If you do not have a very strong programming background or if you are from non-technical background and want to develop your career in application development then PHP would be a better choice. You don’t have to be an expert in PHP to get a job. If you have some intermediate level knowledge in PHP with MVC concept particularly a framework like Laravel then it won’t be hard for you to get a job and start your career as a programmer.

The reason of getting job in PHP is easy since most of the companies in Nepal develop web based application using PHP/MYSQL. Moreover it is very easy to get freelancing opportunities as a PHP developer. It is very handy in developing small to mid-size web based applications. We can find a lot of open source applications like Content Management System (CMS), E-Commerce Websites, News portal, Job portal, B2B, Business Directory, Classified and so on. Moreover, we can find lots of popular open source applications extensively used in Nepal for the development of different kinds of applications. Some of them are WordPress (CMS), OpenCart (E-Commerce), Magento (E-Commerce) and many more.

Web designers who want to make a career in application development can easily upgrade themselves in PHP. It is mostly used by beginners because it is very easy to learn. There are lots of advantages of using PHP for web based application development.

Advantages of using PHP

• easy to learn
• easy to get freelancing jobs in freelancing websites like upwork and freelancer
• It  is easy to get a job as a PHP programmer because of its popularity among software companies
• lots of free resources available online
• PHP is platform independent because we can develop applications both in Windows and Linux server.
• free to use because it is open source
• huge community where you can get help easily
• you can develop applications using both procedural and object oriented concept.
• huge open source and world wide popular applications are available like wordpress, magento and many more.

Here are some of the things that you should know as a PHP programmer.

• You need to have a strong knowledge of object oriented programming
• Knowledge of relational database management system is a must.
• You should be able to design a database for a system.
• Moreover it is advised to have a knowledge of relationship and joins.
• Concept of Model, View, Controller (MVC) design pattern.
• Knowledge of a framework like Laravel or others
• Knowledge of JavaScript based framework like Angular JS will be a plus.