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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Continuing to Move PHP Open Source Forward (jet)353
foss, jetbrains, phpstorm
WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration (css)352
wordpress
Milan Petrović on the Risks of Legacy PHP in WordPress and Why Upgrading Matters for Security (nat)351
podcasts, interviews, wordpress, security, maintenance
How to Provide a “Random Post” Feature With Eleventy and PHP (j9t)350
how-tos, eleventy, randomness, functionality
Who Will Maintain the Web When PHP’s Veterans Retire?349
maintenance
The New “clamp()” Function in PHP 8.6 (ami)348
functions
The PHP 8.5 Pipe Operator (“|>”): Useful, but Watch for These Gotchas347
operators
What’s New in PHP 8.5 (bre)346
Real Performance Benchmarks of PHP 8.5 vs. PHP 8.3 and Node.js345
performance, nodejs, comparisons
Moving PHP Open Source Forward (jet)344
foss, jetbrains
New in PHP 8.5: Closures as Constant Expressions (chr)343
Everything That Is Coming in PHP 8.5 (ami)342
PHP vs. Node.js: Real Truth About Backend Development in 2025 (jay)341
nodejs, comparisons
How PhpStorm Helps Maintain PHP Open-Source Projects: Interviews and Real-World Examples (jet)340
phpstorm, code-editors, foss
Seamlessly Blend PHP With Node.js (mco+/pla)339
nodejs, packages
The Pipe Operator Is Coming to PHP 8.5 (ami)338
operators
PHP 8.4’s New “Dom\HTMLDocument” in Diffs (lia)337
Preventing N+1 Issues Globally in Laravel Using Auto Eager Loading (ami)336
laravel
Static PHP Builds via GitHub Actions (jos)335
github-actions
The New “withAttributes” Method for Relationships and Scopes in Laravel (ami)334
laravel
The State of PHP 2024 [Results] (jet)333
surveys, metrics, laravel, wordpress, symfony, phpstorm, vs-code, sublime-text, code-editors
Introducing Fusion: Write PHP Inside Vue and React Components (eri/lar)332
introductions, tooling, vuejs, react, components
Top PHP Alternative for Web Development?331
javascript, java, python, ruby, go, rust
Why You Should Use Laravel: Benefits of Laravel330
laravel
8 PHP Performance Tips Every Developer Should Know329
performance, tips-and-tricks, conditionals, caching
The PHP Foundation Turns Three (the)328
anniversaries
Octoverse: AI Leads Python to Top Language as the Number of Global Developers Surges327
research, github, community, ai, programming, python, javascript, typescript, java, shells, go
Is It the End of Laravel?326
laravel, frameworks, trends
React on the Server Is Not PHP325
servers, react
cpx—the npx Counterpart of the PHP Ecosystem (ami)324
dependencies
The Redmonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2024 (red)323
programming, comparisons, javascript, python, java, typescript, css, ruby, go, shells, rust, dart
Look Out, Kids: PHP Is the New JavaScript (dav)322
javascript, laravel, frameworks
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)321
programming, comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, html, lua
UUIDv7 in 22 Languages (ant)320
programming, javascript, python, sql, shells, java, go, rust, ruby, lua, dart, perl, clojure
Rust Growing Fastest, but JavaScript Reigns Supreme319
programming, comparisons, rust, go, javascript, lua, dart, java, ruby, python
Let’s Build a Web Scraper in PHP and Python318
scraping, python
Property Hooks Are Coming in PHP 8.4 (ami)317
hooks
Streaming HTML (chr/fro)316
html, streaming
What’s New in PHP 8.4 (ami)315
Tools to Make Your Developer Experience Better in PHP (ami)314
tooling, developer-experience, link-lists
Is PHP Still a Viable Choice in 2023?313
discussions
Checking the Type of a String in PHP (ami)312
strings
PHP Attributes in Laravel311
laravel, attributes
Skip PHPUnit Tests Conditionally in PHP (ami)310
testing
Whatever Happened to the Zend Framework (ami)309
frameworks, zend, history
An Introduction to the Laravel PHP Framework308
introductions, frameworks, laravel
Guide to Using Template Engines (Such as Twig) With PHP307
guides, template-engines, twig
PHP Isn’t That Bad, So Why the Hate? (pur)306
frameworks, myths
Things Considered Harmful (bre)305
laravel
Using PHP Arrays: A Guide for Beginners304
guides, arrays
Time Zone Conversion With PHP303
time, conversion
How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) (sta)302
how-tos, wordpress
Quick Tip: How to Cache Data in PHP301
how-tos, caching, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Handle Exceptions in PHP300
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, errors
Quick Tip: How to Trim Whitespace With PHP299
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, whitespace
PHP Wishlist: The Pipe Operator (seb)298
wish-lists
Quick Tip: How to Hash a Password in PHP297
how-tos, security, passwords, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Check if a Variable Is Set in PHP296
how-tos, variables, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Timezones in PHP295
how-tos, internationalization, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Manage Error Reporting in PHP294
how-tos, errors, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Read a Local File With PHP293
how-tos, file-handling, tips-and-tricks
Quick Tip: How to Filter Data With PHP292
how-tos, tips-and-tricks
Dockerize PHP App With Apache on HTTPS291
docker, apache, servers
Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress (man)290
typo3, wordpress, svelte, content-management
Best PHP Books for Beginners289
books, link-lists
PHP 8.2.0 Release Announcement288
PHP Type Declarations—A Guide for Beginners (ami)287
guides
Should You Use PHP (Laravel) in 2023286
laravel
The Best PHP Frameworks for 2022285
frameworks
The True Type in PHP 8.2 (ami)284
Converting PNG Images to WebP Using PHP (ami)283
conversion, images, png, webp
A Simple “clamp()” Function in PHP (ami)282
functions
Why I Still Love PHP and JavaScript After 20+ Years (mnl)281
javascript, retrospectives
Unpack Arrays Conditionally in PHP (ami)280
arrays
How to Upload an Image With PHP (rik)279
how-tos, images, file-handling
The Case for PHP Generics (bre)278
generics
PHP Sanitize Data277
sanitization
The Basics—Generics in PHP276
videos, fundamentals, generics
Introducing PHP: A Beginner’s Guide275
introductions, guides
PHP in 2022274
PHP 8 in a Nutshell (ami)273
books
Functional Programming in PHP: Higher-Order Functions272
programming, functions
PHP Date and Time Recipes (css)271
time
PHP 8.1 in 8 Code Blocks270
Laravel Blade Internals—PHP as a Templating Language (lia)269
videos, laravel, template-engines
Flexible API Design: Create Hooks for Your PHP API Pipeline268
apis, hooks
What’s New in PHP 8.1: Features, Changes, Improvements, and More (kin)267
Writing Better Regular Expressions in PHP266
regex, readability
PHP in 2021 (bre)265
retrospectives
What Is Laravel? A Simple Explanation for Beginners264
laravel, frameworks
PHP Reimagined (bre)263
wish-lists
Form Validation With PHP262
forms, validation
Using “throw” as an Expression in PHP 8 (ami)261
Smarter Ways to Generate a Deep Nested HTML Structure (ana/css)260
html, pug
PHP 8: Before and After (bre)259
comparisons
Sending Emails in PHP With PHPMailer258
email, tooling
PHP Is A-OK for Templating (css)257
My PHP Wishlist (lia)256
wish-lists
What’s Next for Web Development? (jch)255
wordpress, javascript
Array Destructuring in PHP (bre)254
arrays
Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma)253
wordpress, optimization
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma)252
css, javascript, wordpress
Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code251
performance, tips-and-tricks
Your First PHP Code250
Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine249
template-engines, twig
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools248
quality, tooling
Adding JSON Feed to Your Site (dre)247
json-feed, perch
Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks246
frameworks, laravel, symfony, comparisons
How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra)245
how-tos, wordpress
Getting Started With PHP (swa)244
introductions, link-lists
Moving From PHP (Laravel) to Go (dvk)243
migrating, laravel, go, performance, metrics
Pay the Price for Open Source242
foss, licensing
Create Thumbnails With PHP (rik)241
images
A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7240
crash-courses, errors, debugging
PHP—the Wrong Way239
websites
Working With Databases in WordPress238
wordpress, databases
An in-Depth Look at CORS237
security, cors, javascript
Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More (swa)236
tooling, link-lists
PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along235
ruby, comparisons
Object Orientated Development With WordPress234
wordpress, oop
The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools233
accessibility, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text, notepad++
Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP232
github, webhooks
A Wave of Command Buses (mat)231
Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins230
tooling, debugging, automation, jenkins
What to Expect From Yii 2.0229
frameworks
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr/css)228
html, css, javascript
PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI227
ci-cd, tooling
Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results (swa)226
surveys, code-editors, phpstorm, sublime-text
One Solution to Responsive Images (sma)225
responsive-design, images, html
New Features in PHP 5.6 (swa)224
Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 (swa)223
frameworks, metrics, laravel, symfony
Understanding Forms in Drupal222
drupal, forms
Creating Temporary Files in PHP (arp)221
How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP220
how-tos, math
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)219
wordpress, caching, performance
Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken218
arrays, operators
Understanding Streams in PHP (vta)217
streaming
Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern216
complexity, software-design-patterns
MongoDB Indexing215
databases, mongodb, indexing
Better Understanding Random214
randomness
Base Converting and Binary Operators213
conversion, operators
Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions212
twig, inheritance
Generating One-Time Use URLs211
urls
Object-Oriented PHP (ons)210
oop
PHP Project Management209
project-management
HTTP Archive: Adding Flush208
flushing, performance
Using SSH and SFTP With PHP207
ssh, ftp
The Single Responsibility Principle206
principles, solid
The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma)205
guides, wordpress
The Open/Closed Principle204
principles, solid
Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities203
security, vulnerabilities
Building Your Own URL Shortener202
mysql, databases, functionality, urls
Compile PHP on Windows201
compiling, windows
Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer (vta)200
aws, dynamodb, databases, load-balancing
PHP: The Right Way199
websites, books, best-practices
5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets198
examples
Working With Files in PHP197
file-handling
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)196
wordpress, plugins, testing, javascript
Type Hinting in PHP195
PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? (cra)194
How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP (cra)193
how-tos, randomness
Bending XML to Your Will192
xml, parsing
Introduction to PHPDoc191
introductions, documentation
A Tour of php.ini190
HTML Forms in HTML Emails (chr/css)189
html, forms, email
10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma)188
wordpress, theming, optimization, tips-and-tricks
Defining and Using Functions in PHP187
functions
PHP Namespaces186
namespaces
Getting Started With PHP Templating (sma)185
introductions, template-engines, twig
Array Handling Functions184
arrays, functions
Introducing PHP Superglobals183
introductions
Introduction to PHP Arrays182
introductions, arrays
PHP Variables181
variables
Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed180
flushing, performance
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)179
wordpress, images, maintenance
Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker178
ruby, mixins, comparisons
How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones (cra)177
how-tos, mysql, databases
10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma)176
wordpress, plugins
Thoughts on PHP Sessions (jed)175
Using CSS Without HTML (mat)174
html, css, http-headers, http, minimalism
Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra)173
flushing, performance
Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… (cra)172
formatting, conventions
Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010171
frameworks, comparisons
PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier170
servers, nginx
PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web (cod/sma)169
Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP168
debugging, firebug, tooling
jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php (the)167
jquery, wordpress
Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (cod/sma)166
security, vulnerabilities, javascript
Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site (nza)165
html, images, traffic
Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier164
installing, windows
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)163
javascript, compression, gzip, wordpress, performance
How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics (cra)162
how-tos, fundamentals, namespaces
How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows (cra)161
how-tos, installing, windows
PHP Performance Tips160
performance, tips-and-tricks
Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP (chr/css)159
html, email
Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma)158
wordpress
A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP (tro)157
The Tiniest GIF Ever156
images, gif, base64
Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate)155
javascript, comparisons
Restful PHP Web Services154
books, web-services, rest
50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools (sma)153
tooling, link-lists
PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony152
frameworks, symfony, comparisons
PHP Include From Root (chr/css)151
servers
DOM vs. Template (tro)150
dom, comparisons
Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration (tro)149
unicode, encoding
Improving the Default Directory View (chr/css)148
apache, servers
Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More…147
frameworks, zend
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal/aja)146
best-practices, programming
Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP (tro)145
tooling, link-lists
CSS Variables Using PHP (dav)144
css, variables
To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal/aja)143
extjs
What’s New in PHP 5.3?142
PHP Pretty Date (zac)141
time
Dealing With Dependencies (tro)140
dependencies
Using PHP to Generate CSS139
css, code-generation
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!138
javascript, validation
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)137
programming
How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr/css)136
how-tos, redirecting, html, apache, servers
PHP Interview Questions From Yahoo135
interviewing, yahoo
Getting PHP to Talk to MySQL134
mysql, databases
Why Are PHP Books and Videos Hard for People?133
documentation
“phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability (jed)132
xss, vulnerabilities, security
[PHP] Security Tip131
security, tips-and-tricks
Big Arrays in PHP130
arrays
PHP Security From the Inside129
interviews, security, tooling
Loops in PHP128
loops
Overloading Arrays in PHP 5.2.0127
arrays
PHP Security126
security
My Experience Moving to PHP5125
refactoring
[PHP] Debugging and Performance124
debugging, performance
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