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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Milan Petrović on the Risks of Legacy PHP in WordPress and Why Upgrading Matters for Security (nat)288
podcasts, interviews, wordpress, security, maintenance
How to Provide a “Random Post” Feature With Eleventy and PHP (j9t)287
how-tos, eleventy, randomness, functionality
Who Will Maintain the Web When PHP’s Veterans Retire?286
maintenance
The New “clamp()” Function in PHP 8.6 (ami)285
functions
The PHP 8.5 Pipe Operator (“|>”): Useful, but Watch for These Gotchas284
operators
What’s New in PHP 8.5 (bre)283
Real Performance Benchmarks of PHP 8.5 vs. PHP 8.3 and Node.js282
performance, nodejs, comparisons
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)281
foss, jetbrains
New in PHP 8.5: Closures as Constant Expressions (chr)280
Everything That Is Coming in PHP 8.5 (ami)279
PHP vs. Node.js: Real Truth About Backend Development in 2025 (jay)278
nodejs, comparisons
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)277
phpstorm, code-editors, foss
Seamlessly Blend PHP With Node.js (mco+/pla)276
nodejs, packages
The Pipe Operator Is Coming to PHP 8.5 (ami)275
operators
PHP 8.4’s New “Dom\HTMLDocument” in Diffs (lia)274
Preventing N+1 Issues Globally in Laravel Using Auto Eager Loading (ami)273
laravel
Static PHP Builds via GitHub Actions (jos)272
github-actions
The New “withAttributes” Method for Relationships and Scopes in Laravel (ami)271
laravel
The State of PHP 2024 [Results] (jet)270
surveys, metrics, laravel, wordpress, symfony, phpstorm, vs-code, sublime-text, code-editors
Introducing Fusion: Write PHP Inside Vue and React Components (eri/lar)269
introductions, tooling, vuejs, react, components
Top PHP Alternative for Web Development?268
javascript, java, python, ruby, go, rust
Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel267
laravel
8 PHP Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know266
performance, tips-and-tricks, conditionals, caching
The PHP Foundation Turns Three (the)265
anniversaries
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges264
research, github, community, ai, programming, python, javascript, typescript, java, shells, go
Is It the End of Laravel?263
laravel, frameworks, trends
React on the Server Is Not PHP262
servers, react
cpx—the npx Counterpart of the PHP Ecosystem (ami)261
dependencies
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024260
programming, comparisons, javascript, python, java, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Look Out, Kids: PHP Is the New JavaScript (dav)259
javascript, laravel, frameworks
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)258
programming, comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, lua
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)257
programming, javascript, python, sql, shells, java, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme256
programming, comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, python
Let’s Build a Web Scraper in PHP and Python255
scraping, python
Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 (ami)254
hooks
Streaming HTML (chr/fro)253
html, streaming
What’s New in PHP 8.4 (ami)252
Tools to Make Your Developer Experience Better in PHP (ami)251
tooling, developer-experience, link-lists
Is PHP Still a Viable Choice in 2023?250
discussions
Checking the Type of a String in PHP (ami)249
strings
PHP Attributes in Laravel248
laravel, attributes
Skip PHPUnit Tests Conditionally in PHP (ami)247
testing
Whatever Happened to the Zend Framework (ami)246
frameworks, zend, history
An Introduction to the Laravel PHP Framework245
introductions, frameworks, laravel
Guide to Using Template Engines (Such as Twig) With PHP244
guides, template-engines, twig
PHP Isn’t That Bad, So Why the Hate? (pur)243
frameworks, myths
Things Considered Harmful (bre)242
laravel
Using PHP Arrays: A Guide for Beginners241
guides, arrays
Time Zone Conversion With PHP240
time, conversion
How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) (sta)239
how-tos, wordpress
Quick Tip: How to Cache Data in PHP238
how-tos, caching, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Handle Exceptions in PHP237
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, errors
Quick Tip: How to Trim Whitespace With PHP236
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, whitespace
PHP Wishlist: The Pipe Operator (seb)235
wish-lists
Quick Tip: How to Hash a Password in PHP234
how-tos, security, passwords, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP233
how-tos, variables, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Timezones in PHP232
how-tos, internationalization, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Error Reporting in PHP231
how-tos, errors, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Read a Local File With PHP230
how-tos, file-handling, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Filter Data With PHP229
how-tos, tips-and-tricks
Dockerize PHP App With Apache on HTTPS228
docker, apache, servers
Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress (man)227
typo3, wordpress, svelte, content-management
Best PHP Books for Beginners226
books, link-lists
PHP 8.2.0 Release Announcement225
PHP Type Declarations—A Guide for Beginners (ami)224
guides
Should You Use PHP (Laravel) in 2023223
laravel
The Best PHP Frameworks for 2022222
frameworks
The True Type in PHP 8.2 (ami)221
Converting PNG Images to WebP Using PHP (ami)220
conversion, images, png, webp
A Simple “clamp()” Function in PHP (ami)219
functions
Why I Still Love PHP and JavaScript After 20+ Years (mnl)218
javascript, retrospectives
Unpack Arrays Conditionally in PHP (ami)217
arrays
How to Upload an Image With PHP (rik)216
how-tos, images, file-handling
The Case for PHP Generics (bre)215
generics
PHP Sanitize Data214
sanitization
The Basics—Generics in PHP213
videos, fundamentals, generics
Introducing PHP: A Beginner’s Guide212
introductions, guides
PHP in 2022211
PHP 8 in a Nutshell (ami)210
books
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions209
programming, functions
PHP Date and Time Recipes (css)208
time
PHP 8.1 in 8 Code Blocks207
Laravel Blade Internals—PHP as a Templating Language (lia)206
videos, laravel, template-engines
Flexible API Design: Create Hooks for Your PHP API Pipeline205
apis, hooks
What’s New in PHP 8.1: Features, Changes, Improvements, and More (kin)204
Writing Better Regular Expressions in PHP203
regex, readability
PHP in 2021 (bre)202
retrospectives
What Is Laravel? A Simple Explanation for Beginners201
laravel, frameworks
PHP Reimagined (bre)200
wish-lists
Form Validation With PHP199
forms, validation
Using “throw” as an Expression in PHP 8 (ami)198
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure (ana/css)197
html, pug
PHP 8: Before and After (bre)196
comparisons
Sending Emails in PHP With PHPMailer195
email, tooling
PHP Is A-OK for Templating (css)194
My PHP Wishlist (lia)193
wish-lists
What’s Next for Web Development? (jch)192
wordpress, javascript
Array Destructuring in PHP (bre)191
arrays
Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma)190
wordpress, optimization
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma)189
css, javascript, wordpress
Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code188
performance, tips-and-tricks
Your First PHP Code187
Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine186
template-engines, twig
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools185
quality, tooling
Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks184
frameworks, laravel, symfony, comparisons
How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra)183
how-tos, wordpress
Getting Started With PHP (swa)182
introductions, link-lists
Pay the Price for Open Source181
foss, licensing
Create Thumbnails With PHP (rik)180
images
A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7179
crash-courses, errors, debugging
PHP—the Wrong Way178
websites
Working With Databases in WordPress177
wordpress, databases
An in-Depth Look at CORS176
security, cors, javascript
Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More (swa)175
tooling, link-lists
PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along174
ruby, comparisons
Object Orientated Development With WordPress173
wordpress, oop
The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools172
accessibility, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text, notepad++
Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP171
github, webhooks
A Wave of Command Buses (mat)170
Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins169
tooling, debugging, automation, jenkins
What to Expect From Yii 2.0168
frameworks
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr/css)167
html, css, javascript
PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI166
ci-cd, tooling
Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results (swa)165
surveys, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text
One Solution to Responsive Images (sma)164
responsive-design, images, html
New Features in PHP 5.6 (swa)163
Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 (swa)162
frameworks, metrics, laravel, symfony
Understanding Forms in Drupal161
drupal, forms
Creating Temporary Files in PHP (arp)160
How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP159
how-tos, math
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)158
wordpress, caching, performance
Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken157
arrays, operators
Understanding Streams in PHP156
streaming
Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern155
complexity, software-design-patterns
MongoDB Indexing154
databases, mongodb
Better Understanding Random153
randomness
Base Converting and Binary Operators152
conversion, operators
Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions151
twig, inheritance
Generating One-Time Use URLs150
urls
Object-Oriented PHP (ons)149
oop
PHP Project Management148
project-management
HTTP Archive: Adding Flush147
flushing, performance
Using SSH and SFTP With PHP146
ssh, ftp
The Single Responsibility Principle145
principles, solid
The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma)144
guides, wordpress
The Open/Closed Principle143
principles, solid
Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities142
security, vulnerabilities
Building Your Own URL Shortener141
mysql, databases, functionality, urls
Compile PHP on Windows140
compiling, windows
Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer (vta)139
aws, dynamodb, databases, load-balancing
PHP: The Right Way138
websites, books, best-practices
5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets137
examples
Working With Files in PHP136
file-handling
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)135
wordpress, plugins, testing, javascript
Type Hinting in PHP134
PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? (cra)133
How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP (cra)132
how-tos, randomness
Bending XML to Your Will131
xml, parsing
Introduction to PHPDoc130
introductions, documentation
A Tour of php.ini129
10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma)128
wordpress, theming, optimization, tips-and-tricks
HTML Forms in HTML Emails (chr/css)127
html, forms, email
Defining and Using Functions in PHP126
functions
PHP Namespaces125
namespaces
Getting Started With PHP Templating (sma)124
introductions, template-engines, twig
Array Handling Functions123
arrays, functions
Introducing PHP Superglobals122
introductions
Introduction to PHP Arrays121
introductions, arrays
PHP Variables120
variables
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)119
wordpress, images, maintenance
Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed118
flushing, performance
Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker117
ruby, mixins, comparisons
How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones (cra)116
how-tos, mysql, databases
10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma)115
wordpress, plugins
Thoughts on PHP Sessions (jed)114
Using CSS Without HTML (mat)113
html, css, http-headers, http, minimalism
Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra)112
flushing, performance
Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… (cra)111
formatting, conventions
Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010110
frameworks, comparisons
PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier109
servers, nginx
PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web (cod/sma)108
Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP107
debugging, firebug, tooling
jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php (the)106
jquery, wordpress
Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (cod/sma)105
security, vulnerabilities, javascript
Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site (nza)104
html, images, traffic
Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier103
installing, windows
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)102
javascript, compression, gzip, wordpress, performance
How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics (cra)101
how-tos, fundamentals, namespaces
How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows (cra)100
how-tos, installing, windows
PHP Performance Tips99
performance, tips-and-tricks
Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP (chr/css)98
html, email
Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma)97
wordpress
A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP (tro)96
The Tiniest GIF Ever95
images, gif, base64
Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate)94
javascript, comparisons
Restful PHP Web Services93
books, web-services, rest
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools (sma)92
tooling, link-lists
PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony91
frameworks, symfony, comparisons
PHP Include From Root (chr/css)90
servers
DOM vs. Template (tro)89
dom, comparisons
Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration (tro)88
unicode, encoding
Improving the Default Directory View (chr/css)87
apache, servers
Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More…86
frameworks, zend
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)85
best-practices, programming
Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP (tro)84
tooling, link-lists
CSS Variables Using PHP (dav)83
css, variables
To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal/aja)82
extjs
What’s New in PHP 5.3?81
PHP Pretty Date (zac)80
time
Dealing With Dependencies (tro)79
dependencies
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!78
javascript, validation
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)77
programming
How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr/css)76
how-tos, redirecting, html, apache, servers
“phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability (jed)75
xss, vulnerabilities, security
The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails74
programming, ruby-on-rails
Hot PHP UTF-8 Tips73
unicode, tips-and-tricks
How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language?72
programming, comparisons, perl, ruby, python
AJAX Delete Confirmation71
forms, buttons, ajax, usability
Content Negotiation: Why It Is Useful, and How to Make It Work (oli/w3c)70
content-negotiation, internationalization, urls, servers
Top 7 PHP Security Blunders69
databases, sql, security
PHP and HTTP Making Friends68
http
HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets67
cheat-sheets, link-lists, html, xhtml, css, wordpress, databases, encoding, seo, servers, tooling
The Total Cost of Using PHP? (ore)66
economics
War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics (dal/aja)65
web, retrospectives, perl, java, ruby-on-rails, asp-net, javascript, flash, pdf, xaml, html
How Readable Is Your PHP?64
formatting, documentation
Generating Dynamic CSS With PHP (dig)63
css, http
Character Encodings and Input62
unicode, character-references, conformance
Ampersands, PHP Sessions, and Valid HTML (w3c)61
html, character-references, conformance
Permanent Redirect in PHP (ann)60
redirecting
PHP Predictions for 200559
outlooks
60,000 Lines of JavaScript58
javascript
Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms (bri/ali)57
usability, searching
What I Don’t Like About PHP56
Spot the Security Hole55
security
Dynamic Text Replacement (ali)54
image-replacement, techniques, javascript
PHP and “application/xhtml+xml” (ann)53
xhtml, mime-types
About PHP Usage52
Tidy HTML51
html, tooling
Serializing PHP Data Structures for JavaScript50
data-structures, javascript
PHP for Designers (pho)49
design
Implement Bayesian Inference Using PHP48
math
Is Configuration With Arrays a Bad Smell?47
configuration, arrays
Making Usage Statistics in PHP46
mysql, databases, analytics, functionality
Lazy PHP45
PHP Coding Guidelines44
guidelines, conventions, formatting, naming
Keeping Navigation Current With PHP (ali)43
navigation
XML in PHP5: An In-Depth Look Into Advanced XML Features (chr)42
slides, xml
Random Image Rotation (ali)41
images
Generate PDFs With PHP40
pdf, code-generation
Session Management in PHP39
[PHP] Introduction38
tutorials, introductions
File and Directory Manipulation in PHP37
file-handling
Introduction to Interceptors: Implementing Delegation (seb)36
introductions
PHP Security35
security
Playing Devil’s Advocate With PHP534
tar File Management With PHP Archive_Tar33
file-handling
Simplified Form Errors32
forms, errors, css
MIME-Types (ann)31
mime-types, xhtml
How Far Can Zend Take PHP?30
zend
Transforming XML With PHP (bru)29
xsl, xml
E-Mailing in PHP28
tutorials, email
PayPal, the PHP Approach27
tutorials
Common Style Mistakes (coo)26
security, mistakes
Using Control Structures in PHP25
conditionals, loops
An Introduction to Arrays24
introductions, arrays
PHP and Heredocs (ore)23
What to Expect in PHP 5.022
Ten Security Checks for PHP (ore)21
security
Verify a User’s Email Address Using PHP20
email
Working With Dates and Times in PHP19
time
Working With Permissions in PHP (coo/ore)18
permissions
Effortless (or Better) Bug Detection With PHP Assertions17
Internationalization and Localization With PHP (ore)16
internationalization, localization
PHP Intro to Objects and Classes15
introductions, objects, oop
Using Amazon Web Services With PHP and SOAP14
aws
PHP and Working With Databases (for the Lazy Sod)13
databases
Build a PHP Switcher (ali)12
css, javascript, theming, functionality
Using a MySQL Database With PHP11
databases, mysql
Side Navigation With PHP (zen)10
navigation, functionality, arrays
Manage Your Content With PHP (ali)9
content-management
Build Your Own Web Service With PHP and XML-RPC8
web-services, xml
XML and PHP7
books, xml
HTML Syntax Checker in PHP (hsi)6
html, conformance, tooling
How to Succeed With URLs (ali)5
how-tos, urls, usability, servers, apache
Search Engine-Friendly URLs4
urls, seo, servers, apache
PHP by Example3
examples
Apache HTTP Authentication With PHP (sen)2
servers, apache, http, authentication
HTML to PHP Converter1
tools, exploration, conversion, html