Temporarily offline – security maintenance

This website is briefly down for maintenance

We have taken this website offline as a precaution because a critical security vulnerability has been announced for PHP. We will be back as soon as the update has been applied and tested.

A purely precautionary measure We are going offline before details of the vulnerability become public – not because anything has happened.

What happens next?

  1. Vulnerability announced20 Oct 2026 – the PHP project announces a security release
  2. Website taken offline as a precautionAffected systems have been shut down
  3. Update is releasedscheduled for 21 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC (16:00 CEST)
  4. Update is applied and testedright after the release
  5. Website back onlineonce all tests have passed

The facts

Affected
PHP – the programming language behind a large share of all websites
Severity
Critical (2 vulnerabilities, CVSS 9.2 out of 10 each)
Update
21 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC (16:00 CEST)
Sources
php.net · BSI CERT-Bund WID-SEC-2026-4055

Deutsch

Diese Website ist vorsorglich offline: Für PHP wurde ein kritisches Sicherheitsupdate für den 21.10.2026, 16:00 Uhr MESZ angekündigt. Es gibt keine Hinweise auf einen Angriff. Wir sind wieder da, sobald das Update eingespielt und getestet ist.