---
title: "Why PHP Usage Has Declined by 40% in Just Over 2 Years"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-php-usage-has-declined-by-40-in-just-over-2-years-3pkopgrva
source_url: https://thenewstack.io/why-php-usage-has-declined-by-40-in-just-over-2-years/
type: article
source: "The New Stack"
published: 2024-04-18T15:33:50.032Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:03:00.647Z
tags: ["webdev", "javascript", "wordpress", "php"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 51
comments: 14
language: en
---

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# Why PHP Usage Has Declined by 40% in Just Over 2 Years

**[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 5 min read · 51 upvotes · 14 comments

## Summary

PHP usage has declined by 40% in just over 2 years, with WordPress moving away from PHP and into JavaScript being a major reason for the decline. The PHP Foundation has been formed to address PHP's public image and continue active development.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@noricode** · 9 upvotes

> because all new PHP projects and tools want to be FANCY and CLEVER, will require CLI access and owner permissions just for a "hello world" install (artisan, composer, nodejs, etc)
>
> just add an install file or db dump, you are NOT software, not an APP just a script, get over yourselves

**@tedt** · 6 upvotes

> For me the conclusion in this article is quite missleading. The Articel sounds like Wordpress is getting away from its PHP Core. Actually it justs says that Wordpress will put most effort into Gutenberg which is JavaScript based.
> If you look at the updates within the last 2 years. This is nothing new.

**@thabo27** · 5 upvotes

> Where did you get 40% from? Source?

**@shadmansaif** · 3 upvotes

> This is because asynchronous programming is much simpler in JavaScript. On the other hand Python is the first choice for deploying AI/ML models. It now even supports async/await like JavaScript.

**@sebconejo** · 0 upvotes

> I'm not convinced by this story about wordpress becoming JS-first. On the other hand, there are more and more solutions in JS. I imagine that, soon, in development schools, the term PHP won't even be mentioned. That's a more significant factor than gutenberg, I think.

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