As a beginner web developer, it's a challenging thing to choose a good backend
language, when it comes to PHP you might already see a lot of memes online.
a few years back, when I was learning PHP I was safe because PHP was
considered a good backend language and Node.js, Django and many other web
development technologies are not so popular at that time,
Sometimes a question arises still PHP is a good language to learn PHP in
2021 and beyond?
My answer is, It depends on the requirements, 90% of the experienced
developers make fun of PHP, but at the end of the day they agree PHP is not
bad, there are certain things developers don't like to work with PHP, we
aren't discussing them here, instead, we will be discussing on Why you should
learn PHP
is PHP a dead language?
People often ask is PHP outdated,
PHP isn't dead but when technologies trend change, we also need to switch from
one to another technology, same goes for PHP, there was a time where I spent
time on Laravel, Core PHP when I switched to Python and JavaScript I was more
comfortable and I didn't like to switch back to PHP
still, 455 million sites are powered by WordPress, a popular Open Source CMS,
this is one of the reasons why PHP is still useful
Why PHP still Exists
There are various reasons, PHP is an old language with huge community support
and it is a beginner-friendly language too, lets us figure out the things that
made PHP stand in the crowd
Beginner Friendly
PHP is a beginner-friendly language, even if you don't have any previous
knowledge of any programming then you can easily learn PHP, you will feel
you're writing HTML, with the use of Cpanel any beginner can easily set up a
PHP website in minutes
Huge Community Support
PHP has huge community support, and you can expect a quick solution for most
of the complex problems, this is what programmers want,
there are some useful PHP frameworks out there and some popular
Open-source CMS like WordPress, Drupal that saves our time
Open Source
its an open-source programming language and you don't have to worry about
licensing, you can happily code whatever you wish
Popular CMS
CMS like WordPress reveals the power of PHP, according to W3Techs
data
42.4% of the websites used WordPress and
79.1% of the websites are still powered by PHP
all os compatible
Php is supported by almost all operating systems, and there isn't a problem
when switching from one operating system to another
what php good for
php is the best language for beginners, while there are some pros and cons for
all other programming languages, pointing at PHP is not a good idea.
Php is good when you want to use for simple tasks, such as setup a custom
contact form, or a blogging website, anything else that doesn't require a lot
of complex functionality
Final words
I have shared my opinions and experience working with PHP, while php is a
little bit outdated, still useful at certain cases
If you have anything to say let me know in the comments section
