StackPulse detects PHP on 6,950 websites — 6.04% of the 115,150 domains in the index — making it the #1 programming language technology we track. Updated October 27, 2026.
StackPulse currently detects PHP on 6,950 websites, which is 6.04% of the 115,150 domains in the index. The count is refreshed as the crawler re-scans the web.
How do I check whether a website uses PHP?
Open the free StackPulse lookup, enter the domain and the programming language section will list PHP if its scripts, headers or markup are present. Developers can call GET /v1/lookup/:domain.
Can I download a list of websites that use PHP?
Yes. Lead Export filters the index by PHP (optionally combined with other technologies) and streams the matching domains as CSV, up to 50,000 rows per file.
What is PHP?
PHP is a programming language technology. It ranks #1 of 2 programming language technologies by number of websites in the StackPulse index.
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