> The only ceremony you need to write executable code is the <?php tag.
This is a hugely underrated benefit of PHP overall, and arguably the one reason better designed languages won't replace it for web development purposes. You don't need a command line or SSH access or server management knowledge or many resources/A VPS or dedicated server or well, pretty much anything.
It's also why about 99% of fancier, more up to date alternatives to software like WordPress or Media Wiki or [various forum scripts here] don't catch on too. The older software can be installed/maintained by people who aren't very technical, whereas many attempted replacements require you to be a developer/server admin to understand the install process.
Anyone who truly wants to replace/be rid of PHP should come up with a language that works in much the same way.
Well even bigger reason might be the overhead of php apps. PHP is poormans Lambda. It allows many apps to live on same server and only take resources they need.
It's not pretty but this allows shared hosting to exists. Those power big chunk of the content of the internet.
This is a hugely underrated benefit of PHP overall, and arguably the one reason better designed languages won't replace it for web development purposes. You don't need a command line or SSH access or server management knowledge or many resources/A VPS or dedicated server or well, pretty much anything.
It's also why about 99% of fancier, more up to date alternatives to software like WordPress or Media Wiki or [various forum scripts here] don't catch on too. The older software can be installed/maintained by people who aren't very technical, whereas many attempted replacements require you to be a developer/server admin to understand the install process.
Anyone who truly wants to replace/be rid of PHP should come up with a language that works in much the same way.