imho. 1. the tech-stack you already know well. if you are familiar with something: build on your existing experience. 2. php + some mature & well documented

imho. 1. the tech-stack you already know well. if you are familiar with something: build on your existing experience. 2. php + some mature & well documented framework like laravel php is often disliked by the "we know it better" crowd here on HN. but: it offers a high rate of productivity, is easier to deploy on a wide range of hosting-possibilities than anything using python or other script-languages preface: i would recommend the following only if you already have experience with it!! 3. python + some mature & well documented framework like django in my experience: deploying / maintaining python-based webapps is more effort than php-based ones just my 0.02 €