I still believe it’s a solid choice for web development because it's easy to get into.


Personally, I prefer using Python (with Django or FastAPI) for the backend, and ReactJS or Vue for the frontend.

Lately I’ve been working with React, Angular, and Vue too. I’m not really sure how good they are at helping websites show up in search results. Have you ever tried making these newer JavaScript websites easier for search engines to find?

 

[Rhytocen]

Lately I’ve been working with React, Angular, and Vue too. I’m not really sure how good they are at helping websites show up in search results. Have you ever tried making these newer JavaScript websites easier for search engines to find?

I’m trying this out right now with a brand-new website. I haven’t only used JavaScript before, so I’m still learning how it goes, but it seems like it should be okay. A lot of websites already use tools like Next.js or Nuxt, so it’s probably safe. You can also pre-build pages ahead of time, but then you lose some interactive features.


I’ve worked with React for about 6 years, but little by little I’m moving over to Vue because I like how neat and simple the code feels.

 

[Wilru]

Who else feels the same way? I made my first real money with PHP, and honestly, WordPress has helped pay the bills more than anything else over the years!


1996: PHP is outdated, try ColdFusion
2004: PHP is outdated, try Django
2005: PHP is outdated, try Ruby on Rails
2011: PHP is outdated, try Flask
2012: PHP is outdated, try AngularJS
2017: PHP is outdated, try Next.js
2023: PHP is outdated, try Go
2026: Okay, this is getting strange...

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As far as I can tell, PHP is not going away anytime soon. A lot of web hosts still use it, and WordPress is built to run on PHP too.

 

[Dingessi]

PHP is a good place to begin when learning web tools. Many people who use cPanel pick PHP because most free website and online shop programs there are made with it.

There is also a lot of older websites built with PHP. So if someone knows how to do 3 things — write code in PHP, and also in C# or Python — they could earn money helping people change their old sites to something new.

 

[MrZeether]

Big website tools called content management systems (CMS) are often made with PHP. For example, WordPress runs on PHP and is used by a little over 41% of websites on the internet. Other well-known CMS tools, like Drupal and Joomla, also use PHP to work.

 

[ThinkWar]

Who else feels the same way? I made my first real money with PHP, and honestly, WordPress has helped pay the bills more than anything else over the years!


1996: PHP is outdated, try ColdFusion
2004: PHP is outdated, try Django
2005: PHP is outdated, try Ruby on Rails
2011: PHP is outdated, try Flask
2012: PHP is outdated, try AngularJS
2017: PHP is outdated, try Next.js
2023: PHP is outdated, try Go
2026: Okay, this is getting strange...

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Hold on a second…

2026–2027: People say PHP is finished and that Node.js will take its place.

Just kidding