PHP is one of the most popular server-side scripting languages indulged in building several popular sites such as Wikipedia, Facebook, and CMSs like WordPress, Magento, Drupal, and Joomla. Started in the year 1995, PHP is designed for web development and also playing a large part in especially the server-side website development industry.
But a big question arises nowadays that is PHP dead? The answer is certainly not. Several people think that PHP’s popularity is falling due to the arrival of newer programming languages like Ruby, MEAN Stack, Python, Lua, etc.
PHP might not be the most modern programming language, but then that doesn’t mean it’s dead. According to W3Techs’ data, a statistic reveals that PHP is used by 78.9% of all the websites with known server-side programming languages. The websites that you visit on the Internet, almost 8 out of every 10 are using PHP in some way.
PHP usage statistics- most popular server-side programming languages
Statistics show that a vital percentage of sites are already built and still building on PHP. Let’s have a look at server-side language surveys:
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In the above pie chart, you can see that PHP is used by 58.3% of all the websites whose server-side programming language is known.
Hare’s a statistic of percentage of fastest-growing Server-Side programming languages.
According to the above-mentioned statistics, it is showing that-
- PHP is the most popular server-side scripting language and its usage increases day by day.
- As compared to other server-side languages, PHP is used by various websites but with lower traffic.
- PHP based Content Management Systems (CMS) usage is increasing.
Final Say
PHP is quite popular yet widely-used programming language that will not fade away easily. PHP language is highly demanded and popular in developing web applications.