Editing PHP (section)

=== Popularity and usage statistics ===

PHP is used for [[Web content management system]]s including [[MediaWiki]],<ref>{{cite web|date=2010-01-25|title=Manual:Installation requirements#PHP|url=http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Manual:Installation_requirements&oldid=299556#PHP|access-date=2010-02-26|publisher=MediaWiki|quote=PHP is the programming language in which MediaWiki is written [...]}}</ref> [[WordPress]],<ref>{{cite web|title=About WordPress|url=http://wordpress.org/about/|access-date=2010-02-26|quote=WordPress was [...] built on PHP}}</ref> [[Joomla]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Kempkens|first=Alex|title=Joomla!&nbsp;— Content Management System to build websites & apps|url=http://www.joomla.org/about-joomla.html}}</ref> [[Drupal]],<ref>{{cite web|title=PHP and Drupal|date=16 September 2007|url=http://drupal.org/node/176052|access-date=2010-06-13|publisher=Drupal.org|archive-date=2010-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208205523/http://drupal.org/node/176052|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Moodle]],<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://docs.moodle.org/en/About_Moodle|access-date=2009-12-20|publisher=Moodle.org|archive-date=2010-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111055644/http://docs.moodle.org/en/About_Moodle|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[eZ Publish]], [[eZ Platform]], and [[SilverStripe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Server requirements of SilverStripe|url=http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/installation/server-requirements|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128063118/http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/installation/server-requirements|archive-date=28 November 2014|access-date=13 October 2014|quote=SilverStripe requires PHP&nbsp;5.3.2+}}</ref>

{{As of|2013|1}}, PHP was used in more than 240&nbsp;million [[website]]s (39% of those sampled) and was installed on 2.1&nbsp;million [[web server]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2013/01/31/php-just-grows-grows.html | title=PHP just grows & grows | date=2013-01-31 | access-date=2013-04-01 | author=Ide, Andy}}</ref>

{{As of|2025|05|21}} (six months after PHP&nbsp;8.4's release), PHP is used as the server-side programming language on 74.2% of websites where the language could be determined; PHP&nbsp;8 is the most used version of the language with 45.3% of websites using PHP being on that version, while 43.7% use PHP&nbsp;7, 10.9% use PHP 5 and 0.1% use PHP 4.<ref name="W3Techs – World Wide Web Technology Surveys">{{cite web |title=Usage statistics of PHP for websites |url=https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php |website=W3Techs – World Wide Web Technology Surveys |publisher=W3Techs |access-date=21 May 2025}}</ref>

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|A1=45.3|T1=PHP&nbsp;8<br />45.3%|C1=linear-gradient(to right, #66FF66 1.7%, #D4F4B4 14.7%, #FEF8C6 30.1%, #FFCC66, #FF7800); <!-- Please keep this color scheme for PHP 8: it reflects the actual and security of each branch -->
|A2=43.7|T2=PHP&nbsp;7<br />43.7%|C2=linear-gradient(to right, #dc2626 74.3%, #ef4444, #f87171, #fca5a5, #fecaca);
|A3=10.9|T3=PHP&nbsp;5<br />10.9%|C3=linear-gradient(to right, #075985 54.3%, #0369a1, #0284c7, #0ea5e9, #38bdf8, #7dd3fc, #bae6fd);
|A4=0.1|T4=PHP&nbsp;4<br />0.1%|C4=#d4d4d4;
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 |radius = 160
<!-- PHP version 8 (45.3%) -->
 |value1 = 0.77  <!-- Formula: Version 8.4 is used by 1.7% of all the websites who use PHP version 8, so 45.3 / 100 * 1.7 = 0.77 -->
 |label1 = PHP 8.4: 1.7% of PHP 8
 |color1 = #66FF66 <!-- Please keep this color scheme for PHP 8: it reflects the actual and security of each branch -->

 |value2 = 6.16 <!-- Formula: Version 8.3 is used by 13.6% of all the websites who use PHP version 8, so 45.3 / 100 * 13.6 = 6.16 -->
 |label2 = PHP 8.3: 13.6% of PHP 8
 |color2 = #D4F4B4 <!-- Please keep this color scheme for PHP 8: it reflects the actual and security of each branch -->

 |value3 = 15.76
 |label3 = PHP 8.2: 34.8% of PHP 8
 |color3 = #FEF8C6 <!-- Please keep this color scheme for PHP 8: it reflects the actual and security of each branch -->

 |value4 = 13.77
 |label4 = PHP 8.1: 30.4% of PHP 8
 |color4 = #FFCC66 <!-- Please keep this color scheme for PHP 8: it reflects the actual and security of each branch -->

 |value5 = 8.88
 |label5 = PHP 8.0: 19.6% of PHP 8
 |color5 = #FF7800 <!-- Please keep this color scheme for PHP 8: it reflects the actual and security of each branch -->

<!-- PHP version 7 (47.3%) -->
 |value6 = 32.47 <!-- Formula: Version 7.4 is used by 74.3% of all the websites who use PHP version 7, so 47.3 / 100 * 74.3 = 32.47 -->
 |label6 = PHP 7.4: 74.3% of PHP 7
 |color6 = #dc2626

 |value7 = 4.59
 |label7 = PHP 7.3: 10.5% of PHP 7
 |color7 = #ef4444

 |value8 = 3.54
 |label8 = PHP 7.2: 8.10% of PHP 7
 |color8 = #f87171

 |value9 = 1.53
 |label9 = PHP 7.1: 3.50% of PHP 7
 |color9 = #fca5a5

 |value10 = 1.53
 |label10 = PHP 7.0: 3.50% of PHP 7
 |color10 = #fecaca

<!-- PHP version 5 (10.9%) -->
 |value11 = 5.9187
 |label11 = PHP 5.6: 54.3% of PHP 5
 |color11 = #075985

 |value12 = 0.8720
 |label12 = PHP 5.5: 8.00% of PHP 5
 |color12 = #0369a1

 |value13 = 1.6786
 |label13 = PHP 5.4: 15.4% of PHP 5
 |color13 = #0284c7

 |value14 = 1.6350
 |label14 = PHP 5.3: 15.0% of PHP 5
 |color14 = #0ea5e9

 |value15 = 0.7521
 |label15 = PHP 5.2: 6.90% of PHP 5
 |color15 = #38bdf8

 |value16 = 0.0436
 |label16 = PHP 5.1: 0.40% of PHP 5
 |color16 = #7dd3fc

 |value17 = 0
 |label17 = PHP 5.0: less than 0.1% of PHP 5
 |color17 = #bae6fd

<!-- PHP version 4 (0.1%) -->
 |value18 = 0.0726
 |label18 = PHP 4.4: 72.6% of PHP 4
 |color18 = #525252

 |value19 = 0.0234
 |label19 = PHP 4.3: 23.4% of PHP 4
 |color19 = #737373

 |value20 = 0.0025
 |label20 = PHP 4.2: 2.50% of PHP 4
 |color20 = #a3a3a3

 |value21 = 0.0008
 |label21 = PHP 4.1: 0.80% of PHP 4
 |color21 = #d4d4d4

 |value22 = 0.0007
 |label22 = PHP 4.0: 0.70% of PHP 4
 |color22 = #e5e5e5
 |caption = Usage share of PHP versions on 21 May 2025:<br /> six months after PHP 8.4's release<ref name="W3Techs – World Wide Web Technology Surveys" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php/4|title=Usage Statistics and Market Share of PHP Version 4 for Websites, May 2025|website=w3techs.com}}</ref><ref name="w3techs.com">{{Cite web|url=https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php/5|title=Usage Statistics and Market Share of PHP Version 5 for Websites, May 2025|website=w3techs.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php/7|title=Usage Statistics and Market Share of PHP Version 7 for Websites, May 2025|website=w3techs.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php/8|title=Usage Statistics and Market Share of PHP Version 8 for Websites, May 2025|website=w3techs.com}}</ref>
}}