# PHP support added to Netlify

**URL:** <https://answers.netlify.com/t/php-support-added-to-netlify/23570>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [September 30, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/php-support-added-to-netlify/23570 "2020-09-30T18:23:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![r8h](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/r8h/32/16506_2.png) [@r8h](https://answers.netlify.com/u/r8h)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/php-support-added-to-netlify/23570/1 "2020-09-30T18:23:58Z")

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PHP should be there because some people might want to install WordPress.

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**Author:** ![gregraven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/gregraven/32/23821_2.png) [@gregraven](https://answers.netlify.com/u/gregraven)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/php-support-added-to-netlify/23570/3 "2020-09-30T21:05:25Z")

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@r8h Welcome to the Netlify community.

You might want to review this document, especially the section on what JAMStack hosting is all about.

> [@\[Support Guide\] Can I run a web server, HTTP listener, and/or database at Netlify?](https://answers.netlify.com/t/support-guide-can-i-run-a-web-server-http-listener-and-or-database-at-netlify/3078):
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> Last reviewed: July 2025 How do I run a server/database at Netlify? We often get questions about how to run a specific backend server or database at Netlify. Examples of these types of questions include: How to I get my node HTTP listener to respond to requests? How do I start Mongo/MySQL/\<insert-some-database-here\> running on the server? How can I SSH into my website? We are here today to answer these questions - and the answer is: you can’t! hushed_faceWhat do you mean, I cannot run a …