Is This Tech Dead?
Is This Tech Dead?
Mar 29, 2026Live
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Is PHP dead?

Deaditude Score:

26.8%
ⓘ How is this calculated?
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Runs smoothly on thousands of servers. All maintained by people who look dead inside.
*Data last collected: 27 Mar 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad

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

Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
1995

GitHub Pulse

Maintenance Mode

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment

Stack Overflow Analysis

Needs Help

Question Metrics

Total Questions
67
Answer Rate
63%
Acceptance Rate
19%
Growth
+69%
In the last 30 days

Recent Questions

How to accurately "JSON.stringify" in php (codeigniter4) according to Node/express JSON.stringify for Sha256 validation?
Unanswered125 views
javascriptphpnode.js
Confused which one to take: js or php for back end (Laravel or Node.js)
Answered120 views
javascriptphplaravel
created_at (server time) is sometimes earlier than clicked_at (client time) — why?
Unanswered76 views
javascriptphpdatetime

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

193,956
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

136
Posts
20.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+31.0%
Strong momentum

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨

Migration Alert

1 mentions of migrating away from PHP detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days
Revived my 20 year old forum software
r/PHP16 days ago
147(97%)43
PHP True Async 0.6.0 Beyond the RFC!
r/PHP16 days ago
128(96%)33
Elizabeth Barron – the New Executive Director of The PHP Foundation
r/PHP1 months ago
107(95%)16
Why Array String Keys Are Not Type-Safe in PHP And What Will PHPStan Do About It
r/PHP10 days ago
88(97%)15
I built a tool that compiles PHP directly to ARM64 assembly. Here's how it works under the hood.
r/PHP6 days ago
83(95%)38
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💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

PHP on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
8,010
🇩🇪Germany
4,331
🇮🇳India
4,094
🇫🇷France
2,049
🇨🇦Canada
679
🇬🇧United Kingdom
552

Market Summary

19,715
Total Jobs
🏢
219,619
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.

Source: Adzuna

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

HN Darling

PHP gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.

Mentions

1,000
Posts

Community Interest

Average points49.4
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10

Notable Discussions

Order bypoints
100M-Row Challenge with PHP
1 months ago
186102
Hierarchical Navigable Small World (HNSW) in PHP
2 months ago
9515
Show HN: Rust compiler in PHP emitting x86-64 executables
28 days ago
6650
Welcoming Elizabeth Barron as the New Executive Director of the PHP Foundation
28 days ago
5620
Show HN: PHP 8 disable_functions bypass PoC
26 days ago
2910
Search on HN
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Barely Watched

PHP content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.

Content Metrics

23
Videos
71.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+14.3%

Average Engagement

3.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering PHP:
smart thinker club
Hobby Channel
Geeky Script
Small Creator
Web Tech Knowledge
YouTube Royalty

Popular Videos

Sorted byviews
1 months ago
52532
1 months ago
8716
1 months ago
577
1 months ago
275
Search on YouTube
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
27 Mar 202626.8%
13 Mar 202641.5%
27 Feb 202631.9%
14 Feb 202635.5%
31 Jan 202635.2%
17 Jan 202634.9%
4 Jan 202642.4%
21 Dec 202536.0%
7 Dec 202535.4%
24 Nov 202524.2%
10 Nov 202533.9%
28 Oct 202537.0%
15 Oct 202536.1%
1 Oct 202525.9%
17 Sept 202535.2%
4 Sept 202527.3%
21 Aug 202540.8%
7 Aug 202539.5%
25 Jul 202526.4%
11 Jul 202525.1%
27 Jun 202530.0%
14 Jun 202523.5%
31 May 202528.0%
10 May 202526.4%
4 May 202525.6%

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