Is This Tech Dead?
Is This Tech Dead?
Apr 29, 2025Live

Is PHP dead?

Deaditude Score:

28.1%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it might as well be in a museum.
*Data last collected: 25 Apr 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

🔬Component Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
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Hacker News

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

github

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

reddit

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

YouTube

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

stackshare

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

google_jobs

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

stackoverflow

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

GitHub Vitals

Stars
38,931
Forks
7,842
Active Contributors
17
Recent Commits
264
Open Issues789
Latest Releasephp-8.4.7RC1 (22 Apr 2025)
Avg PR Age1601.3 days

Stack Overflow Stats

Unanswered
55
Accepted
16
Avg Views
46.13

Reddit Activity

What’s your go-to workflow when building a new web app from scratch?
r/PHP4
PHP IT Support Ticket System
r/PHP0
Has anyone made money from a Php application? Looking for success stories!)
r/PHP0

Community Pulse

Indeed Jobs, a.k.a. your hope index3,269
StackShare Companies46281
YouTube Views, possibly clickbaits (30d)34,589
Latest Video1 days ago
HN Avg Karma0

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
25 Apr 202528.1%
19 Apr 202529.0%

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