---
title: "Is PHP The Middle Child Of Web Development?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/is-php-the-middle-child-of-web-development--ipksojotj
source_url: https://hackernoon.com/is-php-the-middle-child-of-web-development?source=rss
type: article
source: "Hacker Noon"
published: 2023-10-03T16:53:53.882Z
updated: 2023-10-03T16:51:10.328Z
tags: ["webdev", "startup", "enterprise", "php", "laravel", "accessibility"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 15
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Is PHP The Middle Child Of Web Development?

**[Hacker Noon](https://daily.dev/sources/hackernoon)** · 1 min read · 15 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

PHP's evolution into modern versions, such as PHP 8, has made it more secure and scalable for enterprise-level applications. The key reasons for PHP's continued popularity include its user-friendly nature, accessibility, and early adoption by startups for rapid and cost-effective development.

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**@perseon** · 0 upvotes

> yes, laravel is fine, for the backend at least. but cloud support is cumbersome and the alert development cycle is also a problem in maintenance. also php is getting faster but still lagging behind other languages.

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Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#enterprise](https://daily.dev/tags/enterprise), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#laravel](https://daily.dev/tags/laravel), [#accessibility](https://daily.dev/tags/accessibility)

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