2025 PHP Landscape Report

The PHP Ecosystem Changes Quickly – Are You Keeping Up?

Staying current with PHP trends and innovations poses a constant and significant challenge for PHP teams around the world. Ultimately, those who have access to relevant and timely data can make more informed decisions that better drive the success of their applications – and, consequently, businesses.

In the 2025 edition of the PHP Landscape Report, we dive into the state of PHP in 2025, including the top trends, technologies, and challenges facing PHP teams and presented alongside in-depth analysis from our team of PHP experts.

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Nearly 38% of Teams Deployed EOL PHP

Yet, despite no longer using a PHP version supported by the community, approximately 66% of teams deploying EOL PHP ranked their security confidence level as “Extremely Confident” or “Very Confident” – which is almost identical to teams using community-supported versions.

Our experts dig deep into these findings and explore how teams are tackling PHP security, including insights on:

• Which security measures were rated the most important to PHP developers and administrators
• How CVEs and issues are addressed once identified
• How teams split time between resolving potential issues vs. developing new functionalities

Security Confidence Level by PHP Version

Top Challenges Around PHP

The Top 3 Challenges Surrounding PHP

Year over year, performance issues and debugging continue to rank as top challenges in using PHP. However, 2025 saw a shake up in the third most reported PHP challenge – and the data may surprise you. Our report explores: 

• Evolving challenges in PHP deployment and usage
• How PHP challenge rankings change by role
• Noteworthy changes to watch in 2025 and beyond

76% of Participants Migrated PHP Versions Last Year

More PHP teams completed migrations in the past 12 months compared to our 2024 findings. Download our report to discover:

• The top PHP versions teams migrated from
• The top PHP version destinations
• Firmographic segmentation of migration trends
• Common migration pain points
• Data surrounding upcoming migration or upgrade plans

Have You Completed a PHP Migration Within the Last 12 Months?