November 20th, 2025: PHP 8.5 arrives! 🐘 We’re throwing a release party at PHP Rotterdam, and you’re invited! Expect PHPun, knowledge-sharing, and great company at Last Mile Solutions! eventy.io/events/q8lmw... #PHP #PHP85 #Community #Rotterdam #Developers

Cette année votre antenne préférée (nous 🤫) vous propose un AFUP Day à Bordeaux ! What's next? Les CFPs sont ouverts jusqu'au 10 Novembre 2025 par ici 👉 event.afup.org Et la billetterie est ouverte aussi par ici 👉 event.afup.org ⚠ Les tarifs "les yeux fermés" sont limités See you there!

I can get phpstan elephpants at #IPC Munich. Do you want one too? Send me a DM to book one (30 e, delivery by CPS) Deadline : Wednesday 29th October.

I had the opportunity to chat with @asgrim.dev yesterday about PHP Pie - the new installer for PHP extensions, intended to replace PECL. Full interview dropping tomorrow.

It is easy to create a map from a list of object, using #PHP array_column() and the second argument null. That null represents the whole object, and the third argument is the indexing key. array_column($list_of_objects, null, 'id'); #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

It is not possible to cast any #PHP enum cases to (string) or (int) even when... they are backed! That looks like a natural feature, though. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

Dynamic class constants is achieved with #PHP 8.3 class constant syntax, and the constant() function. It also applies to enumeration cases. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

I ran into a 2011 #PHP ASCII art generator, and the code works perfectly on PHP 8.5. donatstudios.com/Damn-Simple-...

#PHP callable arrays are checked for 2 elements and only using index 0 and 1. No one said that 0 and 1 have to be in that order, and it works perfectly! Well done #PHP, well done! #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

There are, at least, 4 ways to create a closure in #PHP. They all will be callable later. On the other hand, they behave differently to check the underlying method. All is in the timing. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

A few days ago, I warned about isset() and a possible #PHP Fatal error. Given that isset() and ?? share the same code, it is not suprising that ?? hold the same trap. That bug should go away, the sooner the beter. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

When using #PHP isset(), the language construct hides errors because, that's what is being tested there. Unless there is an object, where an array is expected. Then, it leads to a fatal error. It prevents the usage of an optimisation. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

It is Friday, so why not cram as many #PHP operators in one single operation, and make it work? Look at this beauty! Could you make it run? #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

A rare find: A syntax that worked before #PHP 8.1 and after #PHP 8.2 but not in #PHP 8.1 Here is the never arrow function. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

You enjoyed the thread about "unadvertised" features of the upcoming #PHP 8.5 release? 🤩 Let's do it again with the latest released version, PHP 8.4, for all #Symfony/#Laravel/vanilla PHP fans 🚀 Here are 11 FEATURES you probably don't know about the current PHP version 🧵👇

The third way to cast a #PHP variable to integer is to use the + sign on it. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

So, take a #PHP array, but some value in it (like, anything). Can you make an infinite loop out of this? #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

#PHP properties may be a reference. #PHP properties may be promoted. #PHP properties may have a hook. Just not both at the same time. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

#PHP mixed type accepts any type, just like no type. But it is also making property unreadable before initialisation. And that's often a useful check. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

In #PHP array_merge_recursive(), what is recursive? Does it go deep in the guts of the arrays, or does it merges values that look alike? Or something else? #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

Did you know that #PHP 's own $GLOBALS variable is actually undefined? I'm going to miss the hedonism of those error messages once they are all fixed. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

Since #PHP 8.4, we can have properties in interfaces! Thank you, property hooks! #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

Communuautés de devs du monde entier, célébrons les 30 ans de PHP en nous fédérant autour du site haphpy-birthday.net ! Avant de participer à la vidéo collaborative, ajoutez votre logo sur le site, et faites passer le mot.

The humble bitwise operators (& ^ | ) have a hidden secret : they work on integers and also on strings. But not on both at the same time. One of the earliest #PHP feature, still available 30 years later. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

#PHP and Rotterdam is a love story. A huge crowd of PHP aficionados congregated to treehouse, to listen to Gina and eat cake. 
 
Home is where the elePHPant is.

I haven't set up a @longhornphp.com account yet here, but Longhorn PHP is back for its sixth (!) year this October. As usual, we're at Holiday Inn Austin Midtown Thursday-Saturday; dates for this year are October 23-25. CFP is open; submit talks at cfp.longhornphp.com. See y'all there?

#PHP methods must be compatible with the one in the parent. Except __construct, which may be different. And except abstract __construct. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

Who remember this? #PHP nostalgia

#PHP recursive methods are easy, because they have a name. What about closures? arrow functions? #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

phptop : une Profileur de ressources de base PHP (CPU/mémoire), Open Source, sécurisé et utile pour les sites de production 👉 github.com/bearstech...

#PHP can type arguments, properties and returns. But can it type also local variables ? Well, it could, and for a long time. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

30 years of PHP and inaugural meetup Thu, Jun 12th, 2025, 6:30 PM PHP meetups are back in Rotterdam with our inaugural meetup for RotterdamPHP!!1 (very original, we know) And our first meetup is a real treat: celebrating 30 years of #PHP www.meetup.com/rotterdamphp...

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When using a referenced argument, the type is checked but it is not garanteed. After execution, it might be different than initialy. Rare, but surprising. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

L'appel à conférences pour le Forum PHP 2025 est ouvert jusqu'au lundi 16 juin, 23h59. Soumettez vos sujets de conférences : quel que soit la thématique, nous avons hâte d'en prendre connaissance. Nous visons un programme varié, pour tous les niveaux, les 9 et 10 octobre. À vous ! cfp.afup.org

<=> #PHP spaceship operator may be conveniently chained together to make a multisort() tool. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

Happy Mother's Day to PHP, the Mother of the Web! 💙

Sometimes, you'll find underscores in your HTTP variables, where you expected other characters, like +, . or space. parse_str(), the underlying #PHP function, still enforce backward compatible behaviors. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

The (array) cast is very agile to convert any kind of value to an array, including objects. The only one that resists is #PHP's closure. This one only wants to end in another array. #phptrick #phptip php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

#PHP list() command does not check much of the right side, so string and booleans are silently turned into null values. Also, it would be nice to support ellipsis with generators and list(). #PHP 9 may be? #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

Did you know that #PHP has a triple plus operator ? #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

@deuchnord.fr was worried about not getting my quizzes anymore, so here's one for you. What will #PHP display with this code?

#PHP magic constants __METHOD__ and __FUNCTION__ work both in methods and functions. And with some minor changes in their respective behavior. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

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A Quine is a piece of code that executes to ... produce its own code. Could you do it in #PHP? There are probably more than one way... php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti... #phptip #phptrick

#PHP's self is a type that refers to the current class, to use with the class's methods. It is also possible to use it on exported closures. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

Fatal error : Undefined constant A on line 9. Well, #PHP, I'm still defining it so give me a second, will you? #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

http_build_query() is able to convert enum cases directly into URL query variables in #PHP 8.4. This is an example of agile usage of backed enumeration. An inspiration for the future, that will promote enumeration further? #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...

#PHP prevents making a reference on a readonly property, to avoid sneaky updates. It also prevents assigning a reference to a readonly property. All with the same error message. #phptip #phptrick php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ti...