Explained: What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?

PHP developers announced the availability of patches for two critical security vulnerabilities in the programming language. EU cybersecurity authorities issued guidance recommending that organizations unable to quickly apply these patches should take affected websites offline to mitigate risk. This represents a significant security incident affecting many web applications that rely on PHP.

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