PHP

E22482

open-source software programming language server-side scripting language

PHP is a widely used open-source server-side scripting language especially suited for web development and powering dynamic websites and applications.

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All labels observed (27)

Label	Occurrences
PHP canonical	258
PHP programming language	3
PHP 7	2
PHP 8	2
PHP 8.1	2
CodeIgniter	1
LAMP stack	1
Magento	1
OPcache	1
PHP (via FastCGI)	1
PHP 3	1
PHP 5	1
PHP documentation	1
PHP language	1
PHP project	1
PHP reference implementation	1
PHP scripting language	1
PHP/FI	1
PHP/FI 2	1
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor	1
Phalcon	1
Yii	1
Zend Framework / Laminas	1
php	1
php.net	1
php.net website	1
standard PHP library	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T177640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: PHP
Context triple: [Tumblr, programmingLanguage, PHP]

A. PHP
PHP is the three-letter ISO 4217 currency code for the Philippine peso, the official monetary unit of the Philippines.
B. JavaScript
JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic content on web pages.
C. Python
Python is a high-level, versatile programming language widely used for data analysis, machine learning, web development, and automation.
D. PyPy
PyPy is a high-performance alternative Python interpreter featuring a Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler designed to significantly speed up the execution of Python programs.
E. .ph
.ph is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) designated for websites associated with the Philippines.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: PHP
Target entity description: PHP is a widely used open-source server-side scripting language especially suited for web development and powering dynamic websites and applications.

A. PHP
PHP is the three-letter ISO 4217 currency code for the Philippine peso, the official monetary unit of the Philippines.
B. JavaScript
JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic content on web pages.
C. Python
Python is a high-level, versatile programming language widely used for data analysis, machine learning, web development, and automation.
D. PyPy
PyPy is a high-performance alternative Python interpreter featuring a Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler designed to significantly speed up the execution of Python programs.
E. .ph
.ph is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) designated for websites associated with the Philippines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (97)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	open-source software ⓘ programming language ⓘ server-side scripting language ⓘ
category	dynamic languages ⓘ scripting languages ⓘ web programming languages ⓘ
configurationFile	php.ini ⓘ
designedFor	web development ⓘ
developer	The PHP Group ⓘ
executionModel	interpreted ⓘ
fileExtension	.php ⓘ .php3 ⓘ .php4 ⓘ .php5 ⓘ .phps ⓘ .phtml ⓘ
framework	CakePHP ⓘ CodeIgniter ⓘ linked to: PHP Laravel ⓘ Phalcon ⓘ linked to: PHP Slim Framework ⓘ Symfony ⓘ Yii ⓘ linked to: PHP Zend Framework / Laminas ⓘ linked to: PHP
fullName	PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor ⓘ linked to: PHP
hasFeature	Composer package management support ⓘ OPcache ⓘ linked to: PHP closures ⓘ embedded in HTML ⓘ exception handling ⓘ extensive standard library ⓘ generators ⓘ namespaces ⓘ traits ⓘ type declarations ⓘ
hasSAPI	Apache module ⓘ CGI ⓘ CLI ⓘ FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) ⓘ linked to: uWSGI
influenced	Hack (programming language) ⓘ Twig (templating language) ⓘ linked to: Jinja2
influencedBy	C ⓘ C++ ⓘ Java ⓘ Perl ⓘ
initialReleaseYear	1995 ⓘ
license	PHP License ⓘ
majorVersion	PHP 5 ⓘ linked to: PHP PHP 7 ⓘ linked to: PHP PHP 8 ⓘ linked to: PHP
originalAuthor	Rasmus Lerdorf ⓘ
paradigm	functional programming (partial support) ⓘ imperative programming ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ procedural programming ⓘ
platform	cross-platform ⓘ
powers	Drupal ⓘ Joomla! ⓘ MediaWiki ⓘ WordPress ⓘ
runsOn	Apache HTTP Server ⓘ linked to: Apache Software Foundation CLI (command-line interface) ⓘ Microsoft IIS ⓘ linked to: Netscape Enterprise Server Nginx ⓘ linked to: Uvicorn web server ⓘ
standardPackageManager	Composer ⓘ
supports	GD image processing (via extension) ⓘ HTTP cookies ⓘ JSON processing ⓘ XML processing ⓘ cURL for HTTP requests ⓘ file uploads ⓘ regular expressions ⓘ sessions ⓘ
supportsDatabase	MariaDB ⓘ Microsoft SQL Server ⓘ linked to: SQL Server MongoDB (via extensions) ⓘ MySQL ⓘ Oracle Database ⓘ PostgreSQL ⓘ SQLite ⓘ
supportsOperatingSystem	Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
typingDiscipline	dynamic typing ⓘ gradual typing (since PHP 7) ⓘ
useCase	blogging platforms ⓘ content management systems ⓘ e-commerce platforms ⓘ forum software ⓘ
usedFor	command-line scripting ⓘ creating dynamic web pages ⓘ developing REST APIs ⓘ server-side web applications ⓘ writing backend services ⓘ
website	https://www.php.net/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (289)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tumblr → programmingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Adobe Inc. → notableAcquisition → Magento ⓘ

linked to: PHP

IANA time zone database → usedBy → PHP ⓘ

SQL → canBeEmbeddedIn → PHP ⓘ

C → influenced → PHP ⓘ

SQL Server → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

PHP → symbol → PHP ⓘ

Java → influenced → PHP ⓘ

Codex → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

MySQL → usedIn → LAMP stack ⓘ

linked to: PHP

Delicious → programmingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

WordPress → programmingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

WordPress → writtenIn → PHP ⓘ

PHP → fullName → PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor ⓘ

linked to: PHP

PHP → hasFeature → OPcache ⓘ

linked to: PHP

PHP → majorVersion → PHP 5 ⓘ

linked to: PHP

PHP → majorVersion → PHP 7 ⓘ

linked to: PHP

PHP → majorVersion → PHP 8 ⓘ

linked to: PHP

PHP → framework → CodeIgniter ⓘ

linked to: PHP

PHP → framework → Zend Framework / Laminas ⓘ

linked to: PHP

PHP → framework → Yii ⓘ

linked to: PHP

PHP → framework → Phalcon ⓘ

linked to: PHP

Magento → programmingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Magento → writtenIn → PHP ⓘ

Adobe Dreamweaver → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Microsoft Azure → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

subject linked to: Azure

GitHub Packages → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

GitHub Copilot → programmingLanguageSupport → PHP ⓘ

Google Cloud → supportsProgrammingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Slack → programmingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Eclipse → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Visual Studio Code → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Wikimedia Commons → programmingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Wikidata → programmingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

IBM i → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

JSON → parsedBy → PHP ⓘ

open-source movement → hasNotableProject → PHP ⓘ

Spacemacs → supportsProgrammingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

NetBeans IDE → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Eclipse IDE → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Google Cloud Pub/Sub → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

uWSGI → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

OpenAI Codex API → supportsLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Perl → influenced → PHP ⓘ

WooCommerce → programmingLanguage → PHP ⓘ

Hack → influencedBy → PHP ⓘ

subject linked to: Hack (programming language)

Hack → compatibleWith → PHP ⓘ

subject linked to: Hack (programming language)

The PHP Group → maintains → PHP programming language ⓘ

linked to: PHP

The PHP Group → maintains → PHP reference implementation ⓘ

linked to: PHP

The PHP Group → responsibleFor → php.net website ⓘ

linked to: PHP

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