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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)287
podcasts, interviews, wordpress, security, maintenance
How to Provide a “Random Post” Feature With Eleventy and PHP (j9t)286
how-tos, eleventy, randomness, functionality
Who Will Maintain the Web When PHP’s Veterans Retire?285
maintenance
The New “clamp()” Function in PHP 8.6 (ami)284
functions
The PHP 8.5 Pipe Operator (“|>”): Useful, but Watch for These Gotchas283
operators
What’s New in PHP 8.5 (bre)282
Real Performance Benchmarks of PHP 8.5 vs. PHP 8.3 and Node.js281
performance, nodejs, comparisons
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)280
foss, jetbrains
New in PHP 8.5: Closures as Constant Expressions (chr)279
Everything That Is Coming in PHP 8.5 (ami)278
PHP vs. Node.js: Real Truth About Backend Development in 2025 (jay)277
nodejs, comparisons
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)276
phpstorm, code-editors, foss
Seamlessly Blend PHP With Node.js (mco+/pla)275
nodejs, packages
The Pipe Operator Is Coming to PHP 8.5 (ami)274
operators
PHP 8.4’s New “Dom\HTMLDocument” in Diffs (lia)273
Preventing N+1 Issues Globally in Laravel Using Auto Eager Loading (ami)272
laravel
Static PHP Builds via GitHub Actions (jos)271
github-actions
The New “withAttributes” Method for Relationships and Scopes in Laravel (ami)270
laravel
The State of PHP 2024 [Results] (jet)269
surveys, metrics, laravel, wordpress, symfony, phpstorm, vs-code, sublime-text, code-editors
Introducing Fusion: Write PHP Inside Vue and React Components (eri/lar)268
introductions, tooling, vuejs, react, components
Top PHP Alternative for Web Development?267
javascript, java, python, ruby, go, rust
Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel266
laravel
8 PHP Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know265
performance, tips-and-tricks, conditionals, caching
The PHP Foundation Turns Three (the)264
anniversaries
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges263
research, github, community, ai, programming, python, javascript, typescript, java, shells, go
Is It the End of Laravel?262
laravel, frameworks, trends
React on the Server Is Not PHP261
servers, react
cpx—the npx Counterpart of the PHP Ecosystem (ami)260
dependencies
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024259
programming, comparisons, javascript, python, java, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Look Out, Kids: PHP Is the New JavaScript (dav)258
javascript, laravel, frameworks
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)257
programming, comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, lua
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)256
programming, javascript, python, sql, shells, java, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme255
programming, comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, python
Let’s Build a Web Scraper in PHP and Python254
scraping, python
Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 (ami)253
hooks
Streaming HTML (chr/fro)252
html, streaming
What’s New in PHP 8.4 (ami)251
Tools to Make Your Developer Experience Better in PHP (ami)250
tooling, developer-experience, link-lists
Is PHP Still a Viable Choice in 2023?249
discussions
Checking the Type of a String in PHP (ami)248
strings
PHP Attributes in Laravel247
laravel, attributes
Skip PHPUnit Tests Conditionally in PHP (ami)246
testing
Whatever Happened to the Zend Framework (ami)245
frameworks, zend, history
An Introduction to the Laravel PHP Framework244
introductions, frameworks, laravel
Guide to Using Template Engines (Such as Twig) With PHP243
guides, template-engines, twig
PHP Isn’t That Bad, So Why the Hate? (pur)242
frameworks, myths
Things Considered Harmful (bre)241
laravel
Using PHP Arrays: A Guide for Beginners240
guides, arrays
Time Zone Conversion With PHP239
time, conversion
How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) (sta)238
how-tos, wordpress
Quick Tip: How to Cache Data in PHP237
how-tos, caching, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Handle Exceptions in PHP236
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, errors
Quick Tip: How to Trim Whitespace With PHP235
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, whitespace
PHP Wishlist: The Pipe Operator (seb)234
wish-lists
Quick Tip: How to Hash a Password in PHP233
how-tos, security, passwords, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP232
how-tos, variables, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Timezones in PHP231
how-tos, internationalization, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Error Reporting in PHP230
how-tos, errors, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Read a Local File With PHP229
how-tos, file-handling, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Filter Data With PHP228
how-tos, tips-and-tricks
Dockerize PHP App With Apache on HTTPS227
docker, apache, servers
Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress (man)226
typo3, wordpress, svelte, content-management
Best PHP Books for Beginners225
books, link-lists
PHP 8.2.0 Release Announcement224
PHP Type Declarations—A Guide for Beginners (ami)223
guides
Should You Use PHP (Laravel) in 2023222
laravel
The Best PHP Frameworks for 2022221
frameworks
The True Type in PHP 8.2 (ami)220
Converting PNG Images to WebP Using PHP (ami)219
conversion, images, png, webp
A Simple “clamp()” Function in PHP (ami)218
functions
Why I Still Love PHP and JavaScript After 20+ Years (mnl)217
javascript, retrospectives
Unpack Arrays Conditionally in PHP (ami)216
arrays
How to Upload an Image With PHP (rik)215
how-tos, images, file-handling
The Case for PHP Generics (bre)214
generics
PHP Sanitize Data213
sanitization
The Basics—Generics in PHP212
videos, fundamentals, generics
Introducing PHP: A Beginner’s Guide211
introductions, guides
PHP in 2022210
PHP 8 in a Nutshell (ami)209
books
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions208
programming, functions
PHP Date and Time Recipes (css)207
time
PHP 8.1 in 8 Code Blocks206
Laravel Blade Internals—PHP as a Templating Language (lia)205
videos, laravel, template-engines
Flexible API Design: Create Hooks for Your PHP API Pipeline204
apis, hooks
What’s New in PHP 8.1: Features, Changes, Improvements, and More (kin)203
Writing Better Regular Expressions in PHP202
regex, readability
PHP in 2021 (bre)201
retrospectives
What Is Laravel? A Simple Explanation for Beginners200
laravel, frameworks
PHP Reimagined (bre)199
wish-lists
Form Validation With PHP198
forms, validation
Using “throw” as an Expression in PHP 8 (ami)197
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure (ana/css)196
html, pug
PHP 8: Before and After (bre)195
comparisons
Sending Emails in PHP With PHPMailer194
email, tooling
PHP Is A-OK for Templating (css)193
My PHP Wishlist (lia)192
wish-lists
What’s Next for Web Development? (jch)191
wordpress, javascript
Array Destructuring in PHP (bre)190
arrays
Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma)189
wordpress, optimization
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma)188
css, javascript, wordpress
Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code187
performance, tips-and-tricks
Your First PHP Code186
Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine185
template-engines, twig
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools184
quality, tooling
Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks183
frameworks, laravel, symfony, comparisons
How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra)182
how-tos, wordpress
Getting Started With PHP (swa)181
introductions, link-lists
Pay the Price for Open Source180
foss, licensing
Create Thumbnails With PHP (rik)179
images
A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7178
crash-courses, errors, debugging
PHP—the Wrong Way177
websites
Working With Databases in WordPress176
wordpress, databases
An in-Depth Look at CORS175
security, cors, javascript
Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More (swa)174
tooling, link-lists
PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along173
ruby, comparisons
Object Orientated Development With WordPress172
wordpress, oop
The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools171
accessibility, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text, notepad++
Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP170
github, webhooks
A Wave of Command Buses (mat)169
Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins168
tooling, debugging, automation, jenkins
What to Expect From Yii 2.0167
frameworks
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr/css)166
html, css, javascript
PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI165
ci-cd, tooling
Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results (swa)164
surveys, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text
One Solution to Responsive Images (sma)163
responsive-design, images, html
New Features in PHP 5.6 (swa)162
Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 (swa)161
frameworks, metrics, laravel, symfony
Understanding Forms in Drupal160
drupal, forms
Creating Temporary Files in PHP (arp)159
How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP158
how-tos, math
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)157
wordpress, caching, performance
Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken156
arrays, operators
Understanding Streams in PHP155
streaming
Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern154
complexity, software-design-patterns
MongoDB Indexing153
databases, mongodb
Better Understanding Random152
randomness
Base Converting and Binary Operators151
conversion, operators
Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions150
twig, inheritance
Generating One-Time Use URLs149
urls
Object-Oriented PHP (ons)148
oop
PHP Project Management147
project-management
HTTP Archive: Adding Flush146
flushing, performance
Using SSH and SFTP With PHP145
ssh, ftp
The Single Responsibility Principle144
principles, solid
The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma)143
guides, wordpress
The Open/Closed Principle142
principles, solid
Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities141
security, vulnerabilities
Building Your Own URL Shortener140
mysql, databases, functionality, urls
Compile PHP on Windows139
compiling, windows
Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer (vta)138
aws, dynamodb, databases, load-balancing
PHP: The Right Way137
websites, books, best-practices
5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets136
examples
Working With Files in PHP135
file-handling
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)134
wordpress, plugins, testing, javascript
Type Hinting in PHP133
PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? (cra)132
How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP (cra)131
how-tos, randomness
Bending XML to Your Will130
xml, parsing
Introduction to PHPDoc129
introductions, documentation
A Tour of php.ini128
10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma)127
wordpress, theming, optimization, tips-and-tricks
HTML Forms in HTML Emails (chr/css)126
html, forms, email
Defining and Using Functions in PHP125
functions
PHP Namespaces124
namespaces
Getting Started With PHP Templating (sma)123
introductions, template-engines, twig
Array Handling Functions122
arrays, functions
Introducing PHP Superglobals121
introductions
Introduction to PHP Arrays120
introductions, arrays
PHP Variables119
variables
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)118
wordpress, images, maintenance
Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed117
flushing, performance
Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker116
ruby, mixins, comparisons
How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones (cra)115
how-tos, mysql, databases
10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma)114
wordpress, plugins
Thoughts on PHP Sessions (jed)113
Using CSS Without HTML (mat)112
html, css, http-headers, http, minimalism
Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra)111
flushing, performance
Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… (cra)110
formatting, conventions
Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010109
frameworks, comparisons
PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier108
servers, nginx
PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web (cod/sma)107
Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP106
debugging, firebug, tooling
jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php (the)105
jquery, wordpress
Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (cod/sma)104
security, vulnerabilities, javascript
Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site (nza)103
html, images, traffic
Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier102
installing, windows
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)101
javascript, compression, gzip, wordpress, performance
How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics (cra)100
how-tos, fundamentals, namespaces
How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows (cra)99
how-tos, installing, windows
PHP Performance Tips98
performance, tips-and-tricks
Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP (chr/css)97
html, email
Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma)96
wordpress
A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP (tro)95
The Tiniest GIF Ever94
images, gif, base64
Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate)93
javascript, comparisons
Restful PHP Web Services92
books, web-services, rest
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools (sma)91
tooling, link-lists
PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony90
frameworks, symfony, comparisons
PHP Include From Root (chr/css)89
servers
DOM vs. Template (tro)88
dom, comparisons
Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration (tro)87
unicode, encoding
Improving the Default Directory View (chr/css)86
apache, servers
Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More…85
frameworks, zend
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)84
best-practices, programming
Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP (tro)83
tooling, link-lists
CSS Variables Using PHP (dav)82
css, variables
To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal/aja)81
extjs
What’s New in PHP 5.3?80
PHP Pretty Date (zac)79
time
Dealing With Dependencies (tro)78
dependencies
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!77
javascript, validation
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)76
programming
How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr/css)75
how-tos, redirecting, html, apache, servers
“phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability (jed)74
xss, vulnerabilities, security
The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails73
programming, ruby-on-rails
Hot PHP UTF-8 Tips72
unicode, tips-and-tricks
How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language?71
programming, comparisons, perl, ruby, python
AJAX Delete Confirmation70
forms, buttons, ajax, usability
Content Negotiation: Why It Is Useful, and How to Make It Work (oli/w3c)69
content-negotiation, internationalization, urls, servers
Top 7 PHP Security Blunders68
databases, sql, security
PHP and HTTP Making Friends67
http
HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets66
cheat-sheets, link-lists, html, xhtml, css, wordpress, databases, encoding, seo, servers, tooling
The Total Cost of Using PHP? (ore)65
economics
War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics (dal/aja)64
web, retrospectives, perl, java, ruby-on-rails, asp-net, javascript, flash, pdf, xaml, html
How Readable Is Your PHP?63
formatting, documentation
Generating Dynamic CSS With PHP (dig)62
css, http
Character Encodings and Input61
unicode, character-references, conformance
Ampersands, PHP Sessions, and Valid HTML (w3c)60
html, character-references, conformance
Permanent Redirect in PHP (ann)59
redirecting
PHP Predictions for 200558
outlooks
60,000 Lines of JavaScript57
javascript
Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms (bri/ali)56
usability, searching
What I Don’t Like About PHP55
Spot the Security Hole54
security
Dynamic Text Replacement (ali)53
image-replacement, techniques, javascript
PHP and “application/xhtml+xml” (ann)52
xhtml, mime-types
About PHP Usage51
Tidy HTML50
html, tooling
Serializing PHP Data Structures for JavaScript49
data-structures, javascript
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