"PHP is dead" — every year. Yet most news portals and online stores still run on it. Why PHP 8.2 is still my default for news & e-commerce CMS: • Server-rendered HTML → fast LCP, Google News friendly • Shared-nothing per request → survives traffic spikes • Still maintainable in year six New write-up: https://dev.to/mahmut_gndzalp_c736ac4b #PHP #WebDev #News