Best PHP Blogs 2025: Top 20 Sites for Developers
Matthew Warholak
14 min read
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PHP continues its reign as the dominant server-side language, running three-quarters of all websites that use backend programming. Despite evolving competition, PHP’s web development stronghold makes ongoing education crucial for developers at every level. We’ve identified the most reliable PHP blogs delivering valuable insights throughout 2025.
With major frameworks like Symfony celebrating two decades of development in 2025, the PHP ecosystem demonstrates both maturity and innovation. Regular blog consumption keeps developers up to date in this established yet rapidly evolving field.
Our research methodology evaluated blogs on multiple dimensions: content sophistication, reader accessibility, publication frequency, and sustained quality over time. We tracked posting activity, examined article depth, and verified each resource’s ongoing contribution to the PHP community.
Laravel News is a blog for everything surrounding the open-source PHP web framework. It combines a variety of topics but relies heaviest on developer articles and framework updates. There are also less-technical articles and occasional sponsored posts, but they are not devoid of value. Laravel News’ articles and tutorials have offered great detail from a community of experts and best PHP developers since 2012. The blog is published daily and reads crisp and clear. Articles are well-referenced, and there are virtually no errors, making technical information that much easier to read.
Overall Score: 5.0
PHP Architect is the blog for the monthly print magazine on PHP. You can buy a single month’s magazine or subscribe; there is no free content. However, for anyone serious about PHP, there is a plethora of excellent content for technical savants going back to 2002. Each month’s magazine comprises several in-depth articles written by active PHP programmers who meet the background and editorial requirements to be considered authoritative. PHP Architect’s writing is professional-tier and reads as such, while also boasting useful references and examples throughout. Their regular monthly publication schedule allows for consistent content once per month.
Overall Score: 4.8
SitePoint is an Aussie-based web publisher that hosts educational tutorials and articles around programming. It is more of a developer blog rather than PHP specific as the articles cover a range of programming languages and niches. PHP specialists write the blog, and the content reflects their technical expertise despite the occasional grammatical imperfection. Articles are written with a natural flow and include plenty of resourceful evidence to satiate further reading. The blog has been regularly published multiple times per week since 1999! A great site to bookmark and add to your list of developer blogs.
Overall Score: 4.6
Reddit is a popular web discussion board with nearly limitless content. Since r/PHP is composed almost entirely of PHP specialists and programmers, posters hold each other to a high standard and work to stave off promotional material. The diversity of community members allows everyone from greenhorns to grey-beards to offer their perspectives. New posts are published daily; however, as Reddit is an open platform, it’s not immune to less adept writers who submit content.
Overall Score: 4.6
Bram.us is a WebTech blog by a Belgium-based freelance web developer named Bram Van Damme, aka “Bramus.” The author writes for pleasure and to educate others, and promotes no companies or products. Though some articles are aggregated from other sources, the vast collection dating back to 2003 is useful reading for any programmer. Many posts tend to be a little shorter, but you’ll come across a more comprehensive tutorial every so often. In either case, Bram’s (or other author’s) knowledge is well-founded and technically sound. I found Bram’s original content articulate and easy to read. I didn’t trip over many errors and appreciated dynamic formatting with various references and visuals. The blog is consistently published multiple times per week.
Overall Score: 4.6
Kinsta’s blog features a broad range of development-focused articles. Their PHP articles are written by actual, experienced PHP developers and edited by seasoned coders with a grammatical bent, with many pieces containing custom code samples not found elsewhere. New content is released regularly throughout the week, which has led to an impressive library of articles over the years, all of which Kinsta regularly maintains and updates. It’s the perfect blog to add to your programmer subscriptions.
Overall Score: 4.4
This educational blog recruits a team of writers to produce tutorials and classes for programmers. Authors vary in content and style, as some posts are short with little detail, and others are longer with ample technical prose. Articles are relatively well-written and are consistently published every month, but they lack consistent formatting and grammatical uniformity.
Overall Score: 4.4
Noback is a Netherlands-based backend web developer and published programming book author. His blog, which started in 2011, is broadly useful, and any book promotions or professional training courses are innocently placed without detracting from the article’s topic. Noback’s writing is a fluid stream of technical prose that shows his wealth of experience. The blog’s articles are excellently written with very few weaknesses and are published 1-2 times per month. Look for articulate information and pleasantly arranged visuals and links.
Overall Score: 4.4
Stitcher is a simple, content-rich resource for PHP blogging. The author gets into a groove in longer tutorials and drives home extensive knowledge, but some posts can be dry. The occasional walls of text distract from the blog’s ability to engage readers. Still, the code samples and depth of knowledge make Stitcher worth reading. On average, look for two new posts to be published every week.
Overall Score: 4.4
PHP Builder is a programming resource that has featured articles, programming tutorials, and code samples since 2001. The posts range from beginner to advanced topics with all content created by PHP specialists and developers. However, the writing quality varies with the author. The formatting isn’t great, and I stumbled upon more than one broken link. However, there are a few writers that put in the effort, and it shows.
Overall Score: 4.25
Zend is a company blog for the California-based enterprise PHP software company. Articles are extensive analyses of a given topic by one of several veteran PHP programmers, and subjects are broken down into great detail. The posts include occasional product promotions, but they are subtle and take a backseat to the articles’ premises, which are informational or educational. If not for some unfortunate spelling and grammar errors, the writing quality would easily be a 4 or 5. Articles are well-written and organized following the Zend style and feature plenty of excellent visual representations and supporting evidence. Look for at least a couple of new posts per month.
Overall Score: 4.2
PHP Pot is an individual coding blog founded in 2013 by Vincy, who writes weekly about a broad list of programming topics. The articles are not intended to be too involved but demonstrate technical expertise with professional and logical approaches. PHP Pot’s writing is organized but unfortunately suffers from subpar grammar at times. Nonetheless, articles are comprehensible and have plenty of supporting links and images to help articulate assertions.
Overall Score: 4.0
PHP The Right Way is a collection of authoritative tutorials that introduce novice PHP developers to the language’s best practices. Articles are short but contain precisely the required knowledge with relevant details and no more; think Hemingway for PHP. The blog’s posts are polished without error and serve as references within references for the interested reader.
Overall Score: 4.0
O’Dell is a Director of Technology and has held leadership positions at different software companies. His self-named blog, dating back to 2009, is a collection of findings explored in his programming journey. There isn’t a vast archive of content, but it is also available in written and A/V formats and print. While most posts are relatively short, they are informative and should be useful to PHP devs. Colin’s longer-form articles allow his technical prowess to glimmer, and his posts are well-formulated with excellent command of language and grammar. While some reference links are included, Colin’s articles tend to lean on screenshots and code snippets. The blog is published every couple of months without a consistent schedule. A decent developer blog to have a look at.
Overall Score: 4.0
Akrabat is run by Rob Allen, a UK-based software developer and consultant. He has been programming in PHP among other languages since 1995, most notably OpenWhisk and Zend Framework in Action. At first glance, it seems like a run of the mill personal blog. However, after sifting through Akrabat’s contents, I was delighted to be proven wrong and uncover a deeper layer. Allen’s posts date back 15 years, covering all sorts of web-based projects and quirks he’s stumbled across. While probably not the best place for a newbie to start, Akrabat is an excellent resource for advanced PHP developers. His writing and posts convey a commensurate aptitude for web-based projects and nuances. Allen’s thoughts and data are sound but often lack punctual grammar. Look for helpful links and cope snippets throughout, and new posts sporadically every month or so.
Overall Score: 4.0
Lorna Jane is an experienced UK-based PHP developer, writer, teacher, and speaker who actively works with APIs in various tech stacks and shares her vast knowledge in audio/video format and on her self-named blog. Blog posts are geared towards active PHP programmers with moderate coding experience. While articles are not ground-breaking, they cast a wide net with specific functions many coders will come across. Accordingly, the blog’s posts reflect her expertise and talent across multiple programming languages. Though articles are generally single-page length, they are information-dense and provide sufficient context and detail. The blog is well organized, and facts are backed up with evidence, but the writing contains too many run-on sentences, which sometimes makes comprehending the material difficult. Look for Lorna Jane to publish new articles a few times a year without regularity.
Overall Score: 3.8
Paul Jones is a long-time programmer who has written about maintainable PHP coding practices for years. Jones is a founding contributor to the Zend Framework (now Laminas), and he also authored a series of authoritative benchmarks on dynamic framework performance. The blog, active since 2004, provides a 50/50 split between analyzing technical programming functions and personal rants. Though I wouldn’t recommend this blog to a beginner, it will provide some value to advanced-level coders. Paul’s articles are examples of his technical knowledge and tap into his authoritative understanding. The blog is well-written and well-organized with minimal grammatical errors, even non-technical personal opinions. Articles are never short of helpful links, code snippets, and external sources. Jones’ blog is published somewhat consistently, roughly a couple times a month.
Overall Score: 3.8
Matt Stauffer is a well-known web developer and Technical Director at Tighten, and the host of The Five-Minute Geek Show and The Laravel Podcast. In his self-named blog, you’ll find many useful projects for programmers, especially for those who are still learning PHP. While the technical articles are often introductions to various tools and features, the author displays a clear knowledge of topics at hand. Blog posts are published at least monthly, articulate, and easy to read, and there are lots of code screenshots and visuals to hold your attention.
Overall Score: 3.8
PHP Cluster is an independent educational programming blog featuring topics that appeal to most programmers. Most articles are not long, even with code snapshots, so it’s difficult to convey extensive technical knowledge on every subject. Otherwise, articles are well-researched and reputable references bolster each post. The blog’s writing and formatting are not its strength, especially in text-heavy articles. Fortunately, code is universal and does most of the talking. The blog’s publications are a little sporadic, but you can consistently expect multiple posts per month.
Overall Score: 3.6
Established in 2005, PHP Magazine is a publication that focuses on PHP and Web Development. A substantial percentage of the publications are product/software updates or book promotions, but there is some valuable reading if you dig through the weeds. Most articles are not incredibly in-depth and focus more on new releases than on programming. I noticed some posts are not easy to get through without getting hooked on spelling or grammatical issues. Despite not being particularly technical content, you still feel like a little more supporting evidence wouldn’t hurt. New posts are quite sporadic, sometimes not appearing for months, then four appear within two weeks.
Overall Score: 3.0
This concludes my quest to identify, analyze, and rank the best PHP blogs in 2020. While my grading system may not be perfect, it allowed me to assign some numerical value to each blog and let the data do the talking. It’s a satisfying approach for the technical blogger in me.
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