PHPStan 2.0 was released last quarter, and it brings a plethora of great changes. If you are not already using PHPStan and you’d like to but could use some outside help, please contact us, and we can discuss a short-term engagement to help implement it. Some of the bigger changes include a new Level.  Level […]

Lesser-known PHP features In the realm of PHP, developers often underexploit a treasure trove of powerful features. On a recent episode of The PHP Podcast, we had a great discussion about a blog post titled “PHP’s Hidden Treasures: 10 Powerful Features You Didn’t Know You Needed” by @hiadeveloper which sheds light on some of these […]

How it started I am not aware of anyone who doesn’t know that PHP’s mascot is an elePHPant, created by Vincent Pontier back in 1998. Most “serious” PHP Developers have at least one elePHPant in the home somewhere. Making the Herd Stronger I’m not sure how much you have been keeping up with what’s coming […]

  Laravel is known for its elegant approach to structuring complex logic. I’ve been using Laravel since the release of Laravel 4, and it has pretty consistently added new helpful features to every release, to the point where I myself discovering new features all the time that I haven’t used. Pipelines are just one of […]

For those of us who live and breathe the command line, there’s something undeniably satisfying about well-crafted TUI (Text-based User Interface) applications. Whether you’re managing servers, editing files, or just want a slicker way to interact with your system without touching a mouse, TUIs offer speed, efficiency, and often a bit of nostalgia. That’s where […]

In this episode, Scott talks with John Congdon about PHP Tek 2025, speaking, and writing articles for PHP Architect magazine. PHP Tek is looking for sponsors! Contact see https://phptek.io/blog/elevate-your-brand-sponsorship-phptek-2025 for more information. 00:00 Intro 00:41 What is php[tek] 07:48 HoneyBadger 08:32 More about php[tek] 19:29 Outro Links: PHP Tek Website – https://phptek.io/ HoneyBadger.io – https://HoneyBadger.io […]

This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about Github Skylines, ElePHPants, PHP Tek and more… Links from the show: PHP Tek 2025 – May 20th to 22nd, 2025 A Field Guide to Elephpants ElePHPant.me | The best place for your elePHPant collection How we built the GitHub Skyline CLI extension using GitHub […]

Database Denormalization For Performance In the past, we’ve discussed using methods to normalize our database to reduce data redundancy and decrease bugs. One downside to normalizing our database is that there can be performance problems as we interact with this normalized data at scale. We may have to join several tables to get the data […]

 One of the more interesting features added to PHP 8.4 is the ability to create Lazy Objects. Lazy Objects allow us to defer the initialization of an object until one of its properties is accessed. This may not be a game-changer for the average CRUD application, but it will allow us to make some […]

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about PHP Tek 2025, Community Corner Podcast, Convince Your Boss to attend PHP Tek, and more… This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John discuss PHP Hidden Treasures, 99 Dev Problems, drama in 3D printing, Blueprint, TailwindCSS, and more. Links from the show: […]