--- title: "[VOTE] Remove the links to X.com from PHP.net" url: https://daily.dev/posts/vote-remove-the-links-to-x-com-from-php-net-pfokdfj8f source_url: https://externals.io/message/131140 type: article source: "externals.io" published: 2026-06-04T15:15:04.893Z updated: 2026-06-04T15:15:35.571Z tags: ["community", "php"] reading_time: 18 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # [VOTE] Remove the links to X.com from PHP.net **[externals.io](https://daily.dev/sources/externals)** · 18 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The PHP internals mailing list voted on an RFC to remove links to X.com (formerly Twitter) from PHP.net. The vote failed to achieve the required 2/3 majority, so the links remain. Discussion was divided: supporters argued the @official_php account is inactive and linking to it provides no value, while opponents contended the RFC was poorly written, asked the wrong question (link removal vs. account abandonment), and that X still drives meaningful traffic to php.net (13.17% of social referrals in April 2026). Some argued PHP needs X presence to counter a 'PHP is dead' narrative, while others pointed to projects like Debian, KDE, and GNOME that have left X as precedent for community-run projects. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [\[VOTE\] Remove the links to X.com from PHP.net](https://daily.dev/posts/vote-remove-the-links-to-x-com-from-php-net-rfyrquurd) · externals.io · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [\[VOTE\] Remove the links to X.com from PHP.net](https://daily.dev/posts/vote-remove-the-links-to-x-com-from-php-net-ibdnb4bbb) · externals.io · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [\[VOTE\] Remove the links to X.com from PHP.net](https://daily.dev/posts/vote-remove-the-links-to-x-com-from-php-net-rynpak7a4) · externals.io · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#community](https://daily.dev/tags/community), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/vote-remove-the-links-to-x-com-from-php-net-pfokdfj8f)