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Comparison

Php vs FrankenPHP

Pick Php when

  • WordPress and CMS sites
  • Cheap shared-hosting web apps
  • Teams with existing PHP codebases
  • CRUD-heavy business apps

When Php is not a fit

  • Realtime, high-concurrency products
  • Security-critical apps without fast patching
  • Greenfield teams wanting modern type-first stacks
  • Anyone expecting php.fyi to be a supported product

Sources

  1. PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor . official sitephp.net
    official
  2. PHP is used by 77% of websites (W3Techs via HN)news.ycombinator.com
    news
  3. The PHP Foundation . what we dothephp.foundation
    official
  4. Critical PHP vulnerability under widespread cyberattackcybersecuritydive.com
    security
  5. Php CVEs and Security Vulnerabilities . OpenCVEapp.opencve.io
    security
  6. Is PHP Still Relevant in 2026? . Zendzend.com
    news
  7. Newbie here: Is using PHP still fine? . Redditreddit.com
    review
  8. Why does PHP get so much hate? . Redditreddit.com
    review
  9. Upply case study: resisting the switch to Scala, Rust or Gosymfony.com
    news
  10. php.fyi security pagephp.fyi
    official
  11. reddit.comreddit.com
    review