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We shouldn't be surprised about the PHPocalypse, as the internet is built on sticks and glue

theregister.comWe shouldn't be surprised about the PHPocalypse, as the internet is built on sticks and glueWhat better way to celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month than warning that three-quarters of the web is about to be set on fire?

26/10/26, 1:14 pm5 reposts19 likes

Tony Dyson

@dysonapr.bsky.social

Always amusing to me to watch tech-company moguls exuding confidence in this well-oiled & perfectly dependable machine.

Tony Dyson

@dysonapr.bsky.social

Don't forget there's rubber-bands & chewing-gum too ...

Vic Hale

@vic-hale.bsky.social

A claim that most of the web runs on aging PHP is a supplier-concentration risk boards rarely see, since it sits in vendors' stacks. Ask critical suppliers for a PHP version inventory and a patch commitment in the contract. Unsupported code is also what underwriters probe first.