In this issue: Generics in PHP, Maintainable Laravel, Starting with PHP, Project Success, security code reviews, and more

This second edition will show you how to leverage recently added language features by understanding functional programming principles. With over twice as much content as its predecessor, this second edition expands upon its predecessor with updated code examples and coverage of advances in PHP 7 and Hack.

Keep up with security practices to help protect your PHP applications with our anthology, Web Security 2016. This book collects security related articles first published in php[architect] magazine. It includes an overview of attacks you should know, how to protect against SQL injection, storing passwords securely, how to protect web services, and more.

If you need to build a complex, feature-rich website with minimal code and fuss, our latest book Build Exceptional Sites with WordPress & Thesis by Peter MacIntyre will help you from start to finish. This handy reference will guide you in setting up your WordPress environment, configuring your own design and layout using the Thesis […]

We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with the Drupal Association to help plan and organize the dedicated PHP track at this year’s DrupalCon in New Orleans. Our own Heather White is working with Larry Garfield (aka @crell) to identify PHP topics relevant to Drupal developers, review sessions, and select speakers. Having a robust PHP […]

Our newest book is now available: Integrating Web Services with OAuth and PHP. Purchase a printed book for $19 plus get a free digital edition. You can also buy the digital only edition for $12. We provide our digital books in DRM-free PDF, ePUB, and MOBI formats. Written by Matt Frost, this book will show […]

The cruise itself seems too far away to think about, however don’t delay because our Early Bird Sale ends on Dec. 31st. The prices will increase after that so give the family an unexpected present and help spend that end of year budget. For your convenience we have booked a discounted block of rooms at […]

We often talk in the PHP community about the international nature of the community.  (At times we here at php[architect] even talk about the “World of PHP” when referring to our conference php[world], though then we are actually speaking about the community nature, not geography). But have you ever really stopped to imagine or visualize […]

I’m pleased to announce php[architect] is partnering with Day Camp 4 Developers to bring you “Debugging Beyond var_dump(),” a day-long series of talks from expert PHP devs on advanced debugging techniques and tools. PHP has been improving rapidly over the past few years, and the strategies and tools for debugging have improved with it. But […]

Over the past weekend we hit our 100,000th order.  As we celebrate this milestone, please join us in congratulating Gabriel Santos (@gmsantos__), the lucky winner of Archie, our own elePHPant.  Thanks to everyone for supporting php[architect]!