Hi, Dave!
In some ways I agree with you, but in some ways I don’t. If we are talking about the current project, then I agree that there is no point in experimenting. PHP has a proven, reliable approach to deploying applications that is supported by all providers without exception.
However, if we are talking about experiments related to the study of new approaches to development, for use in future projects, this definitely makes sense! Especially in light of what Wappler does relatively Docker in terms of deploying multiple NodeJS servers with a load balancer. But in this case, I do not understand why to use a bundle of Docker + PHP…
As for your link, it should also be treated sensibly. These statistics do not take into account trends, but the accumulated history of projects. It is obvious that PHP will be the undisputed leader here with millions of mini sites made by Amateurs, on such CMS as Wordpress, Joomla and others. But this can not be the basis for justifying the use of PHP in a new project on Wappler.
I tend to think that it makes sense to consider everything individually. PHP is certainly excellent and reliable, but NodeJS can give more in certain directions. There is already a gap between nodejs and PHP in Wappler, and I think that this gap in functionality will only increase over time.