PHP runs about 70% of the world’s websites, security firm Wiz estimates. Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites on October 21, 2026 after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet. Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP
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PHP runs about 70% of the world’s websites, security firm Wiz estimates. Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites on October 21, 2026 after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet.
Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP
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