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>>TimWol+(OP)
I haven't used PHP in almost a decade, but I've been super impressed with what I've seen in the most recent few versions. Looks really cool, it's gotten me tempted to dust it off again at some point

>>veganc+T3
I've been working professionally with PHP for the last decade or so, and the last few years have been so good. The changes are very welcomed, and the performance improvements are amazing in general.

The codebases that you can create nowadays are light years away from what you would see 10 years ago. And the frameworks have improved alongside too.

>>XzAeRo+f5
It has been a decade for me too, if not more. What's your favorite framework/tools/tips? I'd love to get back into it.

>>pwytho+v6
Pick one framework between Symfony and Laravel and follow the docs.

Maybe read https://stitcher.io posts about the new features since 8.0 to have a grasp of the language changes.

>>conrad+v7
What would you recommend? Looking for a more robust and streamlined solution to build small(er) pages...

>>martin+vf
If it helps, Laravel feels like the Rails of the PHP community.

I've used it to build ~5 websites and it's been very solid. The docs are pretty good and it does most of what you need out of the box. Especially the 8+ versions of Laravel. If there's something you need that's not included in the framework itself, it's likely there's a well-maintained community package.

Just my 2c.