Thankful that @sebastian did not only give a great presentation but also mentioned https://phpc.social and @phpc_tv
It is good to share the safe place with the community!
A common issue in the PHP ecosystem isn’t the language itself — it’s the hosting environment.
Many hosting providers offer shared hosting powered by Apache, but the server is often poorly configured. Without proper tuning (MPM settings, OPcache, keep-alive, compression, etc.), even well-written PHP applications can feel slow.
Performance problems are frequently blamed on PHP, while the real bottleneck is misconfigured infrastructure.
Good configuration can make a huge difference.
The newest episode of the #communityCornerPodcast is out for your viewing/listening pleasure. We talk to Nia Luckey about her keynote at #phptek/#jstek this year and the book she's writing on the "Trust Protocol."
https://www.phparch.com/podcast/community-corner-podcast-the-trust-protocol-with-nia-luckey/
A new episode of #communityCornerPodcast is out! We talk to Lilah Jones about the Activated Leader, how it can help navigate change, and her keynote at #phptek 2026. https://www.phparch.com/podcast/community-corner-the-activated-leader-with-lilah-jones/ #phpc #phptek #podcast
phpc.social is pleased to present our February 2025 Update! https://opencollective.com/phpcommunity/projects/phpc-social/updates/phpc-social-february-2025-update
Thank you to everyone for your generous support, and a special thanks to Vultr, for their in-kind support of the phpc.social infrastructure!
If you’re joining us, introduce yourself! Tag your post with #introductions & pin it to your profile.
My history goes back to 2003, when Chris Shiflett launched the phpcommunity.org project. We wanted to provide a hub for the PHP community. We built a great community on Freenode IRC & migrated to Libera.Chat IRC (we’re in #phpc). Nowadays, @ramsey manages the PHPC accounts & domains and is working to launch a non-profit for the PHP community.
More info here: https://benramsey.com/projects/php-community/
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@itworldcup/115943591172752318
Ok #php community...
Let's play a game
Do we prefer #sql or #python ?
As I have been traumatized by the last results (no longer invited for Xmas at @phparch ) I will __NOT__ promise @eric will wear a batman cheerleader uniform if SQL wins at the upcoming #PHPtek2026
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@itworldcup/115926604229775228
come on #phpc we need to beat em 😂 #php #techfun #ITWorldCup #symfony #laravel #phpcommunity #zend #laminas #mezzio #cakephp #wordpress #drupal #codeigniter #elephpant #mediawiki #joomla #moodle
My newest video is out on the @phparch #youtube channel. I go over how you can use #database #views to reduce bugs and make your code more maintainable. I also discuss #materialized views, which aren't supported by all #RDMS but are really cool and can be "faked" using other methods.
#phpc #php #postgresql #mysql #softwareengineering #databasedesign
New #phpc blog post alert. My thoughts about the #php86 clamp() function are linked below. Spoiler alert: I'm a fan
#php #softwareengineering #tecktok #coding
https://phpdeveloperstv.substack.com/p/php-86s-clamp-will-clean-up-your
My new video on the #phpc DateTimeImmutable function is out on the #phparch YouTube channel. Come, let me know where I got it wrong!
https://www.phparch.com/2025/12/why-your-php-dates-keep-breaking-and-how-to-fix-it/
New #blog today. I'm VERY excited to announce that I'm speaking at #phptek again in 2026 and there are some really amazing speakers lined up (several of whom I've interviewed on the #communityCornerPodcast). Check out what I'm speaking about below.
#phpc #softwareengineering #devops #ai
https://scott.keck-warren.com/blog/2025/im-speaking-at-phptek-2026/
My newest educational video on the #ContentSecurityPolicy is out on the @phparch #youtube channel. It's a powerful tool that can really increase the #security of your #SaaS applications.
https://www.phparch.com/2025/11/the-secret-header-that-makes-your-php-app-10x-more-secure/
#PHP 8.5 adds backtraces to errors so we can more easily track down problems. This is one of the features I think is going to be a game-changer for tracking down errors.
Learn about more of the new features at https://youtu.be/Wmsy2O_WysA
#phpc #php
#softwareenginnering
My newest video on #rectorphp 2.x is out on the @phparch YouTube channel. Come see how you can use it to automate upgrades, replace deprecated #php features, and automate #refactorings across branches.
#phpc #softwareengineering #coding
https://www.phparch.com/2025/10/stop-manual-refactoring-automate-your-php-upgrades-with-rector/
#PHP85 adds two functions for retrieving the first and last values of an array. They are `array_first()` and `array_last()` respectively, and they work more or less like you would expect them to.
Learn about more of the new features at https://youtu.be/Wmsy2O_WysA
#phpc #php #softwareenginnering
I've reached the point of packing for #longhornphp where I pack stuff in case I'm bored when that's clearly not going to be a problem. #phpc
Ryan Weaver, a Symfony Contributor and SymfonyCasts founder/teacher, passed away earlier this week after a long and hard fight with cancer. He was a giant in this community and will absolutely be missed.
The more I use named arguments the more I like them #phpc
https://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php#functions.named-arguments
Hey #phpc, tell me, does #composer just not follow the semver spec?
The spec says ~3.1 should not install 3.2.7: https://jubianchi.github.io/semver-check/#/~3.1/3.2.7
However composer will happily install it.
https://getcomposer.org/doc/articles/versions.md#next-significant-release-operators