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PHP

Behind WordPress, Laravel and a large share of hosted websites sits PHP, a scripting language built for generating web pages on the server. Freelancers, agency developers and anyone maintaining a CMS meet it constantly. Its reputation still suffers from the loose code of its early years, yet current PHP has types, a fast engine and a mature package ecosystem in Composer.

Maker's site: www.php.net (opens in a new tab) (no commission).

Where it is used

The topics that name this programming language, with the reason.

Fields: Programming and Software Development

Courses for this tool

253 courses teach this tool. The first 6 are listed; details and the provider link are on each course page.

Last reviewed 26 September 2026 · Getting Digital