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PHP

Last updated May 14, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is PHP?

PHP is a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. It is used to create dynamic and interactive web pages, handle form data, manage databases, and build web applications. PHP code is typically embedded within HTML, allowing developers to easily create web pages with dynamic content.

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What other technologies are related to PHP?

PHP Competitor Technologies

Laravel is a PHP framework that competes with other PHP frameworks like Symfony and CodeIgniter.

mentioned alongside PHP in 84% (99.4k) of relevant job posts

Symfony is a PHP framework that is a direct competitor to other PHP frameworks.

mentioned alongside PHP in 86% (28.4k) of relevant job posts

CodeIgniter is a PHP framework that competes with other PHP frameworks like Laravel and Symfony.

mentioned alongside PHP in 89% (18.2k) of relevant job posts

Ruby, especially with Ruby on Rails, is a competitor as it's used for web development as an alternative to PHP.

mentioned alongside PHP in 26% (54k) of relevant job posts

WordPress is a PHP-based CMS, so it can be a competitor to other PHP-based projects or frameworks.

mentioned alongside PHP in 23% (57.1k) of relevant job posts

Java is a general-purpose programming language that can be used for web development, making it a competitor to PHP in certain contexts.

mentioned alongside PHP in 7% (152.6k) of relevant job posts

CakePHP is a PHP framework that is a direct competitor to other PHP frameworks.

mentioned alongside PHP in 85% (9.6k) of relevant job posts

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment used for server-side development, and is thus a competitor to PHP.

mentioned alongside PHP in 12% (63.6k) of relevant job posts

PHP Complementary Technologies

MySQL is a popular database system often used with PHP for data storage and retrieval.

mentioned alongside PHP in 27% (172.9k) of relevant job posts

JavaScript is a client-side scripting language often used with PHP to create dynamic web applications.

mentioned alongside PHP in 14% (257.2k) of relevant job posts

CSS is used for styling web pages, and complements PHP by handling the presentation layer.

mentioned alongside PHP in 16% (171.3k) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention PHP?

Job function

Jobs mentioning PHP

Orgs mentioning PHP

Engineering & R&D

3% (325.3k) job posts

8 organizations

Engineer

3% (324.4k) job posts

3.2k organizations

Software Engineer

5% (264.1k) job posts

55.3k organizations

Systems Engineer

5% (34.1k) job posts

3.8k organizations

Frontend Engineer

7% (26.6k) job posts

8.3k organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning PHP?

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Retail Trade

Retail Trade

Scientific and Technical Services

Scientific and Technical Services

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