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Jan 7, 2025 240 javascript , java , python , ruby , go , rust Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel Dec 10, 2024 239 laravel 8 PHP Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know Nov 29, 2024 238 performance , tips-and-tricks , conditionals , caching The PHP Foundation Turns Three the )Nov 22, 2024 237 anniversaries Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges Oct 29, 2024 236 research , github , community , ai , programming , python , javascript , typescript , java , shells , go Is It the End of Laravel? Oct 22, 2024 235 laravel , frameworks , trends React on the Server Is Not PHP Oct 4, 2024 234 servers , react cpx—the npx Counterpart of the PHP Ecosystem ami )Oct 3, 2024 233 dependencies The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024 Sep 12, 2024 232 programming , comparisons , javascript , python , java , typescript , css , ruby , go , shells , rust , dart Look Out, Kids: PHP Is the New JavaScript dav )Sep 6, 2024 231 javascript , laravel , frameworks The Top Programming Languages 2024 iee )Aug 22, 2024 230 programming , comparisons , python , java , javascript , typescript , sql , go , html , lua UUIDv7 in 22 Languages ant )Jun 15, 2024 229 programming , javascript , python , sql , shells , java , go , rust , ruby , lua , dart , perl , clojure Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme Jun 7, 2024 228 programming , comparisons , rust , go , javascript , lua , dart , java , ruby , python Let’s Build a Web Scraper in PHP and Python May 8, 2024 227 scraping , python Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 ami )Apr 17, 2024 226 hooks Streaming HTML chr /fro )Mar 11, 2024 225 html , streaming What’s New in PHP 8.4 ami )Jan 8, 2024 224 Tools to Make Your Developer Experience Better in PHP ami )Dec 29, 2023 223 tooling , developer-experience , link-lists Is PHP Still a Viable Choice in 2023? Dec 7, 2023 222 discussions Checking the Type of a String in PHP ami )Nov 27, 2023 221 strings PHP Attributes in Laravel Nov 21, 2023 220 laravel , attributes Skip PHPUnit Tests Conditionally in PHP ami )Nov 18, 2023 219 testing Whatever Happened to the Zend Framework ami )Oct 4, 2023 218 frameworks , history An Introduction to the Laravel PHP Framework Aug 31, 2023 217 introductions , frameworks , laravel Guide to Using Template Engines (Such as Twig) With PHP Aug 30, 2023 216 guides , template-engines , twig PHP Isn’t That Bad, So Why the Hate? pur )Aug 1, 2023 215 frameworks , myths Things Considered Harmful bre )May 2, 2023 214 laravel Using PHP Arrays: A Guide for Beginners Mar 29, 2023 213 guides , arrays Time Zone Conversion With PHP Mar 19, 2023 212 time , conversion How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) sta )Mar 8, 2023 211 how-tos , wordpress Quick Tip: How to Cache Data in PHP Mar 7, 2023 210 how-tos , caching , tips-and-tricks Quick Tip: How to Handle Exceptions in PHP Feb 28, 2023 209 how-tos , tips-and-tricks , errors Quick Tip: How to Trim Whitespace With PHP Feb 21, 2023 208 how-tos , tips-and-tricks , whitespace PHP Wishlist: The Pipe Operator seb )Feb 16, 2023 207 wish-lists Quick Tip: How to Hash a Password in PHP Feb 14, 2023 206 how-tos , security , passwords , tips-and-tricks Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP Feb 7, 2023 205 how-tos , variables , tips-and-tricks Quick Tip: How to Manage Timezones in PHP Feb 1, 2023 204 how-tos , internationalization , tips-and-tricks Quick Tip: How to Manage Error Reporting in PHP Jan 25, 2023 203 how-tos , errors , tips-and-tricks Quick Tip: How to Read a Local File With PHP Jan 17, 2023 202 how-tos , file-handling , tips-and-tricks Quick Tip: How to Filter Data With PHP Jan 10, 2023 201 how-tos , tips-and-tricks Dockerize PHP App With Apache on HTTPS Dec 20, 2022 200 docker , apache , servers Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress man )Dec 10, 2022 199 typo3 , wordpress , svelte , content-management PHP 8.2.0 Release Announcement Dec 8, 2022 198 Best PHP Books for Beginners Dec 8, 2022 197 books , link-lists PHP Type Declarations—A Guide for Beginners ami )Dec 4, 2022 196 guides Should You Use PHP (Laravel) in 2023 Nov 14, 2022 195 laravel The Best PHP Frameworks for 2022 Nov 3, 2022 194 frameworks The True Type in PHP 8.2 ami )Oct 18, 2022 193 Converting PNG Images to WebP Using PHP ami )Sep 10, 2022 192 conversion , images , png , webp A Simple “clamp()” Function in PHP ami )Aug 21, 2022 191 functions Why I Still Love PHP and JavaScript After 20+ Years mnl )Aug 1, 2022 190 javascript , retrospectives Unpack Arrays Conditionally in PHP ami )May 16, 2022 189 arrays How to Upload an Image With PHP rik )May 9, 2022 188 how-tos , images , file-handling The Case for PHP Generics bre )Mar 25, 2022 187 generics PHP Sanitize Data Mar 21, 2022 186 sanitization The Basics—Generics in PHP Mar 4, 2022 185 videos , fundamentals , generics Introducing PHP: A Beginner’s Guide Feb 11, 2022 184 introductions , guides PHP in 2022 Jan 11, 2022 183 PHP 8 in a Nutshell ami )Dec 20, 2021 182 books Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions Nov 23, 2021 181 programming , functions PHP Date and Time Recipes css )Nov 18, 2021 180 time PHP 8.1 in 8 Code Blocks Nov 7, 2021 179 Laravel Blade Internals—PHP as a Templating Language lia )Sep 13, 2021 178 videos , laravel , template-engines Flexible API Design: Create Hooks for Your PHP API Pipeline Sep 8, 2021 177 apis , hooks What’s New in PHP 8.1: Features, Changes, Improvements, and More kin )Sep 7, 2021 176 Writing Better Regular Expressions in PHP May 26, 2021 175 regex , readability PHP in 2021 bre )Apr 15, 2021 174 retrospectives What Is Laravel? A Simple Explanation for Beginners Mar 13, 2021 173 laravel , frameworks PHP Reimagined bre )Jan 13, 2021 172 wish-lists Form Validation With PHP Jan 1, 2021 171 forms , validation Using “throw” as an Expression in PHP 8 ami )Dec 23, 2020 170 Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure ana /css )Oct 20, 2020 169 html , pug PHP 8: Before and After bre )Jul 20, 2020 168 comparisons Sending Emails in PHP With PHPMailer Jun 16, 2020 167 email , tooling PHP Is A-OK for Templating css )Feb 4, 2020 166 My PHP Wishlist lia )Jun 21, 2019 165 wish-lists What’s Next for Web Development? jch )Apr 8, 2019 164 wordpress , javascript Array Destructuring in PHP bre )Apr 1, 2019 163 arrays Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP sma )Feb 22, 2019 162 wordpress , optimization Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code sma )Nov 26, 2018 161 css , javascript , wordpress Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code Jun 26, 2018 160 performance , tips-and-tricks Your First PHP Code Oct 31, 2017 159 Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine Jul 30, 2017 158 template-engines , twig 8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools Jun 30, 2017 157 quality , tooling Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks Jun 2, 2017 156 frameworks , laravel , symfony , comparisons How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors cra )May 15, 2017 155 how-tos , wordpress Getting Started With PHP swa )May 13, 2017 154 introductions , link-lists Pay the Price for Open Source Nov 23, 2016 153 foss , licensing Create Thumbnails With PHP rik )Nov 3, 2016 152 images A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7 Oct 31, 2016 151 crash-courses , errors , debugging PHP—the Wrong Way Aug 19, 2016 150 websites Working With Databases in WordPress Jan 20, 2016 149 wordpress , databases An in-Depth Look at CORS Dec 17, 2015 148 security , cors , javascript Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More swa )Dec 3, 2015 147 tooling , link-lists PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along Nov 20, 2015 146 ruby , comparisons Object Orientated Development With WordPress Sep 7, 2015 145 wordpress , oop The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools Jul 31, 2015 144 accessibility , code-editors , jetbrains , phpstorm , sublime-text , notepad++ Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP Apr 6, 2015 143 github , webhooks A Wave of Command Buses mat )Jan 7, 2015 142 Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins Dec 4, 2014 141 tooling , debugging , automation , jenkins What to Expect From Yii 2.0 Sep 20, 2014 140 frameworks Web Technologies Hanging Out Together chr /css )Jun 24, 2014 139 html , css , javascript PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI May 12, 2014 138 ci-cd , tooling Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results swa )Mar 22, 2014 137 surveys , code-editors , jetbrains , phpstorm , sublime-text One Solution to Responsive Images sma )Feb 3, 2014 136 responsive-design , images , html New Features in PHP 5.6 swa )Jan 11, 2014 135 Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 swa )Dec 28, 2013 134 frameworks , metrics , laravel , symfony Understanding Forms in Drupal Dec 16, 2013 133 drupal , forms Creating Temporary Files in PHP arp )Dec 5, 2013 132 How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP Nov 18, 2013 131 how-tos , math WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited css )Sep 5, 2013 130 wordpress , caching , performance Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken Jun 28, 2013 129 arrays , operators Understanding Streams in PHP Jun 24, 2013 128 streaming Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern Jun 10, 2013 127 complexity , software-design-patterns MongoDB Indexing May 3, 2013 126 databases , mongodb Better Understanding Random Apr 26, 2013 125 randomness Base Converting and Binary Operators Apr 17, 2013 124 conversion , operators Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions Apr 15, 2013 123 twig , inheritance Generating One-Time Use URLs Apr 9, 2013 122 urls Object-Oriented PHP ons )Mar 28, 2013 121 oop PHP Project Management Mar 20, 2013 120 project-management HTTP Archive: Adding Flush Jan 31, 2013 119 flushing , performance Using SSH and SFTP With PHP Jan 9, 2013 118 ssh , ftp The Single Responsibility Principle Nov 21, 2012 117 principles , solid The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types sma )Nov 8, 2012 116 guides , wordpress The Open/Closed Principle Nov 7, 2012 115 principles , solid Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities Oct 15, 2012 114 security , vulnerabilities Building Your Own URL Shortener Sep 21, 2012 113 mysql , databases , functionality , urls Compile PHP on Windows Sep 19, 2012 112 compiling , windows Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer vta )Aug 27, 2012 111 aws , dynamodb , databases , load-balancing PHP: The Right Way Jul 8, 2012 110 websites , books , best-practices 5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets Jun 29, 2012 109 examples Working With Files in PHP Apr 23, 2012 108 file-handling Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins sma )Mar 7, 2012 107 wordpress , plugins , testing , javascript Type Hinting in PHP Mar 5, 2012 106 PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? cra )Mar 5, 2012 105 How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP cra )Feb 8, 2012 104 how-tos , randomness Bending XML to Your Will Jan 25, 2012 103 xml , parsing Introduction to PHPDoc Jan 9, 2012 102 introductions , documentation A Tour of php.ini Dec 9, 2011 101 10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme sma )Dec 7, 2011 100 wordpress , theming , optimization , tips-and-tricks HTML Forms in HTML Emails chr /css )Dec 7, 2011 99 html , forms , email Defining and Using Functions in PHP Nov 30, 2011 98 functions PHP Namespaces Oct 19, 2011 97 namespaces Getting Started With PHP Templating sma )Oct 17, 2011 96 introductions , template-engines , twig Array Handling Functions Oct 10, 2011 95 arrays , functions Introducing PHP Superglobals Sep 30, 2011 94 introductions Introduction to PHP Arrays Sep 19, 2011 93 introductions , arrays PHP Variables Sep 12, 2011 92 variables Better Image Management With WordPress sma )May 26, 2011 91 wordpress , images , maintenance Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed May 26, 2011 90 flushing , performance Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker Apr 27, 2011 89 ruby , mixins , comparisons How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones cra )Apr 19, 2011 88 how-tos , mysql , databases 10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know sma )Mar 8, 2011 87 wordpress , plugins Thoughts on PHP Sessions jed )Jan 19, 2011 86 Using CSS Without HTML mat )Dec 14, 2010 85 html , css , http-headers , http , minimalism Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing cra )Oct 29, 2010 84 flushing , performance Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… cra )Oct 15, 2010 83 formatting , conventions Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010 Sep 16, 2010 82 frameworks , comparisons PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier May 4, 2010 81 servers , nginx PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web cod /sma )Apr 15, 2010 80 Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP Feb 9, 2010 79 debugging , firebug , tooling jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php the )Jan 19, 2010 78 jquery , wordpress Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? cod /sma )Jan 14, 2010 77 security , vulnerabilities , javascript Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site nza )Nov 30, 2009 76 html , images , traffic Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier Nov 5, 2009 75 installing , microsoft , windows JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts lyz /clo )Sep 17, 2009 74 javascript , compression , gzip , wordpress , performance How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics cra )Jul 13, 2009 73 how-tos , fundamentals , namespaces How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows cra )Jul 7, 2009 72 how-tos , installing , microsoft , windows PHP Performance Tips goo )Jun 23, 2009 71 performance , tips-and-tricks Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP chr /css )Jun 8, 2009 70 html , email Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress sma )May 13, 2009 69 wordpress A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP tro )May 11, 2009 68 The Tiniest GIF Ever Mar 15, 2009 67 images , gif , base64 Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP ate )Mar 10, 2009 66 javascript , comparisons Restful PHP Web Services Feb 23, 2009 65 books , web-services , rest 50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools sma )Jan 21, 2009 64 tooling , link-lists PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony Dec 30, 2008 63 frameworks , symfony , comparisons PHP Include From Root chr /css )Dec 19, 2008 62 servers DOM vs. Template tro )Sep 25, 2008 61 dom , comparisons Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration tro )Sep 10, 2008 60 unicode , encoding Improving the Default Directory View chr /css )Sep 3, 2008 59 apache , servers Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More… Sep 2, 2008 58 frameworks Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code dal /aja )Jul 18, 2008 57 best-practices , programming Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP tro )May 13, 2008 56 tooling , link-lists CSS Variables Using PHP dav )Apr 28, 2008 55 css , variables To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? dal /aja )Mar 6, 2008 54 extjs What’s New in PHP 5.3? Feb 13, 2008 53 PHP Pretty Date zac )Feb 10, 2008 52 time Dealing With Dependencies tro )Feb 4, 2008 51 dependencies JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation! Dec 28, 2007 50 javascript , validation The State of Functional Programming in PHP tro )Dec 15, 2007 49 programming How to Redirect index.html to index.php chr /css )Dec 10, 2007 48 how-tos , redirecting , html , apache , servers “phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability jed )Mar 4, 2007 47 xss , vulnerabilities , security The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails Oct 9, 2006 46 programming , ruby-on-rails Hot PHP UTF-8 Tips Aug 10, 2006 45 unicode , tips-and-tricks How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language? Jul 27, 2006 44 programming , comparisons , perl , ruby , python AJAX Delete Confirmation Mar 23, 2006 43 forms , buttons , ajax , usability Content Negotiation: Why It Is Useful, and How to Make It Work oli /w3c )Feb 21, 2006 42 content-negotiation , internationalization , urls , servers Top 7 PHP Security Blunders Dec 21, 2005 41 databases , sql , security PHP and HTTP Making Friends Nov 7, 2005 40 http HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets Oct 10, 2005 39 cheat-sheets , link-lists , html , xhtml , css , wordpress , databases , encoding , seo , servers , tooling The Total Cost of Using PHP? ore )Sep 30, 2005 38 economics War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics dal /aja )Sep 26, 2005 37 web , retrospectives , perl , java , ruby-on-rails , asp-net , javascript , flash , pdf , xaml , html How Readable Is Your PHP? Aug 25, 2005 36 formatting , documentation Generating Dynamic CSS With PHP dig )Apr 28, 2005 35 css , http Character Encodings and Input Apr 19, 2005 34 unicode , character-references , conformance Ampersands, PHP Sessions, and Valid HTML w3c )Apr 15, 2005 33 html , character-references , conformance Permanent Redirect in PHP ann )Jan 2, 2005 32 redirecting PHP Predictions for 2005 Dec 30, 2004 31 outlooks 60,000 Lines of JavaScript Nov 22, 2004 30 javascript Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms bri /ali )Aug 10, 2004 29 usability , searching What I Don’t Like About PHP Aug 6, 2004 28 Spot the Security Hole Jul 3, 2004 27 security Dynamic Text Replacement ali )Jun 15, 2004 26 image-replacement , techniques , javascript PHP and “application/xhtml+xml” ann )Jun 14, 2004 25 xhtml , mime-types About PHP Usage May 18, 2004 24 Tidy HTML May 10, 2004 23 html , tooling Serializing PHP Data Structures for JavaScript Apr 22, 2004 22 data-structures , javascript Is Configuration With Arrays a Bad Smell? Feb 20, 2004 21 configuration , arrays Lazy PHP Feb 6, 2004 20 Keeping Navigation Current With PHP ali )Nov 7, 2003 19 navigation Generate PDFs With PHP Oct 1, 2003 18 pdf , code-generation MIME-Types ann )Jul 9, 2003 17 mime-types , xhtml Internationalization and Localization With PHP ore )Nov 28, 2002 16 internationalization , localization PHP Intro to Objects and Classes Nov 26, 2002 15 introductions , objects , oop Using Amazon Web Services With PHP and SOAP Nov 13, 2002 14 aws PHP and Working With Databases (for the Lazy Sod) Oct 22, 2002 13 databases Build a PHP Switcher ali )Oct 13, 2002 12 css , javascript , theming , functionality Using a MySQL Database With PHP Sep 24, 2002 11 databases , mysql Side Navigation With PHP zen )Aug 20, 2002 10 navigation , functionality , arrays Manage Your Content With PHP ali )Aug 9, 2002 9 content-management Build Your Own Web Service With PHP and XML-RPC Jul 16, 2002 8 web-services , xml XML and PHP Jun 6, 2002 7 books , xml HTML Syntax Checker in PHP hsi )Jan 30, 2002 6 html , conformance , tooling How to Succeed With URLs ali )Oct 12, 2001 5 how-tos , urls , usability , servers , apache Search Engine-Friendly URLs Aug 10, 2001 4 urls , seo , servers , apache PHP by Example Dec 1, 2000 3 examples Apache HTTP Authentication With PHP sen )Nov 1, 2000 2 servers , apache , http , authentication HTML to PHP Converter 1 tools , exploration , conversion , html 