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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)299
podcasts, interviews, wordpress, security, maintenance
How to Provide a “Random Post” Feature With Eleventy and PHP (j9t)298
how-tos, eleventy, randomness, functionality
Who Will Maintain the Web When PHP’s Veterans Retire?297
maintenance
The New “clamp()” Function in PHP 8.6 (ami)296
functions
The PHP 8.5 Pipe Operator (“|>”): Useful, but Watch for These Gotchas295
operators
What’s New in PHP 8.5 (bre)294
Real Performance Benchmarks of PHP 8.5 vs. PHP 8.3 and Node.js293
performance, nodejs, comparisons
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)292
foss, jetbrains
New in PHP 8.5: Closures as Constant Expressions (chr)291
Everything That Is Coming in PHP 8.5 (ami)290
PHP vs. Node.js: Real Truth About Backend Development in 2025 (jay)289
nodejs, comparisons
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)288
phpstorm, code-editors, foss
Seamlessly Blend PHP With Node.js (mco+/pla)287
nodejs, packages
The Pipe Operator Is Coming to PHP 8.5 (ami)286
operators
PHP 8.4’s New “Dom\HTMLDocument” in Diffs (lia)285
Preventing N+1 Issues Globally in Laravel Using Auto Eager Loading (ami)284
laravel
Static PHP Builds via GitHub Actions (jos)283
github-actions
The New “withAttributes” Method for Relationships and Scopes in Laravel (ami)282
laravel
The State of PHP 2024 [Results] (jet)281
surveys, metrics, laravel, wordpress, symfony, phpstorm, vs-code, sublime-text, code-editors
Introducing Fusion: Write PHP Inside Vue and React Components (eri/lar)280
introductions, tooling, vuejs, react, components
Top PHP Alternative for Web Development?279
javascript, java, python, ruby, go, rust
Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel278
laravel
8 PHP Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know277
performance, tips-and-tricks, conditionals, caching
The PHP Foundation Turns Three (the)276
anniversaries
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges275
research, github, community, ai, programming, python, javascript, typescript, java, shells, go
Is It the End of Laravel?274
laravel, frameworks, trends
React on the Server Is Not PHP273
servers, react
cpx—the npx Counterpart of the PHP Ecosystem (ami)272
dependencies
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024 (red)271
programming, comparisons, javascript, python, java, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Look Out, Kids: PHP Is the New JavaScript (dav)270
javascript, laravel, frameworks
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)269
programming, comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, lua
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)268
programming, javascript, python, sql, shells, java, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme267
programming, comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, python
Let’s Build a Web Scraper in PHP and Python266
scraping, python
Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 (ami)265
hooks
Streaming HTML (chr/fro)264
html, streaming
What’s New in PHP 8.4 (ami)263
Tools to Make Your Developer Experience Better in PHP (ami)262
tooling, developer-experience, link-lists
Is PHP Still a Viable Choice in 2023?261
discussions
Checking the Type of a String in PHP (ami)260
strings
PHP Attributes in Laravel259
laravel, attributes
Skip PHPUnit Tests Conditionally in PHP (ami)258
testing
Whatever Happened to the Zend Framework (ami)257
frameworks, zend, history
An Introduction to the Laravel PHP Framework256
introductions, frameworks, laravel
Guide to Using Template Engines (Such as Twig) With PHP255
guides, template-engines, twig
PHP Isn’t That Bad, So Why the Hate? (pur)254
frameworks, myths
Things Considered Harmful (bre)253
laravel
Using PHP Arrays: A Guide for Beginners252
guides, arrays
Time Zone Conversion With PHP251
time, conversion
How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) (sta)250
how-tos, wordpress
Quick Tip: How to Cache Data in PHP249
how-tos, caching, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Handle Exceptions in PHP248
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, errors
Quick Tip: How to Trim Whitespace With PHP247
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, whitespace
PHP Wishlist: The Pipe Operator (seb)246
wish-lists
Quick Tip: How to Hash a Password in PHP245
how-tos, security, passwords, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP244
how-tos, variables, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Timezones in PHP243
how-tos, internationalization, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Error Reporting in PHP242
how-tos, errors, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Read a Local File With PHP241
how-tos, file-handling, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Filter Data With PHP240
how-tos, tips-and-tricks
Dockerize PHP App With Apache on HTTPS239
docker, apache, servers
Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress (man)238
typo3, wordpress, svelte, content-management
Best PHP Books for Beginners237
books, link-lists
PHP 8.2.0 Release Announcement236
PHP Type Declarations—A Guide for Beginners (ami)235
guides
Should You Use PHP (Laravel) in 2023234
laravel
The Best PHP Frameworks for 2022233
frameworks
The True Type in PHP 8.2 (ami)232
Converting PNG Images to WebP Using PHP (ami)231
conversion, images, png, webp
A Simple “clamp()” Function in PHP (ami)230
functions
Why I Still Love PHP and JavaScript After 20+ Years (mnl)229
javascript, retrospectives
Unpack Arrays Conditionally in PHP (ami)228
arrays
How to Upload an Image With PHP (rik)227
how-tos, images, file-handling
The Case for PHP Generics (bre)226
generics
PHP Sanitize Data225
sanitization
The Basics—Generics in PHP224
videos, fundamentals, generics
Introducing PHP: A Beginner’s Guide223
introductions, guides
PHP in 2022222
PHP 8 in a Nutshell (ami)221
books
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions220
programming, functions
PHP Date and Time Recipes (css)219
time
PHP 8.1 in 8 Code Blocks218
Laravel Blade Internals—PHP as a Templating Language (lia)217
videos, laravel, template-engines
Flexible API Design: Create Hooks for Your PHP API Pipeline216
apis, hooks
What’s New in PHP 8.1: Features, Changes, Improvements, and More (kin)215
Writing Better Regular Expressions in PHP214
regex, readability
PHP in 2021 (bre)213
retrospectives
What Is Laravel? A Simple Explanation for Beginners212
laravel, frameworks
PHP Reimagined (bre)211
wish-lists
Form Validation With PHP210
forms, validation
Using “throw” as an Expression in PHP 8 (ami)209
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure (ana/css)208
html, pug
PHP 8: Before and After (bre)207
comparisons
Sending Emails in PHP With PHPMailer206
email, tooling
PHP Is A-OK for Templating (css)205
My PHP Wishlist (lia)204
wish-lists
What’s Next for Web Development? (jch)203
wordpress, javascript
Array Destructuring in PHP (bre)202
arrays
Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma)201
wordpress, optimization
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma)200
css, javascript, wordpress
Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code199
performance, tips-and-tricks
Your First PHP Code198
Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine197
template-engines, twig
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools196
quality, tooling
Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks195
frameworks, laravel, symfony, comparisons
How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra)194
how-tos, wordpress
Getting Started With PHP (swa)193
introductions, link-lists
Pay the Price for Open Source192
foss, licensing
Create Thumbnails With PHP (rik)191
images
A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7190
crash-courses, errors, debugging
PHP—the Wrong Way189
websites
Working With Databases in WordPress188
wordpress, databases
An in-Depth Look at CORS187
security, cors, javascript
Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More (swa)186
tooling, link-lists
PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along185
ruby, comparisons
Object Orientated Development With WordPress184
wordpress, oop
The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools183
accessibility, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text, notepad++
Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP182
github, webhooks
A Wave of Command Buses (mat)181
Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins180
tooling, debugging, automation, jenkins
What to Expect From Yii 2.0179
frameworks
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr/css)178
html, css, javascript
PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI177
ci-cd, tooling
Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results (swa)176
surveys, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text
One Solution to Responsive Images (sma)175
responsive-design, images, html
New Features in PHP 5.6 (swa)174
Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 (swa)173
frameworks, metrics, laravel, symfony
Understanding Forms in Drupal172
drupal, forms
Creating Temporary Files in PHP (arp)171
How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP170
how-tos, math
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)169
wordpress, caching, performance
Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken168
arrays, operators
Understanding Streams in PHP167
streaming
Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern166
complexity, software-design-patterns
MongoDB Indexing165
databases, mongodb
Better Understanding Random164
randomness
Base Converting and Binary Operators163
conversion, operators
Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions162
twig, inheritance
Generating One-Time Use URLs161
urls
Object-Oriented PHP (ons)160
oop
PHP Project Management159
project-management
HTTP Archive: Adding Flush158
flushing, performance
Using SSH and SFTP With PHP157
ssh, ftp
The Single Responsibility Principle156
principles, solid
The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma)155
guides, wordpress
The Open/Closed Principle154
principles, solid
Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities153
security, vulnerabilities
Building Your Own URL Shortener152
mysql, databases, functionality, urls
Compile PHP on Windows151
compiling, windows
Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer (vta)150
aws, dynamodb, databases, load-balancing
PHP: The Right Way149
websites, books, best-practices
5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets148
examples
Working With Files in PHP147
file-handling
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)146
wordpress, plugins, testing, javascript
Type Hinting in PHP145
PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? (cra)144
How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP (cra)143
how-tos, randomness
Bending XML to Your Will142
xml, parsing
Introduction to PHPDoc141
introductions, documentation
A Tour of php.ini140
HTML Forms in HTML Emails (chr/css)139
html, forms, email
10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma)138
wordpress, theming, optimization, tips-and-tricks
Defining and Using Functions in PHP137
functions
PHP Namespaces136
namespaces
Getting Started With PHP Templating (sma)135
introductions, template-engines, twig
Array Handling Functions134
arrays, functions
Introducing PHP Superglobals133
introductions
Introduction to PHP Arrays132
introductions, arrays
PHP Variables131
variables
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)130
wordpress, images, maintenance
Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed129
flushing, performance
Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker128
ruby, mixins, comparisons
How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones (cra)127
how-tos, mysql, databases
10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma)126
wordpress, plugins
Thoughts on PHP Sessions (jed)125
Using CSS Without HTML (mat)124
html, css, http-headers, http, minimalism
Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra)123
flushing, performance
Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… (cra)122
formatting, conventions
Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010121
frameworks, comparisons
PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier120
servers, nginx
PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web (cod/sma)119
Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP118
debugging, firebug, tooling
jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php (the)117
jquery, wordpress
Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (cod/sma)116
security, vulnerabilities, javascript
Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site (nza)115
html, images, traffic
Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier114
installing, windows
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)113
javascript, compression, gzip, wordpress, performance
How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics (cra)112
how-tos, fundamentals, namespaces
How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows (cra)111
how-tos, installing, windows
PHP Performance Tips110
performance, tips-and-tricks
Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP (chr/css)109
html, email
Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma)108
wordpress
A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP (tro)107
The Tiniest GIF Ever106
images, gif, base64
Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate)105
javascript, comparisons
Restful PHP Web Services104
books, web-services, rest
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools (sma)103
tooling, link-lists
PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony102
frameworks, symfony, comparisons
PHP Include From Root (chr/css)101
servers
DOM vs. Template (tro)100
dom, comparisons
Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration (tro)99
unicode, encoding
Improving the Default Directory View (chr/css)98
apache, servers
Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More…97
frameworks, zend
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)96
best-practices, programming
Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP (tro)95
tooling, link-lists
CSS Variables Using PHP (dav)94
css, variables
To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal/aja)93
extjs
What’s New in PHP 5.3?92
PHP Pretty Date (zac)91
time
Dealing With Dependencies (tro)90
dependencies
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!89
javascript, validation
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)88
programming
How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr/css)87
how-tos, redirecting, html, apache, servers
“phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability (jed)86
xss, vulnerabilities, security
The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails (mat)85
programming, ruby-on-rails
Hot PHP UTF-8 Tips84
unicode, tips-and-tricks
How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language?83
programming, comparisons, perl, ruby, python
AJAX Delete Confirmation82
forms, buttons, ajax, usability
Content Negotiation: Why It Is Useful, and How to Make It Work (oli/w3c)81
content-negotiation, internationalization, urls, servers
Top 7 PHP Security Blunders80
databases, sql, security
PHP and HTTP Making Friends79
http
HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets78
cheat-sheets, link-lists, html, xhtml, css, wordpress, databases, encoding, seo, servers, tooling
The Total Cost of Using PHP? (ore)77
economics
War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics (dal/aja)76
web, retrospectives, perl, java, ruby-on-rails, asp-net, javascript, flash, pdf, xaml, html
How Readable Is Your PHP?75
formatting, documentation
Generating Dynamic CSS With PHP (dig)74
css, http
Character Encodings and Input73
unicode, character-references, conformance
Ampersands, PHP Sessions, and Valid HTML (w3c)72
html, character-references, conformance
Permanent Redirect in PHP (ann)71
redirecting
PHP Predictions for 200570
outlooks
60,000 Lines of JavaScript69
javascript
Track Your Visitors, Using PHP68
analytics, logging, functionality
PHPitfalls: Five Beginner Mistakes to Avoid (dig)67
mistakes
Introducing PHP 5’s Standard Library66
introductions, libraries
PHP Debugging Basics65
fundamentals, debugging
Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms (bri/ali)64
usability, searching
What I Don’t Like About PHP63
Setting Up a PHP 5 Development Environment With Apache 2 and MySQL 4.1.362
apache, servers, mysql, databases, installing
PHP Trouble61
security
Spot the Security Hole60
security
High Performance, High Scalability PHP Is a Lie59
performance, scalability
Dynamic Text Replacement (ali)58
image-replacement, techniques, javascript
PHP and “application/xhtml+xml” (ann)57
xhtml, mime-types
PHP Security Mistakes56
security, mistakes
Writing Clean and Efficient PHP Code55
efficiency, maintainability, loops, objects
About PHP Usage54
Tidy HTML53
html, tooling
Migrating From PHP 4 to PHP 5 (der)52
slides, migrating
Serializing PHP Data Structures for JavaScript51
data-structures, javascript
User-Friendly Form Validation With PHP and CSS50
forms, validation, css
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