PHP security flaw: Websites taken down as OpenAI spots issue with backbone of internet

Developers of PHP, a backbone language for the internet, have warned that a security update might take millions of websites offline temporarily, sparking panic in the tech world. The PHP Foundation, which describes itself as a "structured governance model designed to ensure transparency, accountability, and effective stewardship" of the language, announced a security update in a social media post to address "two critical vulnerabilities " that could be exploited by hackers. "PHP users are encouraged to prepare to update," the post said. According to the PHP Foundation, "PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, which confuses many people because the first word of the acronym is the acronym".