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How come PHP gets so much hate?
I’ve tried lots of different web stuff. Node, Nextjs, React, Svelte, Django, templating engines. I’ve used PHP before too but that was a long time ago. I want to try it again, just haven’t had Read more…
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PHP role in Web Development
So I would like to enhance my ability in web technologies from html/css to javascript and php. I have two questrions: What is the role of PHP in a website? Is it just used to Read more…
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I’m a 12 year experienced PHP Developer. Today I discovered that I don’t know how to write PHP
I applied to a PHP job and the interviewer sent me a test as following: “Write a CRUD application connecting to PostgreSQL, but please don’t use full-stack frameworks like Laravel, Symfony or Code Igniter, also Read more…
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What are your preferred sites to learn advanced PHP?
We know there are LOTS of tutorials on youtube and everywhere for beginners, but what about SSr. and Sr. developers? where do you learn new tricks about PHP? do you have specific sites/blogs to read Read more…
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Considering Ruby but can’t get over benefits of sticking with PHP due to similarities to JS syntax
Hi an “amateur” PHP developer who recently picked up frameworks like Laravel and renewed my love for web development – the frameworks make it so easy! I keep getting pulled into the idea of learning Read more…
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Does anyone enjoy developing WP plugins?
I am a wannabe free time developer who uses PHP (mainly Symfony) and Python to build smaller stuff to automate my workflows and for fun side projects. Sometimes my code is actually useful. As I Read more…
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How to travel back in time using PHP
The application of $timestamp = (new DateTime('@' . $timestamp))->getTimestamp(); line should be idempotent, since all we’re doing is switching formats and the output format is the same as the input format, meaning that repeated applications Read more…
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I made a small lib for getting additional info from exceptions thrown natively by PHP
https://github.com/smuuf/better-php-exceptions I needed this for my other project, so in the last two days I created a small library for it. I figured it might come handy for anybody else, too (maybe someone also venturing Read more…
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Aphiria – My New REST API framework for PHP
Hi everyone, I’m the author of Aphiria (and Opulence, if any of you remember it). I wrote a Medium article summarizing what it is that I’ve been working on for three years and what differentiates Read more…
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Forgot password functionality added to Laravel Swift
It’s been just over a month since I released Laravel Swift: https://github.com/redbastie/swift Laravel Swift is a SwiftUI-inspired spin on Laravel Livewire. The goal is to get rid of “context switching” as much as possible, and Read more…