PHP-ORT: Machine learning inference for the web

The Problem The Solution Technical Details Addressing Critics The Future The Inevitable Transformation Software is changing faster than we've seen in 25 years. Machine learning isn't just becoming important, it's becoming essential. Every application, every website, every digital interaction will soon expect intelligent features as standard. For millions of PHP developers who power the web, this creates an existential challenge: stay relevant in an AI-first world or risk obsolescence. The Stakes: This isn't about technology preferences, it's about livelihoods. Mortgages, families, careers built on PHP expertise. The Current Reality PHP dominates the web: 78% of websites use PHP as their server-side language 78% of websites use PHP as their server-side language ML is becoming essential: Every modern application needs intelligent features Every modern application needs intelligent features The gap is growing: No first class machine learning support for PHP No first class machine learning support for PHP The choices are terrible: Burden your stack with microservices, API calls, or other inefficient methodology (eg. FFI), or switch stacks.