PHP License

E120461

OSI-approved license copyleft-incompatible license free and open-source software license permissive license software license

The PHP License is a permissive open-source software license specifically tailored for the PHP programming language and its official distributions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
PHP License canonical	3
PHP License 3.0	2
PHP License family	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1041729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: PHP License
Context triple: [PHP, license, PHP License]

A. Apache License 1.1
Apache License 1.1 is an older, permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that preceded and was later replaced by Apache License 2.0.
B. Apache License 2.0
Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that allows broad use, modification, and distribution of licensed code with minimal restrictions.
C. Python Software Foundation License
The Python Software Foundation License is a permissive open-source software license that governs the distribution and use of the Python programming language and related software.
D. Ruby License
The Ruby License is a permissive free software license used primarily for the Ruby programming language and its standard libraries, allowing broad use, modification, and redistribution.
E. BSD license
The BSD license is a family of permissive free software licenses that allow redistribution and use with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: PHP License
Target entity description: The PHP License is a permissive open-source software license specifically tailored for the PHP programming language and its official distributions.

A. Apache License 1.1
Apache License 1.1 is an older, permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that preceded and was later replaced by Apache License 2.0.
B. Apache License 2.0
Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that allows broad use, modification, and distribution of licensed code with minimal restrictions.
C. Python Software Foundation License
The Python Software Foundation License is a permissive open-source software license that governs the distribution and use of the Python programming language and related software.
D. Ruby License
The Ruby License is a permissive free software license used primarily for the Ruby programming language and its standard libraries, allowing broad use, modification, and redistribution.
E. BSD license
The BSD license is a family of permissive free software licenses that allow redistribution and use with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	OSI-approved license ⓘ copyleft-incompatible license ⓘ free and open-source software license ⓘ permissive license ⓘ software license ⓘ
allowsCommercialUse	true ⓘ
allowsProprietaryUse	true ⓘ
allowsSublicensing	true ⓘ
appliesTo	PHP ⓘ surface form: PHP programming language official PHP distributions ⓘ
approvedBy	Open Source Initiative ⓘ
designedFor	PHP project ⓘ
differsFrom	GNU General Public License ⓘ
governingBody	The PHP Group ⓘ surface form: PHP Group
grants	right to distribute compiled binaries ⓘ right to distribute original or modified software ⓘ right to distribute source code ⓘ right to modify software ⓘ right to use software for any purpose ⓘ
hasClause	disclaimer of warranty ⓘ limitation of liability ⓘ
hasCondition	must not use PHP name to endorse derived products without permission ⓘ must retain copyright notice ⓘ must retain license text ⓘ
hasVersion	PHP License self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: PHP License 3.0
isCopyleft	false ⓘ
isFSFApproved	true ⓘ
isGPLCompatible	false ⓘ
isOSIApproved	true ⓘ
isPermissive	true ⓘ
isSimilarTo	BSD license ⓘ surface form: BSD licenses MIT License ⓘ
jurisdiction	non-specific (international use) ⓘ
latestVersion	PHP License self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: PHP License 3.0
licenseFamily	PHP License self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: PHP License family
maintainedBy	The PHP Group ⓘ surface form: PHP Group
name	PHP License self-link ⓘ
prohibits	misrepresentation of origin of modified versions ⓘ use of PHP name for derived products without permission ⓘ
recognizedBy	Free Software Foundation ⓘ
requiresAttribution	true ⓘ
requiresLicenseNotice	true ⓘ
requiresNamePreservation	true ⓘ
textAvailableAt	https://www.php.net/license/3_0.txt ⓘ
usedBy	PHP interpreter ⓘ many PHP-related official extensions ⓘ official PHP source code ⓘ
website	https://www.php.net/license/3_0.txt ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

PHP → license → PHP License ⓘ

The PHP Group → usesLicense → PHP License ⓘ

PHP License → name → PHP License self-link ⓘ

PHP License → licenseFamily → PHP License self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: PHP License family

PHP License → hasVersion → PHP License self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: PHP License 3.0

PHP License → latestVersion → PHP License self-linksurface differs ⓘ