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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration (css)311
wordpress
Milan Petrović on the Risks of Legacy PHP in WordPress and Why Upgrading Matters for Security (nat)310
podcasts, interviews, wordpress, security, maintenance
How to Provide a “Random Post” Feature With Eleventy and PHP (j9t)309
how-tos, eleventy, randomness, functionality
Who Will Maintain the Web When PHP’s Veterans Retire?308
maintenance
The New “clamp()” Function in PHP 8.6 (ami)307
functions
The PHP 8.5 Pipe Operator (“|>”): Useful, but Watch for These Gotchas306
operators
What’s New in PHP 8.5 (bre)305
Real Performance Benchmarks of PHP 8.5 vs. PHP 8.3 and Node.js304
performance, nodejs, comparisons
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)303
foss, jetbrains
New in PHP 8.5: Closures as Constant Expressions (chr)302
Everything That Is Coming in PHP 8.5 (ami)301
PHP vs. Node.js: Real Truth About Backend Development in 2025 (jay)300
nodejs, comparisons
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)299
phpstorm, code-editors, foss
Seamlessly Blend PHP With Node.js (mco+/pla)298
nodejs, packages
The Pipe Operator Is Coming to PHP 8.5 (ami)297
operators
PHP 8.4’s New “Dom\HTMLDocument” in Diffs (lia)296
Preventing N+1 Issues Globally in Laravel Using Auto Eager Loading (ami)295
laravel
Static PHP Builds via GitHub Actions (jos)294
github-actions
The New “withAttributes” Method for Relationships and Scopes in Laravel (ami)293
laravel
The State of PHP 2024 [Results] (jet)292
surveys, metrics, laravel, wordpress, symfony, phpstorm, vs-code, sublime-text, code-editors
Introducing Fusion: Write PHP Inside Vue and React Components (eri/lar)291
introductions, tooling, vuejs, react, components
Top PHP Alternative for Web Development?290
javascript, java, python, ruby, go, rust
Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel289
laravel
8 PHP Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know288
performance, tips-and-tricks, conditionals, caching
The PHP Foundation Turns Three (the)287
anniversaries
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges286
research, github, community, ai, programming, python, javascript, typescript, java, shells, go
Is It the End of Laravel?285
laravel, frameworks, trends
React on the Server Is Not PHP284
servers, react
cpx—the npx Counterpart of the PHP Ecosystem (ami)283
dependencies
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024 (red)282
programming, comparisons, javascript, python, java, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Look Out, Kids: PHP Is the New JavaScript (dav)281
javascript, laravel, frameworks
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)280
programming, comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, lua
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)279
programming, javascript, python, sql, shells, java, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme278
programming, comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, python
Let’s Build a Web Scraper in PHP and Python277
scraping, python
Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 (ami)276
hooks
Streaming HTML (chr/fro)275
html, streaming
What’s New in PHP 8.4 (ami)274
Tools to Make Your Developer Experience Better in PHP (ami)273
tooling, developer-experience, link-lists
Is PHP Still a Viable Choice in 2023?272
discussions
Checking the Type of a String in PHP (ami)271
strings
PHP Attributes in Laravel270
laravel, attributes
Skip PHPUnit Tests Conditionally in PHP (ami)269
testing
Whatever Happened to the Zend Framework (ami)268
frameworks, zend, history
An Introduction to the Laravel PHP Framework267
introductions, frameworks, laravel
Guide to Using Template Engines (Such as Twig) With PHP266
guides, template-engines, twig
PHP Isn’t That Bad, So Why the Hate? (pur)265
frameworks, myths
Things Considered Harmful (bre)264
laravel
Using PHP Arrays: A Guide for Beginners263
guides, arrays
Time Zone Conversion With PHP262
time, conversion
How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) (sta)261
how-tos, wordpress
Quick Tip: How to Cache Data in PHP260
how-tos, caching, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Handle Exceptions in PHP259
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, errors
Quick Tip: How to Trim Whitespace With PHP258
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, whitespace
PHP Wishlist: The Pipe Operator (seb)257
wish-lists
Quick Tip: How to Hash a Password in PHP256
how-tos, security, passwords, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP255
how-tos, variables, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Timezones in PHP254
how-tos, internationalization, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Error Reporting in PHP253
how-tos, errors, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Read a Local File With PHP252
how-tos, file-handling, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Filter Data With PHP251
how-tos, tips-and-tricks
Dockerize PHP App With Apache on HTTPS250
docker, apache, servers
Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress (man)249
typo3, wordpress, svelte, content-management
Best PHP Books for Beginners248
books, link-lists
PHP 8.2.0 Release Announcement247
PHP Type Declarations—A Guide for Beginners (ami)246
guides
Should You Use PHP (Laravel) in 2023245
laravel
The Best PHP Frameworks for 2022244
frameworks
The True Type in PHP 8.2 (ami)243
Converting PNG Images to WebP Using PHP (ami)242
conversion, images, png, webp
A Simple “clamp()” Function in PHP (ami)241
functions
Why I Still Love PHP and JavaScript After 20+ Years (mnl)240
javascript, retrospectives
Unpack Arrays Conditionally in PHP (ami)239
arrays
How to Upload an Image With PHP (rik)238
how-tos, images, file-handling
The Case for PHP Generics (bre)237
generics
PHP Sanitize Data236
sanitization
The Basics—Generics in PHP235
videos, fundamentals, generics
Introducing PHP: A Beginner’s Guide234
introductions, guides
PHP in 2022233
PHP 8 in a Nutshell (ami)232
books
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions231
programming, functions
PHP Date and Time Recipes (css)230
time
PHP 8.1 in 8 Code Blocks229
Laravel Blade Internals—PHP as a Templating Language (lia)228
videos, laravel, template-engines
Flexible API Design: Create Hooks for Your PHP API Pipeline227
apis, hooks
What’s New in PHP 8.1: Features, Changes, Improvements, and More (kin)226
Writing Better Regular Expressions in PHP225
regex, readability
PHP in 2021 (bre)224
retrospectives
What Is Laravel? A Simple Explanation for Beginners223
laravel, frameworks
PHP Reimagined (bre)222
wish-lists
Form Validation With PHP221
forms, validation
Using “throw” as an Expression in PHP 8 (ami)220
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure (ana/css)219
html, pug
PHP 8: Before and After (bre)218
comparisons
Sending Emails in PHP With PHPMailer217
email, tooling
PHP Is A-OK for Templating (css)216
My PHP Wishlist (lia)215
wish-lists
What’s Next for Web Development? (jch)214
wordpress, javascript
Array Destructuring in PHP (bre)213
arrays
Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma)212
wordpress, optimization
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma)211
css, javascript, wordpress
Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code210
performance, tips-and-tricks
Your First PHP Code209
Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine208
template-engines, twig
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools207
quality, tooling
Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks206
frameworks, laravel, symfony, comparisons
How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra)205
how-tos, wordpress
Getting Started With PHP (swa)204
introductions, link-lists
Pay the Price for Open Source203
foss, licensing
Create Thumbnails With PHP (rik)202
images
A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7201
crash-courses, errors, debugging
PHP—the Wrong Way200
websites
Working With Databases in WordPress199
wordpress, databases
An in-Depth Look at CORS198
security, cors, javascript
Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More (swa)197
tooling, link-lists
PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along196
ruby, comparisons
Object Orientated Development With WordPress195
wordpress, oop
The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools194
accessibility, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text, notepad++
Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP193
github, webhooks
A Wave of Command Buses (mat)192
Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins191
tooling, debugging, automation, jenkins
What to Expect From Yii 2.0190
frameworks
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr/css)189
html, css, javascript
PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI188
ci-cd, tooling
Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results (swa)187
surveys, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text
One Solution to Responsive Images (sma)186
responsive-design, images, html
New Features in PHP 5.6 (swa)185
Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 (swa)184
frameworks, metrics, laravel, symfony
Understanding Forms in Drupal183
drupal, forms
Creating Temporary Files in PHP (arp)182
How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP181
how-tos, math
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)180
wordpress, caching, performance
Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken179
arrays, operators
Understanding Streams in PHP178
streaming
Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern177
complexity, software-design-patterns
MongoDB Indexing176
databases, mongodb
Better Understanding Random175
randomness
Base Converting and Binary Operators174
conversion, operators
Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions173
twig, inheritance
Generating One-Time Use URLs172
urls
Object-Oriented PHP (ons)171
oop
PHP Project Management170
project-management
HTTP Archive: Adding Flush169
flushing, performance
Using SSH and SFTP With PHP168
ssh, ftp
The Single Responsibility Principle167
principles, solid
The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma)166
guides, wordpress
The Open/Closed Principle165
principles, solid
Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities164
security, vulnerabilities
Building Your Own URL Shortener163
mysql, databases, functionality, urls
Compile PHP on Windows162
compiling, windows
Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer (vta)161
aws, dynamodb, databases, load-balancing
PHP: The Right Way160
websites, books, best-practices
5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets159
examples
Working With Files in PHP158
file-handling
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)157
wordpress, plugins, testing, javascript
Type Hinting in PHP156
PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? (cra)155
How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP (cra)154
how-tos, randomness
Bending XML to Your Will153
xml, parsing
Introduction to PHPDoc152
introductions, documentation
A Tour of php.ini151
HTML Forms in HTML Emails (chr/css)150
html, forms, email
10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma)149
wordpress, theming, optimization, tips-and-tricks
Defining and Using Functions in PHP148
functions
PHP Namespaces147
namespaces
Getting Started With PHP Templating (sma)146
introductions, template-engines, twig
Array Handling Functions145
arrays, functions
Introducing PHP Superglobals144
introductions
Introduction to PHP Arrays143
introductions, arrays
PHP Variables142
variables
Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed141
flushing, performance
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)140
wordpress, images, maintenance
Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker139
ruby, mixins, comparisons
How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones (cra)138
how-tos, mysql, databases
10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma)137
wordpress, plugins
Thoughts on PHP Sessions (jed)136
Using CSS Without HTML (mat)135
html, css, http-headers, http, minimalism
Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra)134
flushing, performance
Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… (cra)133
formatting, conventions
Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010132
frameworks, comparisons
PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier131
servers, nginx
PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web (cod/sma)130
Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP129
debugging, firebug, tooling
jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php (the)128
jquery, wordpress
Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (cod/sma)127
security, vulnerabilities, javascript
Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site (nza)126
html, images, traffic
Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier125
installing, windows
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)124
javascript, compression, gzip, wordpress, performance
How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics (cra)123
how-tos, fundamentals, namespaces
How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows (cra)122
how-tos, installing, windows
PHP Performance Tips121
performance, tips-and-tricks
Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP (chr/css)120
html, email
Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma)119
wordpress
A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP (tro)118
The Tiniest GIF Ever117
images, gif, base64
Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate)116
javascript, comparisons
Restful PHP Web Services115
books, web-services, rest
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools (sma)114
tooling, link-lists
PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony113
frameworks, symfony, comparisons
PHP Include From Root (chr/css)112
servers
DOM vs. Template (tro)111
dom, comparisons
Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration (tro)110
unicode, encoding
Improving the Default Directory View (chr/css)109
apache, servers
Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More…108
frameworks, zend
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)107
best-practices, programming
Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP (tro)106
tooling, link-lists
CSS Variables Using PHP (dav)105
css, variables
To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal/aja)104
extjs
What’s New in PHP 5.3?103
PHP Pretty Date (zac)102
time
Dealing With Dependencies (tro)101
dependencies
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!100
javascript, validation
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)99
programming
How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr/css)98
how-tos, redirecting, html, apache, servers
“phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability (jed)97
xss, vulnerabilities, security
The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails (mat)96
programming, ruby-on-rails
Hot PHP UTF-8 Tips95
unicode, tips-and-tricks
How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language?94
programming, comparisons, perl, ruby, python
AJAX Delete Confirmation93
forms, buttons, ajax, usability
Content Negotiation: Why It Is Useful, and How to Make It Work (oli/w3c)92
content-negotiation, internationalization, urls, servers
Top 7 PHP Security Blunders91
databases, sql, security
PHP and HTTP Making Friends90
http
HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets89
cheat-sheets, link-lists, html, xhtml, css, wordpress, databases, encoding, seo, servers, tooling
The Total Cost of Using PHP? (ore)88
economics
War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics (dal/aja)87
web, retrospectives, perl, java, ruby-on-rails, asp-net, javascript, flash, pdf, xaml, html
How Readable Is Your PHP?86
formatting, documentation
The Voice of Reason in PHP85
Mastering Regular Expressions in PHP84
regex
Planning PHP Projects83
tutorials, project-management
CSS Constants (cod)82
css, variables
Generating Dynamic CSS With PHP (dig)81
css, http
PHP Cheat Sheet80
cheat-sheets
Character Encodings and Input79
unicode, character-references, conformance
Ampersands, PHP Sessions, and Valid HTML (w3c)78
html, character-references, conformance
Easy-Peasy PHP (dig)77
examples
IBM Throws Its Weight Behind PHP76
ibm, zend
PHP Security Consortium75
websites, security
Reconsidering PHP Variables74
variables
Permanent Redirect in PHP (ann)73
redirecting
PHP Predictions for 200572
outlooks
60,000 Lines of JavaScript71
javascript
Track Your Visitors, Using PHP70
analytics, logging, functionality
PHPitfalls: Five Beginner Mistakes to Avoid (dig)69
mistakes
Introducing PHP 5’s Standard Library68
introductions, libraries
PHP Debugging Basics67
fundamentals, debugging
Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms (bri/ali)66
usability, searching
What I Don’t Like About PHP65
Setting Up a PHP 5 Development Environment With Apache 2 and MySQL 4.1.364
apache, servers, mysql, databases, installing
PHP Trouble63
security
Writing Secure PHP62
security, variables, sql, file-handling
Spot the Security Hole61
security
High Performance, High Scalability PHP Is a Lie60
performance, scalability
Dynamic Text Replacement (ali)59
image-replacement, techniques, javascript
PHP and “application/xhtml+xml” (ann)58
xhtml, mime-types
PHP Security Mistakes57
security, mistakes
Writing Clean and Efficient PHP Code56
efficiency, maintainability, loops, objects
About PHP Usage55
Tidy HTML54
html, tooling
Migrating From PHP 4 to PHP 5 (der)53
slides, migrating
Serializing PHP Data Structures for JavaScript52
data-structures, javascript
User-Friendly Form Validation With PHP and CSS51
forms, validation, css
PHP for Designers (pho)50
design
Implement Bayesian Inference Using PHP49
math
Is Configuration With Arrays a Bad Smell?48
configuration, arrays
Making Usage Statistics in PHP47
mysql, databases, analytics, functionality
Lazy PHP46
PHP Coding Guidelines45
guidelines, conventions, formatting, naming
Keeping Navigation Current With PHP (ali)44
navigation
XML in PHP5: An In-Depth Look Into Advanced XML Features (chr)43
slides, xml
Random Image Rotation (ali)42
images
Generate PDFs With PHP41
pdf, code-generation
Session Management in PHP40
[PHP] Introduction39
tutorials, introductions
File and Directory Manipulation in PHP38
file-handling
Introduction to Interceptors: Implementing Delegation (seb)37
introductions
PHP Security36
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)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