> I'm surprised that there are new language specific hosting services like this cropping up. They aren't anything new. Example: https://www.pythonanywhere.com

> I'm surprised that there are new language specific hosting services like this cropping up. They aren't anything new. Example: https://www.pythonanywhere.com/ https://www.pythonanywhere.com/ came up in 2011. And regarding php, php-only web hosting (php+mysql) has been a thing for like 20-25 years now.