# PHP questions - % of web + finding a developer / host

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**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [February 24, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-questions-of-web-finding-a-developer-host/252881 "2008-02-24T22:29:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zemfik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9de0a6/32.png) [@Zemfik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zemfik)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-questions-of-web-finding-a-developer-host/252881/1 "2008-02-24T22:29:51Z")

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I have a client who I simply don’t have the time for any more.  
I wrote his website in PHP and it’s worked fine for over 6 years now.  
I’ve told him to find someone else, but upon telling him I want him to find someone else:

1. he’s only found one other guy, works in .net, wants to rewrite the whole website in .net because “nobody uses PHP any more”, “PHP isn’t secure”, and it will take a month… I’d like to get this done before then…  
I have searched and searched, but I simply can’t find any statistics as to how many websites use PHP versus ASP/.Net/etc. so I can tell my client. “You should be able to find someone who does PHP because x% of websites use is (or x number use it)…” PS: I already tried google.
2. Outside of the Yellow pages, HOW would he find someone in his area (I’m in Philly, he’s in LA) who does PHP that isn’t a 14 year old kid with a web hosting template?  
My backstory, FYI, this guy was like my first client, still is on my “introductory rate” (ie: FREE) and calls me every time he has any little problem. I simply want to get rid of him. I don’t want to start charging because I simply don’t want him to be my client.