PHP Has Been 'Dead' for 30 Years — and It's Still Not Dead
0xkarasy · x · 2026-10-23
The author jokes he has hated PHP since 1999, yet fixing other developers' PHP bugs paid his bills. The attached meme lists a yearly chorus of "PHP is dead, learn X" from ColdFusion in 1995 to Python in 2022 — then 2026: PHP ships two critical RCEs, the embargo breaks, watchTowr typos the year as 2926, and the patch lands October 21 at 14:00 UTC, PHP 8+ only. Cue Black Panther: "As you can see, I am not dead."
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