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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Continuing to Move PHP Open Source Forward (jet)340
foss, jetbrains, phpstorm
WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration (css)339
wordpress
Milan Petrović on the Risks of Legacy PHP in WordPress and Why Upgrading Matters for Security (nat)338
podcasts, interviews, wordpress, security, maintenance
How to Provide a “Random Post” Feature With Eleventy and PHP (j9t)337
how-tos, eleventy, randomness, functionality
Who Will Maintain the Web When PHP’s Veterans Retire?336
maintenance
The New “clamp()” Function in PHP 8.6 (ami)335
functions
The PHP 8.5 Pipe Operator (“|>”): Useful, but Watch for These Gotchas334
operators
What’s New in PHP 8.5 (bre)333
Real Performance Benchmarks of PHP 8.5 vs. PHP 8.3 and Node.js332
performance, nodejs, comparisons
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)331
foss, jetbrains
New in PHP 8.5: Closures as Constant Expressions (chr)330
Everything That Is Coming in PHP 8.5 (ami)329
PHP vs. Node.js: Real Truth About Backend Development in 2025 (jay)328
nodejs, comparisons
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)327
phpstorm, code-editors, foss
Seamlessly Blend PHP With Node.js (mco+/pla)326
nodejs, packages
The Pipe Operator Is Coming to PHP 8.5 (ami)325
operators
PHP 8.4’s New “Dom\HTMLDocument” in Diffs (lia)324
Preventing N+1 Issues Globally in Laravel Using Auto Eager Loading (ami)323
laravel
Static PHP Builds via GitHub Actions (jos)322
github-actions
The New “withAttributes” Method for Relationships and Scopes in Laravel (ami)321
laravel
The State of PHP 2024 [Results] (jet)320
surveys, metrics, laravel, wordpress, symfony, phpstorm, vs-code, sublime-text, code-editors
Introducing Fusion: Write PHP Inside Vue and React Components (eri/lar)319
introductions, tooling, vuejs, react, components
Top PHP Alternative for Web Development?318
javascript, java, python, ruby, go, rust
Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel317
laravel
8 PHP Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know316
performance, tips-and-tricks, conditionals, caching
The PHP Foundation Turns Three (the)315
anniversaries
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges314
research, github, community, ai, programming, python, javascript, typescript, java, shells, go
Is It the End of Laravel?313
laravel, frameworks, trends
React on the Server Is Not PHP312
servers, react
cpx—the npx Counterpart of the PHP Ecosystem (ami)311
dependencies
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024 (red)310
programming, comparisons, javascript, python, java, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Look Out, Kids: PHP Is the New JavaScript (dav)309
javascript, laravel, frameworks
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)308
programming, comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, lua
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)307
programming, javascript, python, sql, shells, java, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme306
programming, comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, python
Let’s Build a Web Scraper in PHP and Python305
scraping, python
Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 (ami)304
hooks
Streaming HTML (chr/fro)303
html, streaming
What’s New in PHP 8.4 (ami)302
Tools to Make Your Developer Experience Better in PHP (ami)301
tooling, developer-experience, link-lists
Is PHP Still a Viable Choice in 2023?300
discussions
Checking the Type of a String in PHP (ami)299
strings
PHP Attributes in Laravel298
laravel, attributes
Skip PHPUnit Tests Conditionally in PHP (ami)297
testing
Whatever Happened to the Zend Framework (ami)296
frameworks, zend, history
An Introduction to the Laravel PHP Framework295
introductions, frameworks, laravel
Guide to Using Template Engines (Such as Twig) With PHP294
guides, template-engines, twig
PHP Isn’t That Bad, So Why the Hate? (pur)293
frameworks, myths
Things Considered Harmful (bre)292
laravel
Using PHP Arrays: A Guide for Beginners291
guides, arrays
Time Zone Conversion With PHP290
time, conversion
How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) (sta)289
how-tos, wordpress
Quick Tip: How to Cache Data in PHP288
how-tos, caching, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Handle Exceptions in PHP287
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, errors
Quick Tip: How to Trim Whitespace With PHP286
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, whitespace
PHP Wishlist: The Pipe Operator (seb)285
wish-lists
Quick Tip: How to Hash a Password in PHP284
how-tos, security, passwords, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP283
how-tos, variables, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Timezones in PHP282
how-tos, internationalization, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Error Reporting in PHP281
how-tos, errors, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Read a Local File With PHP280
how-tos, file-handling, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Filter Data With PHP279
how-tos, tips-and-tricks
Dockerize PHP App With Apache on HTTPS278
docker, apache, servers
Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress (man)277
typo3, wordpress, svelte, content-management
Best PHP Books for Beginners276
books, link-lists
PHP 8.2.0 Release Announcement275
PHP Type Declarations—A Guide for Beginners (ami)274
guides
Should You Use PHP (Laravel) in 2023273
laravel
The Best PHP Frameworks for 2022272
frameworks
The True Type in PHP 8.2 (ami)271
Converting PNG Images to WebP Using PHP (ami)270
conversion, images, png, webp
A Simple “clamp()” Function in PHP (ami)269
functions
Why I Still Love PHP and JavaScript After 20+ Years (mnl)268
javascript, retrospectives
Unpack Arrays Conditionally in PHP (ami)267
arrays
How to Upload an Image With PHP (rik)266
how-tos, images, file-handling
The Case for PHP Generics (bre)265
generics
PHP Sanitize Data264
sanitization
The Basics—Generics in PHP263
videos, fundamentals, generics
Introducing PHP: A Beginner’s Guide262
introductions, guides
PHP in 2022261
PHP 8 in a Nutshell (ami)260
books
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions259
programming, functions
PHP Date and Time Recipes (css)258
time
PHP 8.1 in 8 Code Blocks257
Laravel Blade Internals—PHP as a Templating Language (lia)256
videos, laravel, template-engines
Flexible API Design: Create Hooks for Your PHP API Pipeline255
apis, hooks
What’s New in PHP 8.1: Features, Changes, Improvements, and More (kin)254
Writing Better Regular Expressions in PHP253
regex, readability
PHP in 2021 (bre)252
retrospectives
What Is Laravel? A Simple Explanation for Beginners251
laravel, frameworks
PHP Reimagined (bre)250
wish-lists
Form Validation With PHP249
forms, validation
Using “throw” as an Expression in PHP 8 (ami)248
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure (ana/css)247
html, pug
PHP 8: Before and After (bre)246
comparisons
Sending Emails in PHP With PHPMailer245
email, tooling
PHP Is A-OK for Templating (css)244
My PHP Wishlist (lia)243
wish-lists
What’s Next for Web Development? (jch)242
wordpress, javascript
Array Destructuring in PHP (bre)241
arrays
Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma)240
wordpress, optimization
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma)239
css, javascript, wordpress
Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code238
performance, tips-and-tricks
Your First PHP Code237
Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine236
template-engines, twig
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools235
quality, tooling
Adding JSON Feed to Your Site (dre)234
json-feed, perch
Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks233
frameworks, laravel, symfony, comparisons
How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra)232
how-tos, wordpress
Getting Started With PHP (swa)231
introductions, link-lists
Moving From PHP (Laravel) to Go (dvk)230
migrating, laravel, go, performance, metrics
Pay the Price for Open Source229
foss, licensing
Create Thumbnails With PHP (rik)228
images
A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7227
crash-courses, errors, debugging
PHP—the Wrong Way226
websites
Working With Databases in WordPress225
wordpress, databases
An in-Depth Look at CORS224
security, cors, javascript
Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More (swa)223
tooling, link-lists
PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along222
ruby, comparisons
Object Orientated Development With WordPress221
wordpress, oop
The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools220
accessibility, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text, notepad++
Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP219
github, webhooks
A Wave of Command Buses (mat)218
Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins217
tooling, debugging, automation, jenkins
What to Expect From Yii 2.0216
frameworks
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr/css)215
html, css, javascript
PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI214
ci-cd, tooling
Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results (swa)213
surveys, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text
One Solution to Responsive Images (sma)212
responsive-design, images, html
New Features in PHP 5.6 (swa)211
Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 (swa)210
frameworks, metrics, laravel, symfony
Understanding Forms in Drupal209
drupal, forms
Creating Temporary Files in PHP (arp)208
How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP207
how-tos, math
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)206
wordpress, caching, performance
Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken205
arrays, operators
Understanding Streams in PHP (vta)204
streaming
Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern203
complexity, software-design-patterns
MongoDB Indexing202
databases, mongodb
Better Understanding Random201
randomness
Base Converting and Binary Operators200
conversion, operators
Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions199
twig, inheritance
Generating One-Time Use URLs198
urls
Object-Oriented PHP (ons)197
oop
PHP Project Management196
project-management
HTTP Archive: Adding Flush195
flushing, performance
Using SSH and SFTP With PHP194
ssh, ftp
The Single Responsibility Principle193
principles, solid
The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma)192
guides, wordpress
The Open/Closed Principle191
principles, solid
Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities190
security, vulnerabilities
Building Your Own URL Shortener189
mysql, databases, functionality, urls
Compile PHP on Windows188
compiling, windows
Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer (vta)187
aws, dynamodb, databases, load-balancing
PHP: The Right Way186
websites, books, best-practices
5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets185
examples
Working With Files in PHP184
file-handling
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)183
wordpress, plugins, testing, javascript
Type Hinting in PHP182
PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? (cra)181
How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP (cra)180
how-tos, randomness
Bending XML to Your Will179
xml, parsing
Introduction to PHPDoc178
introductions, documentation
A Tour of php.ini177
HTML Forms in HTML Emails (chr/css)176
html, forms, email
10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma)175
wordpress, theming, optimization, tips-and-tricks
Defining and Using Functions in PHP174
functions
PHP Namespaces173
namespaces
Getting Started With PHP Templating (sma)172
introductions, template-engines, twig
Array Handling Functions171
arrays, functions
Introducing PHP Superglobals170
introductions
Introduction to PHP Arrays169
introductions, arrays
PHP Variables168
variables
Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed167
flushing, performance
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)166
wordpress, images, maintenance
Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker165
ruby, mixins, comparisons
How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones (cra)164
how-tos, mysql, databases
10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma)163
wordpress, plugins
Thoughts on PHP Sessions (jed)162
Using CSS Without HTML (mat)161
html, css, http-headers, http, minimalism
Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra)160
flushing, performance
Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… (cra)159
formatting, conventions
Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010158
frameworks, comparisons
PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier157
servers, nginx
PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web (cod/sma)156
Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP155
debugging, firebug, tooling
jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php (the)154
jquery, wordpress
Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (cod/sma)153
security, vulnerabilities, javascript
Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site (nza)152
html, images, traffic
Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier151
installing, windows
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)150
javascript, compression, gzip, wordpress, performance
How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics (cra)149
how-tos, fundamentals, namespaces
How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows (cra)148
how-tos, installing, windows
PHP Performance Tips147
performance, tips-and-tricks
Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP (chr/css)146
html, email
Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma)145
wordpress
A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP (tro)144
The Tiniest GIF Ever143
images, gif, base64
Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate)142
javascript, comparisons
Restful PHP Web Services141
books, web-services, rest
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools (sma)140
tooling, link-lists
PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony139
frameworks, symfony, comparisons
PHP Include From Root (chr/css)138
servers
DOM vs. Template (tro)137
dom, comparisons
Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration (tro)136
unicode, encoding
Improving the Default Directory View (chr/css)135
apache, servers
Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More…134
frameworks, zend
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)133
best-practices, programming
Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP (tro)132
tooling, link-lists
CSS Variables Using PHP (dav)131
css, variables
To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal/aja)130
extjs
What’s New in PHP 5.3?129
PHP Pretty Date (zac)128
time
Dealing With Dependencies (tro)127
dependencies
Using PHP to Generate CSS126
css, code-generation
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!125
javascript, validation
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)124
programming
How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr/css)123
how-tos, redirecting, html, apache, servers
“phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability (jed)122
xss, vulnerabilities, security
Migrating to XForms121
migrating, xforms
The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails (mat)120
programming, ruby-on-rails
Where Are the PHP Women?119
community
Uploading Files and Navigating Directories in PHP118
file-handling
Hot PHP UTF-8 Tips117
unicode, tips-and-tricks
How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language?116
programming, comparisons, perl, ruby, python
Five Common PHP Design Patterns (jhe)115
software-design-patterns
Tutorial: An Introduction to OOP in PHP114
tutorials, introductions, oop
Using Globals in PHP113
An Introduction to Test Driven Development With PHP112
introductions, testing
PHP vs. Ruby111
ruby, comparisons, zend, frameworks
Use PHP to Strip the Last Character in a String110
AJAX Delete Confirmation109
forms, buttons, ajax, usability
Content Negotiation: Why It Is Useful, and How to Make It Work (oli/w3c)108
content-negotiation, internationalization, urls, servers
8 Free Ebooks From Apress107
books, web-services, xml, perl, link-lists
Time Sensitive CSS106
css, time
From the Top: MIME and Content Negotiation105
mime-types, content-negotiation, http-headers, http, xhtml, examples, asp-net
PHP Security: Basic PHP Security104
security, validation
Back to Basics: PHP and Arrays103
fundamentals, arrays
Top 7 PHP Security Blunders102
databases, sql, security, mistakes
User-Defined Access Keys (gez)101
accessibility, accesskeys
CSS Stylesheet Switcher Using PHP (JavaScript Free)100
css, functionality
PHP Code Generation With Elisp (ore)99
code-generation
Track Browser Resizing in Your Database Using AJAX98
ajax, sql, resizing, databases
PHP and HTTP Making Friends97
http
HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets96
cheat-sheets, link-lists, html, xhtml, css, wordpress, databases, encoding, seo, servers, tooling
The Total Cost of Using PHP? (ore)95
economics
War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics (dal/aja)94
web, retrospectives, perl, java, ruby-on-rails, asp-net, javascript, flash, pdf, xaml, html
How Do I Print the Date Using PHP?93
time
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 5 (ore)87
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 Basics (ore)69
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 CSS (ore)52
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 Security (ore)36
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/ore)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