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Weekly help thread

2026-06-01T06:00:07+00:00

Hey there!

This subreddit isn't meant for help threads, though there's one exception to the rule: in this thread you can ask anything you want PHP related, someone will probably be able to help you out!

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Who's hiring/looking

2026-05-19T08:00:13+00:00

This is a bi-monthly thread aimed to connect PHP companies and developers who are hiring or looking for a job.

Rules

No recruiters
Don't share any personal info like email addresses or phone numbers in this thread. Contact each other via DM to get in touch
If you're hiring: don't just link to an external website, take the time to describe what you're looking for in the thread.
If you're looking: feel free to share your portfolio, GitHub, … as well. Keep into account the personal information rule, so don't just share your CV and be done with it.

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Closing Composer's Download Fallback Paths

2026-06-01T07:55:22+00:00

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TallCMS now supports Laravel 13 — open-source TALL-stack CMS on Filament

2026-06-01T14:18:24+00:00

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Another contribution to PHP core got approved 🎉

2026-05-31T16:47:57+00:00

My PHP core PR has been approved:

https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/22090

Glad to help improve PHP.

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Did you know you can unpack an array of named arguments?

2026-06-01T00:48:05+00:00

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2026-06-01T15:56:33+00:00

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I've updated sqlc-php with more features.

2026-06-01T00:01:39+00:00

Hi folks! I've updated sqlc-php with a lot of features requested. Take a look at https://phpibe.github.io/sqlc-php/

Thanks!

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phpsadness is outdated. what's changed since then?

2026-05-30T06:15:32+00:00

phpsadness.com

This weird site highlighted many issues with PHP.
But, hasn't been updated since 2018.

Let's take a look at the changes in PHP.
I've kept the same order as on the website.

'*' is fix or changed php version

Useless Error Reporting

#16 Exception thrown without a stack frame

* php 8.5

#1 Unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM

* php 8.0

#7 Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_SL in...

* php 8.0

#54 Empty T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE tokens

* php 8.0

INCONSISTENCY

#52 Comparison operators

* He created an example that violates PHP's type casting.

Outright Bugs

#50 Segfault during deep recursion

* php 8.3 bug fixed

#30 Ternary operator associativity

* php 8.0

#39 Declaring a function called __lambda_func() completely breaks create_function()

* php 8.0 removed the funciton

Misleading/Confusing topics

#27 Bad function names - parse_str()

* php 8.5 new URL parser class

Arbitrary Restrictions

#14 - Can't throw exceptions from __toString() functions

* php 8.0

Object-Oriented System Issues

#8 Implementing all the right methods (array) still doesn't work in array functions

* php 8.0 (deprecated because TypeError)

Wow, PHP has improved a lot over the years.
I'd like to thank everyone who works on PHP !

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🎁 Yii ApiDoc 4.0.0.

2026-05-30T13:31:57+00:00

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Symfony 8.1 released!

2026-05-29T17:58:00+00:00

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Reading through the new generics RFC and sharing my thoughts on why this is the way.

2026-05-29T11:55:08+00:00

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Roast my PHP tool i've spent 6k+ bloody hours on since 2022, and submitted for upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield

2026-05-30T14:04:48+00:00

Hi everyone, i'm a solo dev, and i've submitted my self-hosted AI DB app builder for upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield - see how two full-stack DB apps are created in this 2-minutes demo video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soW5QGg7eBc

What's in the box:

Self-hosted - runs on your local or VPS host via Docker Compose
AI prompt-to-app from your words/docs/specs/mockups. With sample data.
Realtime desktop-style UI: WAL/Binlog - Debezium - RabbitMQ - WebSocket - UI windows
AI-agnostic: Claude / Gemini / others. Bring Your Own Key.
DB-agnostic: Postgres / MySQL / MariaDB / Percona
Free ~2 terabyte backups, stored on GitHub with rotation and environment isolation

This child of mine is currently in pre-release, but i have waitlist opened at indi-engine.ai

CRUD Different | Database apps the way they're meant to be

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2026-05-30T00:04:39+00:00

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Built a small PHP package for parsing documents locally, would love feedback

2026-05-29T20:13:17+00:00

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Laravel Notify Matrix — per-user notification preferences package

2026-05-29T16:16:43+00:00

I just shipped my second Laravel package: Notify Matrix. It manages per-user notification preferences with per-channel opt-in/opt-out and per-group default policies. The pattern came from rebuilding the same notification settings logic in every SaaS I've worked on. The question is always "should this user receive this notification on this channel?" and the answer is always a hand-rolled mess of config arrays and `if/else` in `via()`. Usage: // User model use Scabarcas\LaravelNotifyMatrix\Concerns\HasNotificationPreferences; class User extends Authenticatable { use HasNotificationPreferences; } // Notification class use Scabarcas\LaravelNotifyMatrix\Attributes\NotificationGroup; #[NotificationGroup('orders')] class OrderShipped extends Notification { /* ... */ } // Anywhere $user->wants('orders', 'mail'); // true | false $user->disable('orders', 'mail'); $user->enable('orders', 'database'); A listener on `NotificationSending` filters channels automatically — no changes to your existing `via()` methods. Forced channels (security alerts) bypass user preferences. Third-party notifications without an attribute can be mapped via config. Architecture is intentionally boring: `PreferenceManager` orchestrates resolution, `PreferenceRepository` and `GroupResolver` are contracts you can swap. Pest 27/27, PHPStan max clean, Laravel 11/12/13, PHP 8.3/8.4. - Repo: https://github.com/scabarcas17/laravel-notify-matrix - Packagist: https://packagist.org/packages/scabarcas/laravel-notify-matrix Would love feedback on the API — especially if you've shipped notification settings before. What did you miss?

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Composer 2.10 just dropped — it directly addresses the May 22 attack.

2026-05-28T16:14:36+00:00

Version tags on Packagist.org are now immutable — the exact trick the attacker used to rewrite tags to their malicious fork is now rejected at the registry level.
Also: composer install now blocks malware even if it already slipped into your lockfile,
and composer audit now fails on flagged malware versions.

run: composer self-update to update

full breakdown: https://medium.com/@abderahmane.merradou/update-composer-now-version-2-10-blocks-the-exact-attack-that-hit-laravel-on-may-22-a46e54bdbefd

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Composer 2.10 Release

2026-05-28T11:22:22+00:00

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I redesigned my PHP version manager after Reddit feedback: Per-shell switching is now live in phpvm v2.5.1 (No sudo, no global breaks)

2026-05-28T18:00:22+00:00

Last week, I posted here about a minimal TUI/GUI tool I built (phpvm) to make switching PHP versions on Linux easier. The feedback was great, but one comment by u/rycegh completely changed the direction of the project.

A fundamental flaw: relying on update-alternatives to change the global PHP binary is a bad pattern. It means you cannot work on two different projects on different versions in parallel, and switching global PHP knocks over unrelated background CLI tools (like global time trackers).

Suggested pivoting was to manage isolated local environments instead.

That feedback inspired me to rewrite the architecture from scratch for the 2.5 line. The v2.5.1 is live with fully isolated, per-shell version switching.

How the New Architecture Works

Instead of touching /usr/bin/php globally, phpvm now functions like nvm or rbenv:

Shell Hook: The installer adds a shell hook (for bash, zsh, or fish) that prepends a shim directory to your PATH.
Path Shim: A small executable shim at <hook-dir>/shims/php intercepts calls to php.
Environment Resolution:
- Shell Pin: Pinned manually via phpvm shell <version> (sticky for that terminal tab only, no sudo).
- Project Default: Read automatically from .php-version or composer.json requirements when you cd into a directory.
- Global Default: Falls back to the global update-alternatives symlink if no local pin exists.

This means you can have PHP 8.2 running in one tab and PHP 8.4 running in another, with zero password prompts and zero impact on other shells or system processes.

Install: bash curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rijverse/phpvm/main/install.sh | sudo bash

Website: https://rijverse.github.io/phpvm

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/rijverse/phpvm

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PHPStan 2.2: Unsealed Array Shapes, Safer Array Keys, and More!

2026-05-28T08:44:17+00:00

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Rector but for the database: Indoctrinate

2026-05-28T08:04:33+00:00

I’m launching a book on June 15th, Legacy to Symfony: The Enterprise Blueprint for Zero-Downtime PHP Migrations, which documents an end-to-end blueprint for zero-downtime, vertical-slice migrations.

Throughout the process, I found that standard migration tools weren't enough to bridge the gap between a 10-year-old mutated schema and Doctrine ORM. So, I built indoctrinate.

Think of it as Rector for your database schema. It’s an open-source, rule-based audit and remediation tool designed to align your legacy database with Doctrine or simply fix database issues.

For example you can run the DoctrineCompatibilitySet with the dry flag to check exactly what issues are preventing Doctrine ORM integration.

If anyone ends up testing it against their own legacy database, I’d love to know if it misses any of your weird edge cases. Happy coding!

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Call for Papers - Longhorn PHP 2026

2026-05-28T15:02:34+00:00

Note that the schedule this year is slightly different - just 2 days (Tutorial day + main conference days). Because of this tickets are also cheaper than previous years. Grab your ticket or submit a talk idea!

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An Update on Composer & Packagist Supply Chain Security

2026-05-27T15:22:34+00:00

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The PHP Foundation Impact and Transparency Report 2025

2026-05-27T19:36:59+00:00

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VS Code / Cursor Extension

2026-05-29T00:39:00+00:00

I'm tired of switching to the browser or opening Ray to see my dumps. I'm building a VS Code extension that renders Laravel payloads inline. Would anyone pay $30/yr for this?

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