SMRTR ProgrammingJul 16, 2026Daily.dev

Vanilla PHP

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Vanilla PHP outperforms Laravel, Symfony, and other frameworks combined, handling 1,617 requests/sec versus Laravel's 609. Its simpler templating and routing make a strong case for ditching frameworks altogether.

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