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 ...

PHP is a programming language that you can use to power your blog or shop, but you can also incorporate smaller functions to make maintaining your website easier, allowing you to focus on running your ...

A recent project at my current employer called for creating a new web frontend to an existing MSSQL database. My boss, having created a sophisticated MySQL and PHP-driven black diamond web site in PHP ...

Facebook has released a programming language called Hack, which marries the ease of PHP with the rigorous safety controls of older languages such as C++. PHP programmers should easily understand Hack, ...

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 ...