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If you asked this question in 2020 the reply would have been: “probably yes, but only because of the massively huge code base developed in 15 years”.
In 2022, we have to reply: “There has been a disruptive factor called PHP 8. It changed a lot in the backend development perspective”.
PHP 7 had been a big step up already. From the ancient, C flavoured spaghetti code, to a proper rich and modern language.
PHP 8 is not “just” monstruosly fast (it’s been reenginered from scratch), it also takes a LOT of the “good stuff” from Java and other good languages and makes it extremely easy to create proper code.
Code fast, code fast code (!) and have nothing special to install. No stale compiled files, no need for complicated sources building software, no need for a compiler at all.
As a web developer who has been using PHP for over a decade, I can confidently say that PHP is definitely still a relevant language in 2023. It is widely used in the industry for its versatility, robustness, and scalability. With the continuous improvements and updates being made to the language, PHP remains a solid choice for building web applications.