---
title: "PHP is not Dead"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-is-not-dead-pc0heqx0f
source_url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-is-not-dead-pc0heqx0f
type: freeform
source: "PHP Dev"
author: "Tea"
published: 2024-11-02T13:24:33.647Z
updated: 2025-01-13T13:10:06.180Z
tags: ["webdev", "javascript", "php"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 147
comments: 43
language: en
---

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# PHP is not Dead

**[PHP Dev](https://daily.dev/sources/phpdev)** · [@tea247](https://daily.dev/tea247) · 1 min read · 147 upvotes · 43 comments

## Content

![image](https://res.cloudinary.com/daily-now/image/upload/s---K91KJOo--/f_auto/v1730553726/ugc/content_a847c56c-d839-4302-9ea9-8d4ef4207752)

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@ghost** · 16 upvotes

> if PHP were to "die" now a huge part of the web would die with it.

**@h2onock** · 13 upvotes

> PHP is faaaaaar from dead, it’s very, very, alive! 🎉

**@praxis13** · 8 upvotes

> And it wouldn't be JS that kills it

**@dhakoby** · 6 upvotes

> That's because half of the websites use wordpress and many want to use it.

**@masroore** · 3 upvotes

> Interesting to see interest in JS is losing steam or at least becoming stagnant.

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