Why Choose PHP?

PHP has been able to exist in the field of web development for a long time because of its simplicity, flexibility and wide applicability. 1. The entry threshold is low, the syntax is simple, and you can quickly get started and run the code; 2. The ecology is mature, with frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, and CMSs such as WordPress, which can efficiently build websites; 3. Suitable for small and medium-sized projects, easy to deploy and maintain, low resource occupancy, and support frequent iterations; 4. Rich Chinese information, complete community support, and easy to solve problems. These features make PHP a pragmatic backend development choice.

The reason why PHP has existed in the field of web development for a long time is not due to luck. It is simple, flexible and widely applicable, and is especially suitable for quickly building powerful websites and applications. If you are considering which language to choose to develop the backend, PHP is a very pragmatic choice.

Low entry threshold, quick to get started

One of the biggest advantages of PHP is its ease of learning. Its syntax is relatively simple, and many infrastructures are wrapped with tags, so it is natural to mix with HTML. Novice don't need to master too many programming concepts to write code that can run.

• You can start writing code without complex environment configuration
• After writing, you can run directly on the server without compilation
• A large amount of Chinese information and community support, it is easy to find answers when encountering problems

For example, you only need a text editor and local server environment (like XAMPP) to write the first "Hello World" page in a few minutes.

Ecologically mature, ready-made solutions are available

PHP is not alone. After years of development, it has a wealth of frameworks and tools, such as Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, etc., which can help developers efficiently build modern web applications.

• Content management systems like WordPress account for almost one-third of the world's websites
• Many CMS and e-commerce platforms (such as Magento and Drupal) are based on PHP
• Use these systems to quickly build common types of sites such as blogs, malls, and corporate official websites.

This means that you don’t necessarily start from scratch. In many cases, you can directly use the existing platform to customize, saving a lot of time and cost.

Suitable for small and medium-sized projects, easy to deploy and maintain

For small and medium-sized enterprises or start-up projects, development efficiency and maintenance costs are often more important than technology "advancedness". PHP is very practical in this regard.

• Server resource occupancy is low, ordinary VPS can run well
• There are many options for hosting services, and many hosting providers natively support PHP
• Easy to modify and debug, suitable for frequent iteration of business needs

This is also the reason why many local service websites, e-commerce sites, and education platforms still choose PHP - it doesn’t show off, but it’s enough.

Basically that's it. Although PHP does not pursue the ultimate design pattern like some new languages, it solves the practical problems of most people in the real world. For many developers, this is enough.

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