Is core PHP still relevant in 2025? I am not talking frameworks Laravel, Symfony
I have been searching on sites like freelancer.com for projects that contain PHP. Some projects give to understand that they are talking about core PHP(but I think they are talking about frameworks), and some projects do talk about core PHP(they mention it specifically). But I look on google and reddit and find a lot of people saying that core PHP is dead. I think I found one article saying that it is relevant and not going anywhere. So my question is, is it okay to learn core PHP and MySQL(and I am not talking about PHP frameworks like Laravel or Symfony)? Especially in terms for freelancing. I am aware of RESTful APIs and using cURL and maybe a front end with vanilla JS. But will I be making a mistake developing core PHP web apps? I find it more easier and more productive when using core PHP compared to Laravel or Django or Flask for Python or Express for NodeJS. A lot easier. So do any of you still use core PHP either freelancing or for work in 2025?
> So do any of you still use core PHP either freelancing or for work in 2025?
No. PHP is dead.
No. PHP has been dead for years. Most of its continued usage (by a wide margin) is WordPress.
If you like PHP, you will likely easily learn and enjoy C# or Kotlin. With help from Claude or similar, you can get a project setup and be productive the same day.