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Articles on PHP — web development, design, and SEO notes from Long Island.

Design

Design Stability in PHP: Why Your Site Breaks and How to Stop It

Most “design instability” I get called about is not a design problem at all. The mockup was fine. The template code was brittle. It… Dec 29, 2025 · 5 min read Read
Development Tips

PHP Techniques That Actually Hold Up in 2026

Most PHP advice floating around the web was written for PHP 5 and quietly copy-pasted ever since. If you’re still writing code the way… Dec 25, 2025 · 4 min read Read
Development Tips

PHP vs JavaScript in 2026: What Each Language Is Actually Good For

People ask me this a lot, usually after they’ve read something that treats PHP and JavaScript like two fighters in the same weight class.… Dec 16, 2025 · 6 min read Read
Developed By Ken Key

Modern PHP in 2026: What Still Works and What to Stop Writing

Most PHP code I get handed to fix was written somewhere between 2012 and 2018, and it shows. Not in a “this is terrible”… Nov 21, 2025 · 5 min read Read
Developed By Ken Key

Is PHP Still Worth Using in 2026? An Honest Take for Business Owners

PHP gets dismissed a lot by people who haven’t touched it since version 5. That reputation is about fifteen years out of date. In… Nov 12, 2025 · 5 min read Read
Developed By Ken Key

PHP in 2026: What Actually Matters for New York Developers

PHP never died, it just stopped being fashionable and got a lot better. If you’re maintaining a WordPress site, a Laravel app, or some… Nov 5, 2025 · 4 min read Read