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PHP License

The PHP License is the open-source license under which the PHP scripting language is released. The PHP License is designed to encourage widespread adoption of the source code. Redistribution is permitted in source or binary form with or without modifications, with some caveats.

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Publisher
The PHP Group
Copyleft
No
Debian FSG compatible
No
FSF approved
Yes
GPL compatible
Yes
Latest version
4.0

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PHP License

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples36
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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PHP License

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related to Earlier versions · 11
PHP License → GNU General Public License, GPL, GPL's, PHP, PHP's, The Zend Engine, This, Version, Zend, Zend Engine, Zend Engine License
related to Criticism of early versions · 8
PHP License → Debian, Expressed, Free Software Foundation, GPL-incompatible, Open Source Initiative, PHP, The, Version
see also · 3
PHP License → Apache LicenseSoftware, Free, PHP
is a · 2
PHP License → open source license according to the Open Source Initiative, open-source license under which the PHP scripting language is released
related to External links · 2
PHP License → Grant Documents, Official PHP License InformationZend
Copyleft · 1
PHP License → No
Debian FSG compatible · 1
PHP License → No
FSF approved · 1
PHP License → Yes
GPL compatible · 1
PHP License → Yes
Latest version · 1
PHP License → 4.0

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php license source gpl version compatible debian zend licences 2026 restrictions software open-source according clause use copyleft binary used contains

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PHP LicenseCopyleftNo1.00infobox
PHP LicenseDebian FSG compatibleNo1.00infobox
PHP LicenseFSF approvedYes1.00infobox
PHP LicenseGPL compatibleYes1.00infobox
PHP LicenseLatest version4.01.00infobox
PHP LicenseOSI approvedYes1.00infobox
PHP LicensePublishedMay 20261.00infobox
PHP LicensePublisherThe PHP Group1.00infobox
PHP LicenseSPDX identifierBSD-3-Clause1.00infobox
PHP LicenseWebsitewww.php.net/license/1.00infobox
PHP Licenseis aopen-source license under which the PHP scripting language is released0.90text
PHP Licenseis aopen source license according to the Open Source Initiative0.90text

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