When we hear about technological advancements, the concepts that first trigger in our mind are that of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoT, AR/VR, etc. but we tend to miss the backend languages being modified which actually pave the path for new innovations and worldly inventions.

Think of any modern device and there’s a robust technology behind it. And what’s running behind that technology are the complex languages embedded with algorithms, codes, and vigorous programs.

The world of programming is synonymous with that of the universe which has no end and even if it has somewhere, we can’t see it yet. The craze of learning software development languages and creating some unique inventions is heavily expanding.

Undoubtedly, languages like Python, PHP, Java, .Net, C, C# have gained enormous popularity ever since their inception, say, PHP, invented in 1994 by Rasmus Lerdorf, is the most favored language presently because of its server-side scripting nature.

PHP is the most favored language for web development and is a frequent choice of developers for the backend of cloud applications as it aids them to develop software/apps comparatively faster than others.

“PHP is the easiest choice for Cloud App Development.”

With all the new languages coming into the market, PHP still remains calm at the center of the storm and is considered a forever young programming language that offers a myriad of advantages.

The technology can be used in most of the areas of IT custom software development with its open-source tools that have ultimately enhanced the scope of the language. Some of its applications include:

PHP Websites
Web Database Applications
Ecommerce Applications
PHP Enterprise Software (like CRMs, CMs)
Mobile Applications

Do You Know?

78.9% of all websites use PHP as a server-side language.
So one can deduce that 8 out of 10 websites surfed on the Internet use PHP in some way.

WordPress, Wikipedia, Facebook, Yahoo are built with PHP, and surprisingly Drupal and Joomla use it too.

How PHP Empowers Programmers to Develop Mobile Apps?

Zend’s View of Mobile App

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The PHP language has the ability to provide a platform that helps a developer to create an application, test it, and finally deploy it with the help of its free open-source technology that cuts the hard nut and makes it as simple as a cakewalk.

PHP for Mobile App Development Offers Great Advantages

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-App maintenance of PHP-powered applications is not a hard nut to crack until the market is updated with the latest version.

–PHP mobile app development is cost-effective as the PHP tools used are made open-source.

-App deployment is easy which only requires uploading files on the webserver without any hassles.

-As it can be accessed globally free of cost it becomes the preferred choice of many that additionally offers the best development quality

-PHP mobile apps are made compatible to support all types of e-devices, taking care of resolution, screen size, input methods, operating systems, color, etc.

-The language has a secured architecture that serves to be the best choice for web development as well as mobile app development.

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Zend PHP Framework

For creating distinct types of applications in PHP, Zend becomes the preferred option and is the forerunner PHP platform which is an essential element in mobile app creation. Zend Server and Zend Studio are used as the frontends while developing an application.

Earlier it was tough to build apps in PHP as iPhone and Ipad were encoded in Objective-C and Android was coded in Java. Nevertheless with Zend Framework PHP developers can build the backend and the interface at the same time. (create the front-end with a WYSIWYG interface builder, and connect it all on the backend.)

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The task of building applications with many different services (like CRM systems, Cloud services, or social networks) at different places can be devised as a complicated task, however, with Zend, this complexity gets eradicated while connecting the entire backend and interface simultaneously.

Benefits to Reap Out of Zend

Zend framework offers great flexibility to the developers where they can code and build intuitive and usable custom mobile applications satisfying the business needs.

-Cloud service authentication
-Zend 10 offers usable drag/drop functionality
-Offers best in-app advertising techniques
-Provides easy filtering techniques for enhanced web development
-Uses custom HTML5 and jQuery for mobile outputs (suits enterprise needs)
-Supreme Apache Cordova for device accessing
-Zend Server Gateway provides necessary techniques for programming