So much this. Plus, we have certified CentOS servers that are only allowed to run 5.4 for the next years to come. Not to mention that the syntax and stdlib are

So much this. Plus, we have certified CentOS servers that are only allowed to run 5.4 for the next years to come. Not to mention that the syntax and stdlib are a nightmare. Thank god, we convinced our bosses to rewrite our legacy systems in elixir, since ~10years of iterative php progress grinded to a halt with lasagna layers of spaghetti code of homegrown-everything. Unmaintainable now, but the feature request keep coming in, and will do for years to come.