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What is PHP, and how did a flaw in its code lead several websites to go dark this week?

PHP is an open-source computer language that powers an estimated 70 per cent of the internet. While websites being taken offline caused alarm, that was done to implement a fix — which cybersecurity experts say show the system for remedying such issues is working.

What is PHP, and how did a flaw in its code lead several websites to go dark this week?

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The new Nokia that few people know

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