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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The State of PHP in 2025: Key Insights and Analysis from the Landscape Report
The 2025 PHP Landscape report is based on a survey tracking the current state of PHP in 2025 and details how teams deploying, managing, and overseeing PHP-based applications are working with PHP in 2025. This includes top pain points, as well as forward-looking plans for application modernization and development.
Discover a few key insights below, and download the free report for our full findings.
Nearly 38% of Teams Deployed EOL PHP in 2025
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
The Top 3 Challenges Surrounding PHP in 2025
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
2025 Compliance Requirements and Strategies
While a similar percentage of teams have compliance requirements compared to 2024, we found that GDPR, ISO 27001, and internal compliance standards all rose considerably as concerns for PHP users. Our report offers:
- Insights on why certain compliance standards have become more common
- Data segmentation and analysis by region
- Further stats surrounding PHP compliance requirements
PHP in 2025: Dig Deeper With Our Recorded Webinar
Looking for further insights and analysis on our 2025 findings? Listen in as the experts behind the PHP Landscape Report narrow in on especially interesting datapoints and unpack emerging trends in the PHP ecosystem.
Read the Full 2025 PHP Landscape Report
The full 2025 PHP Landscape Report – including all findings, data breakdowns, insights, and analysis – is available as a free download. Fill out our form to read the complete report.