Pros and Cons of using PHP for web dev

[charlesprabhu]

Pros⠀
— Very low overhead to script/code and deploy⠀
— Flexible and can quickly adapt to changes⠀
— Easy to understand and learn⠀
— Easy to test⠀
— Free of cost and/or cheap to develop with ⠀
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Cons⠀
— Not scalable; if creating a large/complex API, use a PHP framework like Laravel, or other tech⠀
— Language has inconsistencies which can lead to confusing code if not careful

[alexjames]

Good information!
Pros
Low learning curve
It’s a ready-made platform for servers with pre-written scripts
Numerous frameworks and libraries are available
Elegant OOP
Strong community support
Its open-source = free
Cons
Executes more slowly than other languages
Inconsistency
Security flaws