About PHP
The PHP Project - A Versatile, Open Source Scripting Language for Web Development
Since 1994
Rasmus Lerdorf created PHP as a set of CGI scripts that later evolved into a powerful, full-fledged scripting language.
Open Source
PHP remains the fastest evolving language in web development due to its active and collaborative open-source community.
Over 250M Sites
Powering the web's largest content management systems and applications across various industries and platforms.
PHP's Evolution
PHP 4 (2000)
Major rewrite introducing the Zend Engine which revolutionized PHP with object-oriented programming capabilities.
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PHP 5 (2004)
Introduced significant improvements to the object model, and added many core features now considered fundamental.