If you're curious about the plans we have for the rest of 2026, you're in luck! Learn about our planned Special Interest Groups and other ways you can get involved to help PHP thrive. It's going to be an exciting year! π π #phpcommunity#phpthephp.foundation/blog/2026/β¦
In case you missed it, we launched our first State of PHP survey together with @phpstorm (a JetBrains IDE.) This initiative aims to build a clearer picture of todayβs PHP ecosystem. Take the survey and help us map the herd! π thephp.foundation/blog/2026/β¦#phpcommunity#stateofphp
ποΈ#PHPverse 2026 talk teaser
Many know @ThePHPF exists; few know what it actually does. In this talk, @ElizabethN explains why the Foundation was founded, what it works on, and how it supports the #PHP ecosystem.
Register now and join Elizabeth and our other amazing speakers at PHPverse tomorrow π jb.gg/f8ugmc
Today we published our Impact and Transparency Report for 2025. We are incredibly grateful for our sponsors, partners, contractors, and individual financial contributors for without them, none of our work would be possible. π πthephp.foundation/blog/2026/β¦#php#opensource
Friends of The PHP Foundation! If you are considering attending PHP TEK but haven't registered yet, the kind folks at PHP Architect have afforded us a discount that we are permitted to share with you: ti.to/phptek/phptek-2026/disβ¦. We will be there too, so come say hello!
Open Infrastructure Is Not Free Part II
10 trillion open source package downloads in 2026. Still running on donations and volunteers.
AI is accelerating attacks. The Sustaining Package Registries WG is here to help.
hubs.la/Q04fB--M0#PreserveOpenSource
Exciting news β weβre preparing a new report on the state of PHP! π
But first, what would you like to know about the PHP ecosystem? Help us shape the survey that will inform the report. Share your suggested questions and vote on others by April 28 π app.sli.do/event/3NShya1Pmdgβ¦
The PHP Foundation supports this petition that aims to classify open source contributions as recognized volunteer work in Germany. Anyone can sign this- Help us help the organizers reach the 30,000 signatures required to bring it to quorum.
ehrenamt-opensource.de/en/
Note: We have edited yesterday's post to include a link to the Markdown version of the slide content for better accessibility, better viewing on mobile devices, and easier translation. You can find the Markdown link here: github.com/ThePHPF/talks/bloβ¦
Our Executive Director, Elizabeth Barron, has been listening to your feedback about the PHP ecosystem to help inform The PHP Foundation's 2026-2027 strategy. She shares what she's learned in our latest blog post. β¨ π thephp.foundation/blog/2026/β¦#php#phpcommunity
We now have a Foundation channel on the phpc Discord to make it easier to interact with us π This was a collaboration with the phpc mods and you can find a link to the phpc Discord here phpc.chat/. Come say hi!
#phpc#php
For those who don't know our new Executive Director, Elizabeth Barron (@elizabethn), she's written an introductory post on The PHP Foundation Blog. She wants to hear from you! π
#PHP#phpc
Read more: thephp.foundation/blog/2026/β¦
Weβre excited to welcome Elizabeth Barron as the new Executive Director of The PHP Foundation! π π
Elizabeth brings deep PHP community roots, open-source governance experience from GitHub and CHAOSS, and a passion for making PHP thrive for decades to come.
#php#phpc
π Welcome team.blue as a Gold Sponsor of the PHP Foundation!
PHP powers major parts of team.blueβs hosting WordPress ecosystem, and this sponsorship helps keep PHP secure, stable, and moving forward!
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