Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬The #PHP License, Simplified
The #PHPlicense has been retired, and the PHP code has been relicensed under the three-clause #BSD license, an #OSI approved #opensource license. The actual BSD-3-Clause license, with its SPDX identifier, recognized by the OSI, the FSF, and every major piece of licensing tooling in use today. It’s worth knowing the licenses exist, they’ve been updated, and PHP’s legal foundations now match the spirit of the language and community.
https://ben.ramsey.dev/blog/2026/05/the-php-license-simplified
The #PHPlicense has been retired, and the PHP code has been relicensed under the three-clause #BSD license, an #OSI approved #opensource license. The actual BSD-3-Clause license, with its SPDX identifier, recognized by the OSI, the FSF, and every major piece of licensing tooling in use today. It’s worth knowing the licenses exist, they’ve been updated, and PHP’s legal foundations now match the spirit of the language and community.
https://ben.ramsey.dev/blog/2026/05/the-php-license-simplified
