Is PHP dead?
Deaditude Score:
30.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> A technological plateau of pure, undiluted adequacy.
*Data last collected: 27 Jun 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
1995
GitHub Pulse
Active Development
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
39,192
total stars
Forks
7,898
total forks
Open PRs
816
open pull requests
Recent Commits
314
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
C70.7%
PHP27.3%
C++0.5%
M40.4%
Shell0.3%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
240
Answer Rate
32%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
+21%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
184,708
Subscribers
56
Active Users
Activity Metrics
84
Posts
29.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+30.4%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysBosonPHP - a fast, modern and high-quality replacement for Electron (or rather NativePHP)
r/PHP13 days ago
231(96%)57
30 years of PHP: FrankenPHP is now part of the PHP organisation
r/PHP24 days ago
180(99%)45
Asynchronous Programming in PHP
r/PHP1 months ago
108(97%)31
PHP Annotated – May 2025
r/PHP1 months ago
88(99%)5
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
17,519🇮🇳India
4,704🇫🇷France
3,125🇩🇪Germany
3,093🇬🇧United Kingdom
1,043🇨🇦Canada
820Market Summary
30,304
Total Jobs
🏢
174,054
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
PHP is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
PHP gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points39.5
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Show HN: A terminal emulator in pure PHP
3 months ago
19685
PHP Core Security Audit Results
2 months ago
13768
Adminer: Database management in a single PHP file
3 months ago
8634
What We Lost with PHP and jQuery
1 months ago
3675
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried PHP content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
23
Videos
46.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
2.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering PHP:
Web Tech Knowledge
YouTube Royalty
JJTECH001
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
192
Simple PHP Blog Project Tutorial for Beginners
Web Tech Knowledge
2 months ago
155
🛒 PHP Online Shopping Project Tutorial For Beginners 💻 | Full Video
Web Tech Knowledge
2 months ago
271
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2025 | 30.0% |
| 14 Jun 2025 | 23.5% |
| 31 May 2025 | 28.0% |
| 10 May 2025 | 26.4% |
| 4 May 2025 | 25.6% |
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