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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration (css)321
wordpress
Milan Petrović on the Risks of Legacy PHP in WordPress and Why Upgrading Matters for Security (nat)320
podcasts, interviews, wordpress, security, maintenance
How to Provide a “Random Post” Feature With Eleventy and PHP (j9t)319
how-tos, eleventy, randomness, functionality
Who Will Maintain the Web When PHP’s Veterans Retire?318
maintenance
The New “clamp()” Function in PHP 8.6 (ami)317
functions
The PHP 8.5 Pipe Operator (“|>”): Useful, but Watch for These Gotchas316
operators
What’s New in PHP 8.5 (bre)315
Real Performance Benchmarks of PHP 8.5 vs. PHP 8.3 and Node.js314
performance, nodejs, comparisons
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)313
foss, jetbrains
New in PHP 8.5: Closures as Constant Expressions (chr)312
Everything That Is Coming in PHP 8.5 (ami)311
PHP vs. Node.js: Real Truth About Backend Development in 2025 (jay)310
nodejs, comparisons
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)309
phpstorm, code-editors, foss
Seamlessly Blend PHP With Node.js (mco+/pla)308
nodejs, packages
The Pipe Operator Is Coming to PHP 8.5 (ami)307
operators
PHP 8.4’s New “Dom\HTMLDocument” in Diffs (lia)306
Preventing N+1 Issues Globally in Laravel Using Auto Eager Loading (ami)305
laravel
Static PHP Builds via GitHub Actions (jos)304
github-actions
The New “withAttributes” Method for Relationships and Scopes in Laravel (ami)303
laravel
The State of PHP 2024 [Results] (jet)302
surveys, metrics, laravel, wordpress, symfony, phpstorm, vs-code, sublime-text, code-editors
Introducing Fusion: Write PHP Inside Vue and React Components (eri/lar)301
introductions, tooling, vuejs, react, components
Top PHP Alternative for Web Development?300
javascript, java, python, ruby, go, rust
Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel299
laravel
8 PHP Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know298
performance, tips-and-tricks, conditionals, caching
The PHP Foundation Turns Three (the)297
anniversaries
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges296
research, github, community, ai, programming, python, javascript, typescript, java, shells, go
Is It the End of Laravel?295
laravel, frameworks, trends
React on the Server Is Not PHP294
servers, react
cpx—the npx Counterpart of the PHP Ecosystem (ami)293
dependencies
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024 (red)292
programming, comparisons, javascript, python, java, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Look Out, Kids: PHP Is the New JavaScript (dav)291
javascript, laravel, frameworks
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)290
programming, comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, lua
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)289
programming, javascript, python, sql, shells, java, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme288
programming, comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, python
Let’s Build a Web Scraper in PHP and Python287
scraping, python
Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 (ami)286
hooks
Streaming HTML (chr/fro)285
html, streaming
What’s New in PHP 8.4 (ami)284
Tools to Make Your Developer Experience Better in PHP (ami)283
tooling, developer-experience, link-lists
Is PHP Still a Viable Choice in 2023?282
discussions
Checking the Type of a String in PHP (ami)281
strings
PHP Attributes in Laravel280
laravel, attributes
Skip PHPUnit Tests Conditionally in PHP (ami)279
testing
Whatever Happened to the Zend Framework (ami)278
frameworks, zend, history
An Introduction to the Laravel PHP Framework277
introductions, frameworks, laravel
Guide to Using Template Engines (Such as Twig) With PHP276
guides, template-engines, twig
PHP Isn’t That Bad, So Why the Hate? (pur)275
frameworks, myths
Things Considered Harmful (bre)274
laravel
Using PHP Arrays: A Guide for Beginners273
guides, arrays
Time Zone Conversion With PHP272
time, conversion
How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) (sta)271
how-tos, wordpress
Quick Tip: How to Cache Data in PHP270
how-tos, caching, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Handle Exceptions in PHP269
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, errors
Quick Tip: How to Trim Whitespace With PHP268
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, whitespace
PHP Wishlist: The Pipe Operator (seb)267
wish-lists
Quick Tip: How to Hash a Password in PHP266
how-tos, security, passwords, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP265
how-tos, variables, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Timezones in PHP264
how-tos, internationalization, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Error Reporting in PHP263
how-tos, errors, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Read a Local File With PHP262
how-tos, file-handling, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Filter Data With PHP261
how-tos, tips-and-tricks
Dockerize PHP App With Apache on HTTPS260
docker, apache, servers
Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress (man)259
typo3, wordpress, svelte, content-management
Best PHP Books for Beginners258
books, link-lists
PHP 8.2.0 Release Announcement257
PHP Type Declarations—A Guide for Beginners (ami)256
guides
Should You Use PHP (Laravel) in 2023255
laravel
The Best PHP Frameworks for 2022254
frameworks
The True Type in PHP 8.2 (ami)253
Converting PNG Images to WebP Using PHP (ami)252
conversion, images, png, webp
A Simple “clamp()” Function in PHP (ami)251
functions
Why I Still Love PHP and JavaScript After 20+ Years (mnl)250
javascript, retrospectives
Unpack Arrays Conditionally in PHP (ami)249
arrays
How to Upload an Image With PHP (rik)248
how-tos, images, file-handling
The Case for PHP Generics (bre)247
generics
PHP Sanitize Data246
sanitization
The Basics—Generics in PHP245
videos, fundamentals, generics
Introducing PHP: A Beginner’s Guide244
introductions, guides
PHP in 2022243
PHP 8 in a Nutshell (ami)242
books
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions241
programming, functions
PHP Date and Time Recipes (css)240
time
PHP 8.1 in 8 Code Blocks239
Laravel Blade Internals—PHP as a Templating Language (lia)238
videos, laravel, template-engines
Flexible API Design: Create Hooks for Your PHP API Pipeline237
apis, hooks
What’s New in PHP 8.1: Features, Changes, Improvements, and More (kin)236
Writing Better Regular Expressions in PHP235
regex, readability
PHP in 2021 (bre)234
retrospectives
What Is Laravel? A Simple Explanation for Beginners233
laravel, frameworks
PHP Reimagined (bre)232
wish-lists
Form Validation With PHP231
forms, validation
Using “throw” as an Expression in PHP 8 (ami)230
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure (ana/css)229
html, pug
PHP 8: Before and After (bre)228
comparisons
Sending Emails in PHP With PHPMailer227
email, tooling
PHP Is A-OK for Templating (css)226
My PHP Wishlist (lia)225
wish-lists
What’s Next for Web Development? (jch)224
wordpress, javascript
Array Destructuring in PHP (bre)223
arrays
Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma)222
wordpress, optimization
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma)221
css, javascript, wordpress
Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code220
performance, tips-and-tricks
Your First PHP Code219
Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine218
template-engines, twig
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools217
quality, tooling
Adding JSON Feed to Your Site (dre)216
json-feed, perch
Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks215
frameworks, laravel, symfony, comparisons
How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra)214
how-tos, wordpress
Getting Started With PHP (swa)213
introductions, link-lists
Moving From PHP (Laravel) to Go (dvk)212
migrating, laravel, go, performance, metrics
Pay the Price for Open Source211
foss, licensing
Create Thumbnails With PHP (rik)210
images
A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7209
crash-courses, errors, debugging
PHP—the Wrong Way208
websites
Working With Databases in WordPress207
wordpress, databases
An in-Depth Look at CORS206
security, cors, javascript
Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More (swa)205
tooling, link-lists
PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along204
ruby, comparisons
Object Orientated Development With WordPress203
wordpress, oop
The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools202
accessibility, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text, notepad++
Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP201
github, webhooks
A Wave of Command Buses (mat)200
Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins199
tooling, debugging, automation, jenkins
What to Expect From Yii 2.0198
frameworks
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr/css)197
html, css, javascript
PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI196
ci-cd, tooling
Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results (swa)195
surveys, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text
One Solution to Responsive Images (sma)194
responsive-design, images, html
New Features in PHP 5.6 (swa)193
Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 (swa)192
frameworks, metrics, laravel, symfony
Understanding Forms in Drupal191
drupal, forms
Creating Temporary Files in PHP (arp)190
How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP189
how-tos, math
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)188
wordpress, caching, performance
Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken187
arrays, operators
Understanding Streams in PHP186
streaming
Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern185
complexity, software-design-patterns
MongoDB Indexing184
databases, mongodb
Better Understanding Random183
randomness
Base Converting and Binary Operators182
conversion, operators
Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions181
twig, inheritance
Generating One-Time Use URLs180
urls
Object-Oriented PHP (ons)179
oop
PHP Project Management178
project-management
HTTP Archive: Adding Flush177
flushing, performance
Using SSH and SFTP With PHP176
ssh, ftp
The Single Responsibility Principle175
principles, solid
The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma)174
guides, wordpress
The Open/Closed Principle173
principles, solid
Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities172
security, vulnerabilities
Building Your Own URL Shortener171
mysql, databases, functionality, urls
Compile PHP on Windows170
compiling, windows
Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer (vta)169
aws, dynamodb, databases, load-balancing
PHP: The Right Way168
websites, books, best-practices
5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets167
examples
Working With Files in PHP166
file-handling
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)165
wordpress, plugins, testing, javascript
Type Hinting in PHP164
PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? (cra)163
How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP (cra)162
how-tos, randomness
Bending XML to Your Will161
xml, parsing
Introduction to PHPDoc160
introductions, documentation
A Tour of php.ini159
HTML Forms in HTML Emails (chr/css)158
html, forms, email
10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma)157
wordpress, theming, optimization, tips-and-tricks
Defining and Using Functions in PHP156
functions
PHP Namespaces155
namespaces
Getting Started With PHP Templating (sma)154
introductions, template-engines, twig
Array Handling Functions153
arrays, functions
Introducing PHP Superglobals152
introductions
Introduction to PHP Arrays151
introductions, arrays
PHP Variables150
variables
Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed149
flushing, performance
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)148
wordpress, images, maintenance
Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker147
ruby, mixins, comparisons
How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones (cra)146
how-tos, mysql, databases
10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma)145
wordpress, plugins
Thoughts on PHP Sessions (jed)144
Using CSS Without HTML (mat)143
html, css, http-headers, http, minimalism
Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra)142
flushing, performance
Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… (cra)141
formatting, conventions
Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010140
frameworks, comparisons
PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier139
servers, nginx
PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web (cod/sma)138
Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP137
debugging, firebug, tooling
jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php (the)136
jquery, wordpress
Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (cod/sma)135
security, vulnerabilities, javascript
Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site (nza)134
html, images, traffic
Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier133
installing, windows
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)132
javascript, compression, gzip, wordpress, performance
How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics (cra)131
how-tos, fundamentals, namespaces
How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows (cra)130
how-tos, installing, windows
PHP Performance Tips129
performance, tips-and-tricks
Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP (chr/css)128
html, email
Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma)127
wordpress
A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP (tro)126
The Tiniest GIF Ever125
images, gif, base64
Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate)124
javascript, comparisons
Restful PHP Web Services123
books, web-services, rest
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools (sma)122
tooling, link-lists
PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony121
frameworks, symfony, comparisons
PHP Include From Root (chr/css)120
servers
DOM vs. Template (tro)119
dom, comparisons
Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration (tro)118
unicode, encoding
Improving the Default Directory View (chr/css)117
apache, servers
Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More…116
frameworks, zend
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)115
best-practices, programming
Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP (tro)114
tooling, link-lists
CSS Variables Using PHP (dav)113
css, variables
To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal/aja)112
extjs
What’s New in PHP 5.3?111
PHP Pretty Date (zac)110
time
Dealing With Dependencies (tro)109
dependencies
Using PHP to Generate CSS108
css, code-generation
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!107
javascript, validation
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)106
programming
How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr/css)105
how-tos, redirecting, html, apache, servers
“phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability (jed)104
xss, vulnerabilities, security
The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails (mat)103
programming, ruby-on-rails
Hot PHP UTF-8 Tips102
unicode, tips-and-tricks
How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language?101
programming, comparisons, perl, ruby, python
AJAX Delete Confirmation100
forms, buttons, ajax, usability
Content Negotiation: Why It Is Useful, and How to Make It Work (oli/w3c)99
content-negotiation, internationalization, urls, servers
Top 7 PHP Security Blunders98
databases, sql, security
Track Browser Resizing in Your Database Using AJAX97
ajax, sql, resizing, databases
PHP and HTTP Making Friends96
http
HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets95
cheat-sheets, link-lists, html, xhtml, css, wordpress, databases, encoding, seo, servers, tooling
The Total Cost of Using PHP? (ore)94
economics
War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics (dal/aja)93
web, retrospectives, perl, java, ruby-on-rails, asp-net, javascript, flash, pdf, xaml, html
How Readable Is Your PHP?92
formatting, documentation
The Voice of Reason in PHP91
CSS Server-Side Constants (sha)90
css, variables
PHP 5 and Design Patterns: An Introduction (inf)89
software-design-patterns, principles
Object Interaction in PHP: Introduction to Composition88
introductions, objects, oop
Object Overloading in PHP 587
objects
Mastering Regular Expressions in PHP86
regex
Planning PHP Projects85
tutorials, project-management
CSS Constants (cod)84
css, variables
Generating Dynamic CSS With PHP (dig)83
css, http
PHP Cheat Sheet82
cheat-sheets
Character Encodings and Input81
unicode, character-references, conformance
Ampersands, PHP Sessions, and Valid HTML (w3c)80
html, character-references, conformance
Easy-Peasy PHP (dig)79
examples
IBM Throws Its Weight Behind PHP78
ibm, zend
PHP Security Consortium77
websites, security
Reconsidering PHP Variables76
variables
Permanent Redirect in PHP (ann)75
redirecting
PHP Predictions for 200574
outlooks
60,000 Lines of JavaScript73
javascript
Track Your Visitors, Using PHP72
analytics, logging, functionality
PHPitfalls: Five Beginner Mistakes to Avoid (dig)71
mistakes
Introducing PHP 5’s Standard Library70
introductions, libraries
PHP Debugging Basics69
fundamentals, debugging
Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms (bri/ali)68
usability, searching
What I Don’t Like About PHP67
Setting Up a PHP 5 Development Environment With Apache 2 and MySQL 4.1.366
apache, servers, mysql, databases, installing
PHP Trouble65
security
PHP 101: Down the Rabbit Hole64
introductions
Writing Secure PHP63
security, variables, sql, file-handling
Spot the Security Hole62
security
High Performance, High Scalability PHP Is a Lie61
performance, scalability
Dynamic Text Replacement (ali)60
image-replacement, techniques, javascript
PHP and “application/xhtml+xml” (ann)59
xhtml, mime-types
PHP Security Mistakes58
security, mistakes
Writing Clean and Efficient PHP Code57
efficiency, maintainability, loops, objects
About PHP Usage56
Tidy HTML55
html, tooling
Migrating From PHP 4 to PHP 5 (der)54
slides, migrating
Serializing PHP Data Structures for JavaScript53
data-structures, javascript
User-Friendly Form Validation With PHP and CSS52
forms, validation, css
PHP for Designers (pho)51
design
Implement Bayesian Inference Using PHP50
math
Is Configuration With Arrays a Bad Smell?49
configuration, arrays
Making Usage Statistics in PHP48
mysql, databases, analytics, functionality
Lazy PHP47
PHP Coding Guidelines46
guidelines, conventions, formatting, naming
Keeping Navigation Current With PHP (ali)45
navigation
XML in PHP5: An In-Depth Look Into Advanced XML Features (chr)44
slides, xml
Random Image Rotation (ali)43
images
Generate PDFs With PHP42
pdf, code-generation
Session Management in PHP41
[PHP] Introduction40
tutorials, introductions
Five Habits for Successful Regular Expressions (ore)39
regex, formatting, testing, perl, python
File and Directory Manipulation in PHP38
file-handling
Introduction to Interceptors: Implementing Delegation (seb)37
introductions
PHP Security36
security
Playing Devil’s Advocate With PHP535
tar File Management With PHP Archive_Tar34
file-handling
Simplified Form Errors33
forms, errors, css
MIME-Types (ann)32
mime-types, xhtml
How Far Can Zend Take PHP?31
zend
Transforming XML With PHP (bru)30
xsl, xml
E-Mailing in PHP29
tutorials, email
PayPal, the PHP Approach28
tutorials
Common Style Mistakes (coo)27
security, mistakes
Using Control Structures in PHP26
conditionals, loops
An Introduction to Arrays25
introductions, arrays
PHP and Heredocs (ore)24
What to Expect in PHP 5.023
Ten Security Checks for PHP (ore)22
security
Verify a User’s Email Address Using PHP21
email
Working With Dates and Times in PHP20
time
Working With Permissions in PHP (coo/ore)19
permissions
Effortless (or Better) Bug Detection With PHP Assertions18
Internationalization and Localization With PHP (ore)17
internationalization, localization
PHP Intro to Objects and Classes16
introductions, objects, oop
Using Amazon Web Services With PHP and SOAP15
aws
PHP and Working With Databases (for the Lazy Sod)14
databases
Build a PHP Switcher (ali)13
css, javascript, theming, functionality
Using a MySQL Database With PHP12
databases, mysql
Side Navigation With PHP (zen)11
navigation, functionality, arrays
Manage Your Content With PHP (ali)10
content-management
Build Your Own Web Service With PHP and XML-RPC9
web-services, xml
XML and PHP8
books, xml
HTML Syntax Checker in PHP (hsi)7
html, conformance, tooling
How to Succeed With URLs (ali)6
how-tos, urls, usability, servers, apache
Search Engine-Friendly URLs5
urls, seo, servers, apache
PHP by Example4
examples
Apache HTTP Authentication With PHP (sen)3
servers, apache, http, authentication
HTML to PHP Converter2
tools, exploration, conversion, html
SQL Formatter1
tools, exploration, optimization, databases, sql, python, formatting