PHP

The PHP 7.3 update introduces a number of exciting features. In this post, we'll explore some of them in more detail, and discuss why they're important!

Hypertext Preprocessor, or PHP is a widely used serverside scripting language that is at the forefront of web development. In fact, around 80 of websites whose programming languages we know use PHP. The problem is, most of them are still using deprecated versions even though PHP 7 has been around since 2015.

Choosing the right programming language or framework for your next project is always complicated. Ask a dozen developers for their opinion and chances are youll get a dozen different answers, which brings us to one of the most heated debates in the field which is better, ASP.NET or PHP As with most similar questions, the answer lies in what type of project youre working on.

Hosting.com supporting PHP 7 and Free SSL By Default Meeting New WordPress Hosting Recommendations.

If you are not a developer, you probably aren't familiar with HHVM and PHPNG. If you're hosting your site with Hosting.com though, it's more than likely your site is powered by PHP. The beta version of PHP 7 was just released on Friday so it doesn't hurt to learn how this new version of PHP can dramatically increase the performance of your site.

As you may have read on our June 29th blog post, the alpha version of PHP 7 was released. Since that post was published, PHP released the first beta version of PHP. We know that PHP 7 has a clear cut focus on performance. Let's look at some of the contributing elements to those performance improvements and the other enhancements included with PHP 7.