SMRTR ProgrammingSep 3, 2025Daily.dev

PHP is 30

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PHP, launched 30 years ago as Personal Home Page Tools, transformed web development by making it accessible to beginners. Originally designed as a templating system for Apache web server—not a programming language—it allowed developers to embed dynamic content in HTML pages without learning C. PHP's simplicity, efficiency, and free availability inspired countless young hackers to pursue IT careers and continues powering significant portions of the web today.

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