Security Flaws in PHP Language Cause Widespread Outages for Websites Worldwide

Serious security flaws were discovered in the open-source PHP language on Wednesday, leading to widespread outages around the world. Websites were taken offline to apply the fix, and the language powers more than two-thirds of websites on the internet according to sources, making the news impactful for many users.

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• Websites were taken offline to apply a fix for the flaw, according to CBC's interpretation.

  «While websites being taken offline caused alarm, that was done to implement a fix»

  CBC
• PHP's share is estimated at about 70 percent of the internet according to CBC, while WSWS describes it as powering more than two-thirds of websites.

  «PHP is an open-source computer language that powers an estimated 70 per cent of the internet.»

  CBC • World Socialist Web Site
• Sources described the outages as spanning the globe, as the discovery of the flaws led to widespread outages around the world.

  «وقد أدى اكتشافها يوم الأربعاء إلى انقطاعات واسعة في أنحاء العالم.»

  World Socialist Web Site

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