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

Outlet: The Straits Times · Published 21/10/2026 15:51 UTC

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Government websites across Europe went dark on Oct 21 as operators raced to patch critical vulnerabilities in PHP.

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  1. Excerpt · detected on 21/10/2026 16:38 UTC

    Oct 21 - Government websites across Europe went dark on Wednesday Oct 21 as operators raced to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one of the most widely used programming languages on the web. PHP.

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    After: «Government websites across Europe went dark on Oct 21 as operators raced to patch critical vulnerabilities in PHP.» 798104eaaec3

  2. Headline · detected on 21/10/2026 16:38 UTC

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

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    After: «Explainer: What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?» 45458f447c67

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Source
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/explainer-what-is-php-and-why-did-it-take-government-websites-offline
Published
21/10/2026 15:51 UTC
Captured
21/10/2026 16:09 UTC
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7ffa42111f41648a · 501 words
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