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+title: 'Happy Holidays from The PHP Foundation!'
+layout: post
+tags:
+  - news
+author:
+  - name: Roman Pronskiy
+    url: https://twitter.com/pronskiy
+published_at: 23 December 2024
+---
+
+As 2024 comes to a close, we at the PHP Foundation want to take a moment to thank everyone who has supported us this year. It’s been an incredible journey, and we couldn’t have done it without the amazing PHP community and our generous sponsors.
+
+## A Year of Milestones
+
+In [its third year](https://thephp.foundation/blog/2024/11/22/php-foundation-turns-three), the PHP Foundation has achieved several milestones that have further strengthened the PHP ecosystem: first in a decade [security audit](https://thephp.foundation/blog/2024/11/22/php-foundation-turns-three/#feature-development-is-only-about-20%25-of-what-the-foundation-team-does), [pie](https://thephp.foundation/blog/2024/11/19/pie-pre-release/), numerous features and improvements for [PHP 8.4](https://www.php.net/releases/8.4/en.php), and much more to come next year!
+
+## Celebrating Our Sponsors
+
+We owe a special thanks to our major sponsors who make our work possible:
+
+### Platinum
+
+[**Sovereign Tech Agency**](https://www.sovereign.tech/)
+
+[**JetBrains**](https://www.jetbrains.com/)
+
+[**Automattic**](https://automattic.com/)
+
+### Gold
+
+[**Laravel**](https://laravel.com/)
+
+[**GoDaddy**](https://www.godaddy.com/) **\[new! ✨\]**
+
+### Silver
+
+[**Private Packagist**](https://packagist.com/)
+
+[**Craft CMS**](https://craftcms.com/)
+
+[**Cybozu**](https://cybozu.co.jp/en/company/)
+
+[**Tideways**](https://tideways.com/)
+
+[**Zend by Perforce**](https://www.zend.com/)
+
+[**Tideways**](https://tideways.com/)
+
+[**Symfony Corp**](https://symfony.com/)
+
+[**Sentry**](https://sentry.io/welcome/)
+
+[**Manychat**](https://manychat.com/) **\[new! ✨\]**
+
+[**Mercari Inc.**](https://www.mercari.com/)
+
+[**Les-Tilleuls.coop**](http://Les-Tilleuls.coop)
+
+[**pixiv Inc.**](https://www.pixiv.net/en/)
+
+[**Aternos GmbH**](https://aternos.gmbh/en/)
+
+[**CH Studio**](https://chstudio.fr/en/homepage/)
+
+Big thanks to newly joined major sponsors: [**GoDaddy**](https://www.godaddy.com/) and [**Manychat**](https://manychat.com/)!
+
+Your contributions enable us to support developers, fund crucial projects, and ensure PHP is a modern and reliable choice for web development.
+
+If you are yet to decide on sponsoring the foundation, [here](https://thephp.foundation/blog/2024/09/30/call-fo-sponsors/) you can find information on how to join us and why it matters.
+
+## Wishing You Joyful Holidays ✨
+
+To everyone in the PHP community, we wish you a joyful holiday season filled with warmth, happiness, and a well-deserved break. Thank you for your support, passion, and commitment to PHP.
+
+Here’s to a wonderful 2025! 🥂
+
+Warm wishes,  
+The PHP Foundation  
+🐘💜