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 Join the Discord at https://phpa.me/discord Get your early bird php[tek] tickets before the price goes up at https://tek.phparch.com   Subscribe to the Magazine Today https://phpa.me/signup Join us at php[tek] 2023 php[tek] 2023 Twitter @phparch @phptek @johncongdon @shocm Mastodon phparch.social@editor phparch.social@tek phparch.social@john phparch.social@eric The post php[podcast] Episode 23.2.1 appeared first on php[architect].

In this episode, Scott talks with TJ Miller about Prism “a powerful Laravel package for integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into your applications”. PHP Tek is looking for sponsors! See https://phptek.io/blog/elevate-your-brand-sponsorship-phptek-2025 for more information. Links: Prism Website – https://prism.echolabs.dev/ HoneyBadger.io – https://HoneyBadger.io Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx TJ’s Social Media: Twitter – https://x.com/heytjmiller Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/tjmiller.bsky.social […] The post Community Corner: Prism With TJ Miller appeared first on PHP Architect.

In this episode, Scott talks to April Wensel from Compassionate Coding about empathy in coding and her keynote at php[tek] 2024. The post Community Corner: Interview With April Wensel of Compassionate Coding appeared first on php[architect].

   This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric, Sara, and John talk about Clamp, Preloading, NativePHP v2, the end of Fleet, Waymo Cars DDOS, and more… Links from the show: PHP: rfc:clamp_v2 PHP: Preloading – Manual Changelog – NativePHP mobile v2 – NativePHP NativePHP mobile – What is EDGE? The Future of Fleet | The Fleet Blog Floor796 PHP Tek 2026 – The Premier PHP Conference pranking waymo cars – YouTube PHP: rfc:partial_function_application_v2 Shai Hulud 2.0 Strikes Again: Malware Supply-Chain Attack Hits Zapier & ENS Domains https://react.dev/blog/2025/12/03/critical-security-vulnerability-in-react-server-components The PHP Podcast streams the recording of this podcast live, typically every Thursday at 3 PM PT. Come join us and subscribe to our YouTube channel. X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Host: Eric Van Johnson X: @shocm Mastodon: @eric@phparch.social Bluesky: @ericvanjohnson.bsky.social John Congdon X: @johncongdon Mastodon: @john@phparch.social Bluesky: @johncongdon.bsky.social Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/er helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/   The post The PHP Podcast 2025.12.11 appeared first on PHP Architect.

   In this episode, Scott talks with Eric Mann about Kubernetes and how Displace Technologies is making it easier to work with. Links: Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx Buy our shirts – https://store.phparch.com/products/community-corner-podcast-t-shirt Scott’s Social Media: Website – https://scott.keck-warren.com/ Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/scottkeckwarren.bsky.social LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-keck-warren-91689810/ Mastodon – https://phpc.social/@scottkeckwarren PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners. Displace Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/ PHPScore Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore https://phpscore.com/ Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post Community Corner: Kubernetes With Eric Mann appeared first on PHP Architect.

 PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners. Displace Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/ PHPScore Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore https://phpscore.com/ Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive and Kicking Episode 20 – Ash Allen appeared first on PHP Architect.

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about PhpStorm Plugins, Open-source IntelliJ IDEA, JetBrains AMA, PHP Foundation looking for a Executive Direstor, watch John NOT mention Eric in his latest podcast interview, and more… Links from the show: explain.md · GitHub John Congdon: the PHP Architect – YouTube The PHP Foundation is Seeking a New Executive Director — The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language PhpStorm Plugins You Might Not Know | The PhpStorm Blog Open-source IntelliJ IDEA: A Simpler Way to Build and Contribute to the Community | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog Ask Us Anything During JetBrains AMA Week | The JetBrains Blog The PHP Podcast streams the recording of this podcast live, typically every Thursday at 3 PM PT. Come join us and subscribe to our YouTube channel. X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Host: Eric Van Johnson X: @shocm Mastodon: @eric@phparch.social Bluesky: @ericvanjohnson.bsky.social John Congdon X: @johncongdon Mastodon: @john@phparch.social Bluesky: @johncongdon.bsky.social Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/er helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/   The post The PHP Podcast 2025.12.04 appeared first on PHP Architect.

 PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners. Displace Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/ PHPScore Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore https://phpscore.com/ Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive And Kicking – Episode 17 – TJ Miller appeared first on PHP Architect.

 Wendell joins the show with a literal fire background (the “this is fine” meme), which he admits he can’t use anymore because of company backgrounds. But it’s an accurate representation of daily developer life, and we can all relate. Teaching PHP Six Months After Learning It At 16 years old, working in a small-town Brazilian school teaching Word and Excel, Wendell took a PHP course. Five or six months later, the teacher left and they asked Wendell to take over—teaching PHP to 13 and 14-year-olds when he was barely older himself. Students would ask questions he didn’t know the answer to, forcing him to say “give me a minute” while frantically searching the documentation. But that pressure? It taught him the most valuable developer skill: knowing how to find answers to things you don’t know. No Computer at Home Here’s the kicker: Wendell didn’t even have a computer at home during all this. He could only use the computers at work, so he’d finish lunch in 15 minutes just to get back to his desk and keep learning PHP. The obsession was real, and it paid off. PHP Documentation: The Unsung Hero Everyone agrees—PHP’s documentation is insanely good. You can find almost anything without even hitting Stack Overflow. Comments from 15-20 years ago still work today because PHP maintains backwards compatibility like no other language. Those old comments aren’t just relics; they’re still valid, working code that new developers can learn from. Try that in JavaScript land. Rector: The Migration Miracle Moving legacy code to modern PHP used to be a nightmare. Now? Install Rector and watch it automatically migrate your codebase to use new features. Wendell highlights this as one of PHP’s secret weapons—the community builds tools that make everyone’s life easier. When AI Becomes Part of Your Workflow some literally can’t work without Claude, Cursor, and PHPStorm anymore. Not because he needs AI for everything, but because the anxiety of “what if I need to ask something?” kicks in if it’s not there. It’s wild how quickly we adapt to new tools—especially considering 25 years ago we barely had IDEs. We had Notepad. If we were lucky. The Imposter Syndrome Reality Check Everyone Googles stuff. Every. Single. Person. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are or how many packages you’ve written—at some point, you’re searching for answers. The skill isn’t memorizing everything; it’s knowing where to look and how to find the right answer. Mike and Chris both admit they struggle with imposter syndrome constantly. You’re not alone. PHP Can Do Everything Now CLI apps? Easy. Web apps? Obviously. Desktop applications? Yep. Mobile applications with PHP? Absolutely—and Wendell admits he never thought that would be possible. With AI advancements and tools like the new official MCP SDK for PHP, the possibilities keep expanding. JavaScript might get there first, but PHP always catches up. New Security Challenges: Prompt Injection Frameworks already protect us from SQL injection and script injection. But now with MCP (Model Context Protocol) and AI integration, we have a new threat: prompt injection. How will PHP frameworks adapt? How do we secure AI-powered applications? These are the new challenges keeping the community on its toes. Teaser: Laravel Service Container Deep Dive Wendell drops a teaser—he’s publishing his longest blog post yet about how Laravel’s service container works. By the time this episode goes live, it’ll probably already be out. Worth the read. Listen to hear why the PHP community attracts experts from other languages, and why everyone keeps confusing their show schedule with the video game Fortnite. Links From The Show: Wendell’s blog: https://wendelladriel.com/blog Inside The Service Container: https://wendelladriel.com/blog/inside-the-laravel-service-container Laravel Queues Under The Hood: https://wendelladriel.com/blog/laravel-queues-under-the-hood Laravel Actions As A Service: https://wendelladriel.com/blog/laravel-aaas-actions-as-a-service Best Practices For Laravel Applications: https://wendelladriel.com/best-practices-for-laravel-enterprise-applications PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive And Kicking – Episode 16 – Wendell Adriel appeared first on PHP Architect.

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about PHP 8.5 released and we discuss what’s new, and more… Links from the show: What’s new in PHP 8.5 in terms of performance, debugging and operations – Tideways PHP: News Archive – 2025 What’s new in PHP 8.5 | Stitcher.io PHP Podcast streams the recording of this podcast live, typically every Thursday at 3 PM PT. Come join us and subscribe to our YouTube channel. X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Host: Eric Van Johnson X: @shocm Mastodon: @eric@phparch.social Bluesky: @ericvanjohnson.bsky.social John Congdon X: @johncongdon Mastodon: @john@phparch.social Bluesky: @johncongdon.bsky.social Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/er helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post The PHP Podcast 2025.11.20 appeared first on PHP Architect.

 In this episode, Scott talks with Kyrian Obikwelu about The Official PHP SDK for MCP and how we PHP developers can use it to create our own AI integrations. Links: PHPscore.com – https://phpscore.com/ Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx Buy our shirts – https://store.phparch.com/products/community-corner-podcast-t-shirt Kyrian’s Social Media: Twitter/X – https://x.com/CodeWithKyrian GitHub – https://github.com/CodeWithKyrian Scott’s Social Media: Website – https://scott.keck-warren.com/ Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/scottkeckwarren.bsky.social LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-keck-warren-91689810/ Mastodon – https://phpc.social/@scottkeckwarren The post Community Corner: The Official PHP SDK for MCP With Kyrian Obikwelu appeared first on PHP Architect.

   PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive and Kicking Episode 15: Below Deck with Frank Wallen appeared first on PHP Architect.

 Dan’s programming journey started in secondary school with Visual Basic—specifically building a cinema booking system. But it was university where things got real: HTML with tables (no CSS!), lots of style tags, and a very old version of PHP. If you’ve been around long enough to remember that era, you know exactly what he’s talking about. And if you haven’t? Be grateful. Speaking Laravel and Your Language Here’s a problem Dan noticed at previous agencies: sales teams would sell, sell, sell, and developers would end up working late nights trying to deliver something completely different from what the client expected. The disconnect was brutal. At Jump 24, they do something different—they’ve mastered the art of “client-speaking language.” Translating technical concepts without losing the client in jargon means fewer surprises, fewer miscommunications, and projects that actually match expectations. It’s not just about knowing Laravel; it’s about knowing how to explain Laravel to people who’ve never heard of it. The 15-File Edit Problem You know that feeling when you look at someone’s code and realize a simple change requires editing 15 different files? Dan does too, and he’s built Jump 24 around avoiding exactly that nightmare. The team has found the balance—code that’s elegant without being overcomplicated, maintainable without being overly abstracted. When your former colleague can debug your code without pulling an all-nighter, you’ve done something right. What Being a Laravel Partner Actually Means When Laravel launched its partner program, Dan jumped on board immediately. Why? Because he’d seen too many clients pick development teams based solely on price, only to end up with missed deadlines and terrible code. The partner program creates that first level of trust—a signal that says “these teams know what they’re doing.” Beyond the badge, it means direct communication with the Laravel core team, event sponsorship opportunities, and a level of credibility that genuinely helps the business. The 4 PM Clock-Off That Actually Happens Dan’s been there—working weekends, pulling all-nighters to meet deadlines at previous jobs. When he started Jump 24, he made a promise: no more of that. Sure, they have some clients with SLAs requiring evening support (and team members are properly paid for that), but the general rule is simple: clock off at 4 or 5, and actually be done. No emergency debugging sessions. No weekend work to catch up on sold features that were never properly scoped. It turns out when you don’t overcomplicate your code and you communicate well with clients, you don’t need to live at your desk. The Content Creation Gap Scroll through Twitch looking for PHP streams and you’ll struggle. Hunt for Laravel content on TikTok and you’ll find… not much. Meanwhile, JavaScript, Python, and Java developers are everywhere—live streaming, posting short-form content, racking up tens of thousands of views. Dan points out the uncomfortable truth: where are the PHP people? Sure, Nuno Maduro is doing incredible work (though he may not sleep), and resources like Laracasts and Laravel Daily are fantastic, but it can’t all fall on a handful of people. The PHP community needs more voices, more content, more people willing to make mistakes on stream rather than hiding behind perfectly polished videos. PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive and Kicking Episode 14 – Dan Newns appeared first on PHP Architect.

 The PHP Podcast streams the recording of this podcast live, typically every Thursday at 3 PM PT. Come join us and subscribe to our YouTube channel. X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Host: Eric Van Johnson X: @shocm Mastodon: @eric@phparch.social Bluesky: @ericvanjohnson.bsky.social John Congdon X: @johncongdon Mastodon: @john@phparch.social Bluesky: @johncongdon.bsky.social Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/er helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post The PHP Podcast 2025.11.13 appeared first on PHP Architect.

 PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive And Kicking Episode 13 – Shane and Simon appeared first on PHP Architect.

     Rob’s journey into PHP started in 1995—way back in the last century, as he puts it—when he got headhunted from a C++ role testing mobile phones. The twist? He was in an online gaming guild that needed a website, discovered PHP 3, and thought “this is way easier than writing C++.” Three decades later, he’s still here. The Accidental Path to Independence After years at various companies—some you’ve heard of, some you haven’t—Rob found himself constantly getting made redundant through no fault of his own. Companies got bought, restructured, or just folded. Eventually, someone planted the seed: “Why don’t you just go independent?” Fifteen years later, he’s still doing it, and the variety keeps it interesting. APIs Are His Jam When people ask what Rob does, the answer is simple: APIs. REST APIs specifically, though he’s increasingly working with OpenAPI specifications. Need someone to build the backend that talks to your mobile app? That’s Rob’s specialty. Building the thing that other systems talk to? Also Rob. He’s carved out a niche and he’s sticking to it. The Uncomfortable Truth About Marketing Here’s the challenge nobody talks about: how do you get clients when your clients aren’t developers? Rob’s clients are CTOs and CEOs who need developers, so traditional developer networking has to work backwards. He speaks at conferences, writes for PHP Architect, stays visible in the community—and hopes it eventually translates into someone saying “I know a guy.” Mike’s American Healthcare Debut In a delightful tangent, Mike shares the story of how he injured his finger setting up speakers at PHP[tek] and got to experience American urgent care. For the record, it was a lighting speaker that fell on his finger, not a human speaker. This injury happened right before meeting Chris for the first time—who Mike thought was American until Chris spoke with a very British accent. Brain: officially confused. Community vs. Networking: The Friendly Version “Community” sounds so much less intimidating than “networking,” doesn’t it? Rob, Mike, and Chris all agree: being part of the community—whether online or in person—has been the single biggest factor in their career success. You don’t have to be an extrovert. You don’t have to speak at conferences (though Mike just submitted talks to Tech 26—someone’s growing!). Just show up. Say hi. Join the Discord. Play chess. Answer questions when you can. The Chess Club Career Strategy Mike admits most of his interaction in the PHP Architect Discord wasn’t even technical—he set up a chess club and gave Eric and John tips on the game. That level of “just being around” eventually turned into a job. The lesson? You don’t need to know everything about PHP to be part of the community. Just be present. Why People Want You to Succeed Rob drops wisdom for anyone terrified of public speaking: the audience wants you to succeed. They’re not hoping you fail. You could talk about your dogs for 15 minutes and people would still cheer you on. It’s only a slight comfort when you’re “absolutely bricking it,” but it’s true. Listen to hear why Rob thinks remote work hasn’t killed in-person community building, and how being on a C++ mailing list 30 years ago set the foundation for everything that came after. PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive And Kicking – Episode 12 – Rob Allen appeared first on PHP Architect.

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about PHPTek 2026, JSTek 2026, the new PHP 8.5 Release Page, the PHP Foundation Blog is getting good, the Year 2038 problem, Craft moves to Laravel, getting interviewed by an AI, and more… Links from the show: I just had a job interview… with an AI bot named Ezra. JS TEK 2026 – The Inaugural JavaScript Conference PHP Tek 2026 – The Premier PHP Conference Design Contest Results and Lessons Learned — The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language News — The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem Craft’s Going Laravel | Craft CMS Sign Up | LinkedIn The PHP Podcast streams the recording of this podcast live, typically every Thursday at 3 PM PT. Come join us and subscribe to our YouTube channel. X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Host: Eric Van Johnson X: @shocm Mastodon: @eric@phparch.social Bluesky: @ericvanjohnson.bsky.social John Congdon X: @johncongdon Mastodon: @john@phparch.social Bluesky: @johncongdon.bsky.social Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/er helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post The PHP Podcast 2025.11.06 appeared first on PHP Architect.

 Key Takeaways Expertise in PHP development transcends basic programming skills. Comprehensive understanding of asynchronous programming and SOLID principles enhances code quality. PHP’s “alive and kicking” status proves its adaptability and ongoing relevance in web development. Bert De Swaef emphasizes the importance of PHP in enterprise solutions and long-term projects. Tools like Composer and PHPUnit are essential for modern PHP development workflows.   Introduction to PHP Concepts timestamp: 00:19 PHP’s ongoing relevance in the development world is affirmed by its adaptability. Bert De Swaef emphasizes: “PHP remains a key player in both small-scale and enterprise-level projects thanks to its flexibility and robust ecosystem.” Structured development in PHP leverages key concepts and tools, critical for maintaining productivity and code quality: Asynchronous Programming timestamp: 06:21 Asynchronous programming is pivotal in PHP for managing I/O-bound tasks efficiently. It allows developers to write non-blocking code, making applications responsive and scalable. With asynchronous programming, PHP can manage concurrent tasks without waiting for each to complete, making it perfect for high-load applications. PHP in Enterprise Solutions timestamp: 11:53 PHP’s strength in enterprise solutions lies within its expansive library of tools and frameworks. Bert details how PHP encourages efficient development in complex environments: Enterprise-grade applications benefit from PHP’s resilience and its vast collection of frameworks, such as Laravel and Symfony, which provide the absolute flexibility needed for scaling. Advantages noted: Scalability: Capabilities to handle extensive scaling requirements with optimized performance. Maintainability: Ease of code management and updating due to robust framework architecture. Community Support: A vibrant community ensures rapid issue resolution and continuous improvement. The Role of Testing timestamp: 21:22 Testing is a cornerstone of high-quality PHP development, underlying the importance of consistent and structured testing processes: Testing is the backbone that supports reliable application functionality, guaranteeing each change maintains system integrity. Emphasized tools such as PHPUnit streamline integration into workflows.   Advanced PHP Practices timestamp: 26:50 Modern PHP development encompasses advanced techniques for enhanced efficiency and code management: Employing robust design patterns and architecture not only fosters enhanced, maintainable code but also aligns with industry standards for effective PHP programming. PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore   Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive and Kicking – Episode 11 – Bert De Swaef appeared first on PHP Architect.

PHPARCH25 – 25% off any certification – valid til April Jasper hasn’t written a line of code since his Commodore 64 days—and he’s perfectly fine with that. While most guests talk about their first “Hello World,” Jasper’s entry into PHP came from the business side. Twelve years of organizing Laracon EU taught him something crucial: […] The post PHP Alive And Kicking – Episode 10 – Jasper Willems appeared first on PHP Architect.

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John discuss Longhorn, JSTek, PHP 8.5 Website Design, the User Group Meetup, and more. Links from the show: Why are you so obsessed with me? 🙄 #vonage #meangirls – YouTube Longhorn PHP JS Tek 2026: Call for Speakers @ Sessionize.com Call for Designs: Refresh the PHP […] The post The PHP Podcast 2025.10.30 appeared first on PHP Architect.