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Php-src

The PHP Interpreter

Php-src is an open-source programming language project on GitHub under the BSD-3-Clause license (permissive), with 42k stars. It is built with GCC. Its last push was today.

Stars
42k
License
BSD-3-Clause
Activity
Active
Latest release
php-8.5.12

Code on GitHub Website

Judgement

What it is
Developer tool
What it does
The source of the PHP interpreter, the language behind WordPress, Laravel and much of the web.
Adopt it when
You build or host PHP applications, or need to build PHP or its extensions from source.
Watch out
Older PHP versions lose security support quickly, so hosting must keep up.
Ready for
Production-ready
Runs as
Command line
Built with
C
How established
Established: started 15 years ago, latest release php-8.5.12.
What the license allows
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

GCC

Follow it down: Php-src → GCC → LLVM project → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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