SMRTR ProgrammingJun 7, 2026Daily.dev

Your Next Project Will Run on PHP

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PHP's reputation as a relic is outdated. Modern PHP features FrankenPHP, a Go-powered server that eliminates Nginx/PHP-FPM plumbing and adds worker mode for long-running processes. The ecosystem also includes async options like ReactPHP and Swoole, strong static analysis via PHPStan, and modular monolith patterns through Laravel and Symfony — making PHP a serious, competitive choice for production applications.

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