You want to build a website or web app. So, what are the best web programming languages available, and why are they the best? It's a weighty question, and I'd like to emphasize -- strongly and upfront ...

One thing you can say for PHP is that it’s persistent. Like many long-standing programming languages, it’s often maligned by developers who would like to see a shift to newer candidates, yet it also ...

The most common programming languages on the Web include HyperText Markup Language, JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets and PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. Some are used in conjunction with each other ...

In June, 1995, Rasmus Lerdorf made an announcement on a Usenet group. You can still read it. Today, twenty five years on, PHP is about as ubiquitous as it could possibly have become. I’d be willing to ...

From time to time, you will find a security advisory about some major web application on security mailing lists. Most of the time, the problem is fixed easily. The errors often occur because the ...

As a new year approaches, you might be curious to see whether your programming skills are still in demand or whether you should consider up-skilling for the best opportunities. Hundreds of coding ...

The team behind scripting language PHP has announced PHP version 8.0, a major release that may require developers to review code for any breaking changes. This ...

The venerable web programming language PHP is a source of frequent complaints and frustration, but according to a report W3Techs released today, it doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. W3Techs ...

And, there is a new platform in the IT industry. In this tornado of new languages coming up every day, PHP remains calm at the center of the storm. Slowly moving along. Making the required adaptations ...