🆚 Hack vs. PHP

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Type

Programming language
Programming language

About

Hack is a PHP-based programming language for the HHVM virtual machine developed by Meta.

PHP is a widely used free server-side scripting language designed for building dynamic web applications and powering content-driven websites.

Originally meaning "Personal Home Page", it now uses the recursive acronym "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor" and is tightly integrated with HTML, databases, and web servers.

Since version 7, PHP has evolved substantially, introducing major performance gains that roughly doubled execution speed compared to PHP 5 and reduced memory usage. PHP 8 added features such as just-in-time compilation, type system improvements, attributes, enums, readonly properties, and fibers.

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

Categories

Programming Languages › Rank #21
Programming Languages › Rank #2
Platforms › Rank #1

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The PHP programming language is 124,842 times more popular than Hack.
Total websites

Market share

Programming Languages

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

PHP is more popular than Hack in all countries.
United States
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
France
Spain
Italy
Russia
Netherlands
Australia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

PHP is more popular than Hack in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Entertainment
Health
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#47,750
#147,443
#163,887
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Name
Rank
p**nhub.com
#26
#39
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