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⇱ Why PHP in 2026?


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Modern PHP isn't just better. It's unrecognizable from its past.

~/projects/myapp
$ laravel new myapp
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| | | |
| | __ _ _ __ __ ___ _____| |
| | / _` | '__/ _` \ \ / / _ \ |
| |___| (_| | | | (_| |\ V / __/ |
|______\__,_|_| \__,_| \_/ \___|_|
Creating a laravel/laravel project...
Application ready in [myapp].
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One command. Zero config. Production-ready.

Install PHP
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://php.new/install/mac)"
Create a Laravel app and run it
laravel new my-app
cd my-app
composer run dev # visit http://localhost:8000
Install PHP
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://php.new/install/windows'))
Create a Laravel app and run it
laravel new my-app
cd my-app
composer run dev # visit http://localhost:8000
Install PHP
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://php.new/install/linux)"
Create a Laravel app and run it
laravel new my-app
cd my-app
composer run dev # visit http://localhost:8000

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