PHP Foundation ‘under-funded’ with one full-time staff member, director says
Summary
The PHP Foundation says it operates with just one full-time staff member and 14 mostly part-time contractors, even as it helps coordinate fixes for serious security flaws affecting websites worldwide. Executive Director Elizabeth Barron says the project is heavily under-funded despite its central role in the internet and growing maintenance demands.
Key Points
- The PHP Foundation says it has only one full-time staff member and 14 mostly part-time contractors, with board members serving as unpaid volunteers.
- Two serious PHP flaws triggered a global scramble to patch websites and prevent hacker exploitation.
- The foundation worked with researchers and companies including OpenAI, Wiz and Calif to investigate the vulnerabilities and coordinate fixes.
- Elizabeth Barron says PHP is increasingly under-funded despite its widespread use and rising workload from code changes and bug reports.
