How many members does r/PHP have?

r/PHP has about 199.9K members (as of July 2026).

r/PHP gets roughly 5 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Allowed with conditions

Promoting on r/PHP: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/PHP is a public subreddit for sharing and discovering the latest news about the PHP ecosystem and its community, with 199947 members.

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community rules

Can you promote your product in r/PHP?

Yes, you can promote your own content in r/PHP, but only conditionally. Rule 3, "No spam or low-effort content," says, "It is okay to post links to your own content, as long as the community finds it valuable," and adds that posts with low scores will be considered spam and removed, while job postings are always spam.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 3: No spam or low-effort content

"It is okay to post links to your own content, as long as the community finds it valuable."

Rule 3: No spam or low-effort content

"Posts that have low scores will be considered as "spam" and removed. **Job postings are always considered spam**."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 6 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Spam and low-effort content
Posts with low scores, considered spam
Job postings, always considered spam
Help posts, r/PHP is not a support subreddit

Safer ways to show up

Share your own content only if it is valuable to the community
Post PHP news or discussion topics that benefit the community
Use the `discussion` flair for questions that encourage insightful discussion
Do not post job listings or help posts

Whatever the written rules say, the pattern that gets promo removed everywhere is the same: batches of similar comments, reused wording, and necro-posting on old threads. A promotional mention only has value if it survives, so pace matters more than volume. We measured this the expensive way: 70% of bought pool comments were removed within two weeks. See also how to find customers on Reddit without getting banned.