The internet runs on PHP. AI just found a big problem. Should you be worried?

If you’re of a certain age, “PHP” may invoke memories of early web development in the 1990s. In the decades since, the scripting language has hummed along in the background, used by popular platforms like WordPress. But just this week, it suddenly got enormous attention as the internet lit up with alarm over two high-risk (“critical”) vulnerabilities. If you’re not a server administrator, you may be wondering what the danger really is. In fact, if the admins for the websites you use or run were quick enough, you may have not noticed a thing. So what is PHP? And does it affect you? Here’s what