The successor to the speedy PHP 7.0 continues to emphasize performance over new syntaxes. ... There are a lot of syntax-level RFCs ... SQL slips in language popularity index. Jun 9, 2025 3 mins.

I chose to install PHP myself and configure it for use in WebMatrix (see Brian Swan's tutorial). After doing that, I tested the new PHP Drivers for SQL Server. The August release added PDO support, ...