Is PHP dead?
Deaditude Score:
37.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Mature, stable, and as exciting as accounting software.
*Data last collected: 28 Oct 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
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
123
Answer Rate
36%
Acceptance Rate
16%
Growth
+15%
Recent Questions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
188,182
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
103
Posts
26.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+2.9%
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 daysPHP in 2025 is so good..
r/PHP8 days ago
239(86%)169
PHP’s New URI Extension: An Open Source Success Story
r/PHP20 days ago
177(99%)23
The State of PHP 2025
r/PHP17 days ago
169(99%)130
Symfony's 20 Year Anniversary
r/PHP19 days ago
136(97%)37
New in PHP 8.5: Small Features, Big Impact
r/PHP7 days ago
110(95%)60
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
16,943🇮🇳India
4,209🇩🇪Germany
2,674🇫🇷France
2,276🇨🇦Canada
864🇬🇧United Kingdom
652Market Summary
27,618
Total Jobs
🏢
197,776
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 points39.8
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
PHP 8.5 adds pipe operator
2 months ago
435274
RFC: PHP license update
3 months ago
27488
PHP: The Toyota Corolla of programming
2 months ago
188193
Mago: A fast PHP toolchain written in Rust
1 months ago
15970
The Rise of Hybrid PHP: Blending PHP with Go and Rust
2 months ago
133153
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
PHP content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
12
Videos
14.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-28.6%
Average Engagement
1.2K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering PHP:
Indian School Of Coding
Hobby Channel
Capability Finder
Hobby Channel
TechCordy
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
![PHP Fundamentals [FULL COURSE]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EX3qQqdm16I/mqdefault.jpg)
1 months ago
46624
Part 1: 🔥 PHP Tutorial for Beginners and Professional | Learn PHP Step by Step in Hindi/English
Indian School Of Coding
1 months ago
22
Write Your First PHP Script with echo | Beginner PHP Tutorial
Practical Web Dev
1 months ago
21
Php Tutorial | Class 1 | Installing of Xampp Software | Php First Program | By Animesh Sir
Capability Finder
1 months ago
93
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2025 | 37.0% |
| 15 Oct 2025 | 36.1% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 25.9% |
| 17 Sept 2025 | 35.2% |
| 4 Sept 2025 | 27.3% |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 40.8% |
| 7 Aug 2025 | 39.5% |
| 25 Jul 2025 | 26.4% |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 25.1% |
| 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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