PHP Foundation Discloses Only 1 Full-Time Employee, Severe Funding Shortage on October 23

According to Reuters, PHP Foundation Executive Director Elizabeth Barron disclosed on October 23 that the organization faces severe funding shortages. Barron stated the foundation currently has only 1 full-time employee (herself) and 14 part-time contractors funded by donations and grants. She noted that increased AI-related coding has roughly doubled the foundation's workload, with code change proposals now nearly double the level from a year ago.

This week, two critical PHP vulnerabilities were discovered, triggering emergency patches globally and underscoring the open-source language's critical role for the internet. PHP reportedly powers approximately 70 percent of websites worldwide.

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