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How to make HTTP/3 HTTP requests using PHP Curl extension, along with how to compile Curl with HTTP/3 support for PHP.

Composer 2.4 comes with a feature that it prompts during a composer require to install packages as require-dev dependencies when certain keywords are present. Development tools and libraries now can make use of this feature to mark themselves, so Composer uses the prompt when suitable.

Security considerations when parsing user-provided INI strings and files using parse_ini_string and parse_ini_file functions.

As PHP continue to evolve with new breaking changes, and while that is great for most PHP applications, there are legacy applications that can't justify the human and financial cost of keeping up. Here is a guide on how to extend the lifetime of legacy PHP applications with security updates and maintenance.

Read about the highlights of PHP 8.2: Major new features, changes, and deprecated functionality.

A detailed and a quick-start guide on installing and upgrading PHP 8.2 on Debian and Ubuntu systems

A trip down the memory with PHP's Easter Eggs over the years

Laragon is a modern, simple, and flexible Windows Development Environment that provides support for multiple PHP, Apache, and MySQL versions, with quick HTTPS setup, Quick-app templates, Composer, npm, and more

Visualizing and testing various Random Number Generators available in PHP.

Composer 2.4 brings new bump and audit commands, shell completion support for commands and package names, automatic suggestions to install packages as --dev where appropriate, and several more new features and improvements.