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The 'PHPocalypse': how fragile the internet's foundations really are
Original: We shouldn't be surprised about the PHPocalypse, as the internet is built on sticks and glue
Commentary from The Register argues the so-called 'PHPocalypse' should surprise nobody: much of the web still runs on PHP and aging infrastructure held together, in the writer's words, by sticks and glue. The piece suggests that when PHP versions or dependencies shift, countless sites and services can break, exposing how little of the internet's core was ever engineered for durability.
Why now: A PHP update or ecosystem change is breaking websites and services, prompting debate about the fragility of the web's software foundations.
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- We shouldn't be surprised about the PHPocalypse, as the internet is built on sticks and glue · The Register
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