The original post: /r/php by /u/iamarsenibragimov on 2025-02-18 11:21:47.

I’ve been writing PHP my whole life, and for just as long, I’ve heard how “bad” it is… yet here we are, and PHP is still thriving! 😆

Now, it’s making its way to mobile. Yes, you read that right. Simon Hamp just announced Native PHP iOS, allowing Laravel apps to run natively on iPhones—without a web server. The whole PHP engine gets embedded in the app.

A couple of years ago, this would have sounded like sci-fi, but now it’s real. Makes me wonder—how will developers actually use this when React Native already exists? 🤔

Check out the announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfeLgTmq4Jg

What do you think? Would you build a mobile app with PHP?