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The PHP language evolved without a written [[formal specification]] or standard until 2014, with the original implementation acting as the ''[[de facto]]'' standard which other implementations aimed to follow. Since 2014, work has gone on to create a formal PHP specification.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jackson|first1=Joab|title=PHP gets a formal specification, at last|url=http://www.itworld.com/software/429534/php-gets-formal-specification-last|website=ITworld|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=2014-07-31}}</ref>

As of July 2019, the majority of sites on the web using PHP are still on version 5.6 or older;<ref name="PHP 5"/> versions prior to 7.1 are no longer officially supportsupported by The PHP Development Team<ref name="eol"/>, but security support is provided for longer by third parties, such as [[Debian]].<ref name="Jessie"/>

== History ==