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Features that make PHP go forward: which are the features that PHP projects adopts, as soon as they can drop backward compability?

FrankenPHP is a project I've been keeping an eye on for a while. It's an alternative way to run PHP applications on the web without using php-fpm, which makes it easier to deploy with Docker as you don't need to deploy multiple containers for both nginx and php-fpm, or deploy one container that runs both processes.

PHP 8.3 has already been released a few months back and it’s time to look at what’s coming in PHP 8.4.

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In the dynamic world of web development, PHP has been a stalwart, powering countless websites and...

Welcome to the December edition of PHP Annotated! In it, we look back over some of the most interesting developments in the PHP community during the past month, featuring handpicked news, articles, to

In the first post, we looked at the long-term effects of our decisions. Turning a legacy project into a fresh one is a matter of the "just do it" approach. But there are 3 things we should take with care even if our project seems outside the legacy project category. First of those are arrays.

As a designer and frontend developer, I often find myself working on various projects. Recently,...

How to have a smooth migration from array to object : use PHP dynamic syntax, and use both of them while modernizing your PHP code

In a recent shift of maintainership, Juliette Reinders Folmer has taken the helm of the PHP_CodeSniffer project, injecting fresh energy and vision into its development. This transition marks a pivotal moment, emphasizing the importance of community support, particularly from corporate entities. As a vital tool for maintaining code quality and…

Welcome to the November edition of PHP Annotated! We'll recap the most interesting developments in the PHP community over the past month, featuring handpicked news, articles, tools, and videos. High

PHP 8.1: The Rise of Enumeration PHP 8.1 introduces the syntax for the Enumeration. I was...

Like many other programming languages, PHP allows throwing and catching exceptions. If you surround...

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It was not trivial to setup nginx with php-fpm to run in separate containers in kubernetes. Therefore I want to explain how I got it to work.

PHP 8.3 is a major update of the PHP language. It contains many new features, such as explicit typing of class constants, deep-cloning of readonly properties and additions to the randomness functionality. As always it also includes performance improvements, bug fixes, and general cleanup.