PHP
The language running a large share of the existing web, including WordPress. Modern PHP work centers on the Laravel framework.
What it tells you about a developer
PHP depth means web backend experience. Laravel projects signal modern product work. A WordPress-heavy history signals agency and site work. Check which one before matching them to a product engineering role.
- Type
- Language
- Released
- 1995
- Used in
- Backend
PHP powers an enormous number of live websites, so the maintenance and agency market is huge. Its reputation lags its reality: modern PHP with Laravel is a productive, respectable web stack. WordPress work and product engineering in PHP are two different jobs with different skills.