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~80% is what I've been hearing for a while from various reliable sources so I'd wager it's not far from there. The real reason PHP is everywhere is because PHP
by caseysoftware 10y ago
~80% is what I've been hearing for a while from various reliable sources so I'd wager it's not far from there.
The real reason PHP is everywhere is because PHP is everywhere. It used to be that the only major host that didn't offer it was Google App Engine but that was resolved ~3 years ago. Since it's everywhere - and the vast majority of people don't care about the technology under the hood - they just choose the first thing that works.
Odds are that's a one-click install of WordPress. They do that. They add their content. Then they move on to their actual business.
Other than software developers, people don't care about the code under their website as long as it a) keeps working and b) no, that's it. Even security is an afterthought for most of these people.