# PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet

- Source: TechCrunch
- Published: 2026-10-24T15:30:00+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/php-ocalypse-how-two-critical-web-bugs-almost-broke-the-internet/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/php-ocalypse-how-two-critical-web-bugs-almost-broke-the-internet-d8b7ba/

Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet, threatened to upend the internet — and it's unlikely to be the last major software scare.

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