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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Continuing to Move PHP Open Source Forward (jet)342
foss, jetbrains, phpstorm
WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration (css)341
wordpress
Milan Petrović on the Risks of Legacy PHP in WordPress and Why Upgrading Matters for Security (nat)340
podcasts, interviews, wordpress, security, maintenance
How to Provide a “Random Post” Feature With Eleventy and PHP (j9t)339
how-tos, eleventy, randomness, functionality
Who Will Maintain the Web When PHP’s Veterans Retire?338
maintenance
The New “clamp()” Function in PHP 8.6 (ami)337
functions
The PHP 8.5 Pipe Operator (“|>”): Useful, but Watch for These Gotchas336
operators
What’s New in PHP 8.5 (bre)335
Real Performance Benchmarks of PHP 8.5 vs. PHP 8.3 and Node.js334
performance, nodejs, comparisons
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)333
foss, jetbrains
New in PHP 8.5: Closures as Constant Expressions (chr)332
Everything That Is Coming in PHP 8.5 (ami)331
PHP vs. Node.js: Real Truth About Backend Development in 2025 (jay)330
nodejs, comparisons
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)329
phpstorm, code-editors, foss
Seamlessly Blend PHP With Node.js (mco+/pla)328
nodejs, packages
The Pipe Operator Is Coming to PHP 8.5 (ami)327
operators
PHP 8.4’s New “Dom\HTMLDocument” in Diffs (lia)326
Preventing N+1 Issues Globally in Laravel Using Auto Eager Loading (ami)325
laravel
Static PHP Builds via GitHub Actions (jos)324
github-actions
The New “withAttributes” Method for Relationships and Scopes in Laravel (ami)323
laravel
The State of PHP 2024 [Results] (jet)322
surveys, metrics, laravel, wordpress, symfony, phpstorm, vs-code, sublime-text, code-editors
Introducing Fusion: Write PHP Inside Vue and React Components (eri/lar)321
introductions, tooling, vuejs, react, components
Top PHP Alternative for Web Development?320
javascript, java, python, ruby, go, rust
Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel319
laravel
8 PHP Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know318
performance, tips-and-tricks, conditionals, caching
The PHP Foundation Turns Three (the)317
anniversaries
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges316
research, github, community, ai, programming, python, javascript, typescript, java, shells, go
Is It the End of Laravel?315
laravel, frameworks, trends
React on the Server Is Not PHP314
servers, react
cpx—the npx Counterpart of the PHP Ecosystem (ami)313
dependencies
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024 (red)312
programming, comparisons, javascript, python, java, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Look Out, Kids: PHP Is the New JavaScript (dav)311
javascript, laravel, frameworks
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)310
programming, comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, lua
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)309
programming, javascript, python, sql, shells, java, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme308
programming, comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, python
Let’s Build a Web Scraper in PHP and Python307
scraping, python
Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 (ami)306
hooks
Streaming HTML (chr/fro)305
html, streaming
What’s New in PHP 8.4 (ami)304
Tools to Make Your Developer Experience Better in PHP (ami)303
tooling, developer-experience, link-lists
Is PHP Still a Viable Choice in 2023?302
discussions
Checking the Type of a String in PHP (ami)301
strings
PHP Attributes in Laravel300
laravel, attributes
Skip PHPUnit Tests Conditionally in PHP (ami)299
testing
Whatever Happened to the Zend Framework (ami)298
frameworks, zend, history
An Introduction to the Laravel PHP Framework297
introductions, frameworks, laravel
Guide to Using Template Engines (Such as Twig) With PHP296
guides, template-engines, twig
PHP Isn’t That Bad, So Why the Hate? (pur)295
frameworks, myths
Things Considered Harmful (bre)294
laravel
Using PHP Arrays: A Guide for Beginners293
guides, arrays
Time Zone Conversion With PHP292
time, conversion
How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) (sta)291
how-tos, wordpress
Quick Tip: How to Cache Data in PHP290
how-tos, caching, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Handle Exceptions in PHP289
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, errors
Quick Tip: How to Trim Whitespace With PHP288
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, whitespace
PHP Wishlist: The Pipe Operator (seb)287
wish-lists
Quick Tip: How to Hash a Password in PHP286
how-tos, security, passwords, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP285
how-tos, variables, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Timezones in PHP284
how-tos, internationalization, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Error Reporting in PHP283
how-tos, errors, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Read a Local File With PHP282
how-tos, file-handling, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Filter Data With PHP281
how-tos, tips-and-tricks
Dockerize PHP App With Apache on HTTPS280
docker, apache, servers
Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress (man)279
typo3, wordpress, svelte, content-management
Best PHP Books for Beginners278
books, link-lists
PHP 8.2.0 Release Announcement277
PHP Type Declarations—A Guide for Beginners (ami)276
guides
Should You Use PHP (Laravel) in 2023275
laravel
The Best PHP Frameworks for 2022274
frameworks
The True Type in PHP 8.2 (ami)273
Converting PNG Images to WebP Using PHP (ami)272
conversion, images, png, webp
A Simple “clamp()” Function in PHP (ami)271
functions
Why I Still Love PHP and JavaScript After 20+ Years (mnl)270
javascript, retrospectives
Unpack Arrays Conditionally in PHP (ami)269
arrays
How to Upload an Image With PHP (rik)268
how-tos, images, file-handling
The Case for PHP Generics (bre)267
generics
PHP Sanitize Data266
sanitization
The Basics—Generics in PHP265
videos, fundamentals, generics
Introducing PHP: A Beginner’s Guide264
introductions, guides
PHP in 2022263
PHP 8 in a Nutshell (ami)262
books
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions261
programming, functions
PHP Date and Time Recipes (css)260
time
PHP 8.1 in 8 Code Blocks259
Laravel Blade Internals—PHP as a Templating Language (lia)258
videos, laravel, template-engines
Flexible API Design: Create Hooks for Your PHP API Pipeline257
apis, hooks
What’s New in PHP 8.1: Features, Changes, Improvements, and More (kin)256
Writing Better Regular Expressions in PHP255
regex, readability
PHP in 2021 (bre)254
retrospectives
What Is Laravel? A Simple Explanation for Beginners253
laravel, frameworks
PHP Reimagined (bre)252
wish-lists
Form Validation With PHP251
forms, validation
Using “throw” as an Expression in PHP 8 (ami)250
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure (ana/css)249
html, pug
PHP 8: Before and After (bre)248
comparisons
Sending Emails in PHP With PHPMailer247
email, tooling
PHP Is A-OK for Templating (css)246
My PHP Wishlist (lia)245
wish-lists
What’s Next for Web Development? (jch)244
wordpress, javascript
Array Destructuring in PHP (bre)243
arrays
Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma)242
wordpress, optimization
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma)241
css, javascript, wordpress
Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code240
performance, tips-and-tricks
Your First PHP Code239
Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine238
template-engines, twig
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools237
quality, tooling
Adding JSON Feed to Your Site (dre)236
json-feed, perch
Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks235
frameworks, laravel, symfony, comparisons
How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra)234
how-tos, wordpress
Getting Started With PHP (swa)233
introductions, link-lists
Moving From PHP (Laravel) to Go (dvk)232
migrating, laravel, go, performance, metrics
Pay the Price for Open Source231
foss, licensing
Create Thumbnails With PHP (rik)230
images
A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7229
crash-courses, errors, debugging
PHP—the Wrong Way228
websites
Working With Databases in WordPress227
wordpress, databases
An in-Depth Look at CORS226
security, cors, javascript
Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More (swa)225
tooling, link-lists
PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along224
ruby, comparisons
Object Orientated Development With WordPress223
wordpress, oop
The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools222
accessibility, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text, notepad++
Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP221
github, webhooks
A Wave of Command Buses (mat)220
Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins219
tooling, debugging, automation, jenkins
What to Expect From Yii 2.0218
frameworks
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr/css)217
html, css, javascript
PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI216
ci-cd, tooling
Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results (swa)215
surveys, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text
One Solution to Responsive Images (sma)214
responsive-design, images, html
New Features in PHP 5.6 (swa)213
Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 (swa)212
frameworks, metrics, laravel, symfony
Understanding Forms in Drupal211
drupal, forms
Creating Temporary Files in PHP (arp)210
How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP209
how-tos, math
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)208
wordpress, caching, performance
Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken207
arrays, operators
Understanding Streams in PHP (vta)206
streaming
Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern205
complexity, software-design-patterns
MongoDB Indexing204
databases, mongodb
Better Understanding Random203
randomness
Base Converting and Binary Operators202
conversion, operators
Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions201
twig, inheritance
Generating One-Time Use URLs200
urls
Object-Oriented PHP (ons)199
oop
PHP Project Management198
project-management
HTTP Archive: Adding Flush197
flushing, performance
Using SSH and SFTP With PHP196
ssh, ftp
The Single Responsibility Principle195
principles, solid
The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma)194
guides, wordpress
The Open/Closed Principle193
principles, solid
Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities192
security, vulnerabilities
Building Your Own URL Shortener191
mysql, databases, functionality, urls
Compile PHP on Windows190
compiling, windows
Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer (vta)189
aws, dynamodb, databases, load-balancing
PHP: The Right Way188
websites, books, best-practices
5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets187
examples
Working With Files in PHP186
file-handling
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)185
wordpress, plugins, testing, javascript
Type Hinting in PHP184
PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? (cra)183
How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP (cra)182
how-tos, randomness
Bending XML to Your Will181
xml, parsing
Introduction to PHPDoc180
introductions, documentation
A Tour of php.ini179
HTML Forms in HTML Emails (chr/css)178
html, forms, email
10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma)177
wordpress, theming, optimization, tips-and-tricks
Defining and Using Functions in PHP176
functions
PHP Namespaces175
namespaces
Getting Started With PHP Templating (sma)174
introductions, template-engines, twig
Array Handling Functions173
arrays, functions
Introducing PHP Superglobals172
introductions
Introduction to PHP Arrays171
introductions, arrays
PHP Variables170
variables
Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed169
flushing, performance
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)168
wordpress, images, maintenance
Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker167
ruby, mixins, comparisons
How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones (cra)166
how-tos, mysql, databases
10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma)165
wordpress, plugins
Thoughts on PHP Sessions (jed)164
Using CSS Without HTML (mat)163
html, css, http-headers, http, minimalism
Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra)162
flushing, performance
Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… (cra)161
formatting, conventions
Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010160
frameworks, comparisons
PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier159
servers, nginx
PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web (cod/sma)158
Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP157
debugging, firebug, tooling
jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php (the)156
jquery, wordpress
Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (cod/sma)155
security, vulnerabilities, javascript
Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site (nza)154
html, images, traffic
Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier153
installing, windows
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)152
javascript, compression, gzip, wordpress, performance
How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics (cra)151
how-tos, fundamentals, namespaces
How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows (cra)150
how-tos, installing, windows
PHP Performance Tips149
performance, tips-and-tricks
Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP (chr/css)148
html, email
Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma)147
wordpress
A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP (tro)146
The Tiniest GIF Ever145
images, gif, base64
Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate)144
javascript, comparisons
Restful PHP Web Services143
books, web-services, rest
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools (sma)142
tooling, link-lists
PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony141
frameworks, symfony, comparisons
PHP Include From Root (chr/css)140
servers
DOM vs. Template (tro)139
dom, comparisons
Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration (tro)138
unicode, encoding
Improving the Default Directory View (chr/css)137
apache, servers
Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More…136
frameworks, zend
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)135
best-practices, programming
Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP (tro)134
tooling, link-lists
CSS Variables Using PHP (dav)133
css, variables
To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal/aja)132
extjs
What’s New in PHP 5.3?131
PHP Pretty Date (zac)130
time
Dealing With Dependencies (tro)129
dependencies
Using PHP to Generate CSS128
css, code-generation
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!127
javascript, validation
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)126
programming
How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr/css)125
how-tos, redirecting, html, apache, servers
“phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability (jed)124
xss, vulnerabilities, security
10 PHP Frameworks Compared123
frameworks, zend, symfony, comparisons
XML Validation in PHP122
xml, conformance, validation
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