This article presents recent PHP version usage statistics, comparing the adoption speed of PHP 8.3 to 8.2, analyzing required minimum versions for popular Composer packages, and discussing the implications for open‑source maintainers and the overall PHP ecosystem.
According to recent W3Techs data and industry reports, PHP powers over three‑quarters of the top 10 million websites, dominates CMS and e‑commerce platforms, and continues to be the preferred backend language for large‑scale services and high‑traffic sites.
The article presents recent statistics showing PHP still dominates web development, powering 77% of the top 10 million sites, most major CMS platforms, and a large share of e‑commerce solutions, while highlighting its use in large‑scale services such as Slack and Wikipedia.
Recent Fedora EPEL statistics show Rocky Linux's rapid rise, overtaking AlmaLinux, CentOS Stream and even RHEL within months, highlighting its growing popularity among enterprise Linux users despite the data’s limited scope.
