Because of the separation between PHP and the web server it makes developing PHP really easy because the web server handles the request for you.
But you pay the price when configuring your environment. Apache conf, php.ini, php modules, htaccess, etc.
To avoid too much craziness I tend to avoid custom htaccess files, unusual php modules, or weird php.ini settings to minimize the friction when deploying.
For large project you are almost required to run containers, but even then you can’t escape the custom bash script.
The strength of PHP is also its weakness.
Because of the separation between PHP and the web server it makes developing PHP really easy because the web server handles the request for you.
But you pay the price when configuring your environment. Apache conf, php.ini, php modules, htaccess, etc.
To avoid too much craziness I tend to avoid custom htaccess files, unusual php modules, or weird php.ini settings to minimize the friction when deploying.
For large project you are almost required to run containers, but even then you can’t escape the custom bash script.