Long-Running PHP in Production: WebSocket Servers That Never Sleep
We've been running a real-time event delivery server in PHP for six years. It handles thousands of WebSocket connections a day, and its…
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The Real Cost of Ignoring PHP Updates (and How to Automate Compliance)
PHP 8.1 reaches end of life on December 31, 2025. After that date, it stops receiving updates or security fixes, and the version effectively…
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Our Top 10 Code Review Practices
Accesto has just turned 15. During this time, we have accumulated a couple of clients that worked with us for almost a decade. So I asked…
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PHP Upgrade Cost: How Much Does It Cost?
Upgrading your PHP application can feel like opening Pandora’s box — you never quite know what you’ll find inside. But at some point, it has…
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How to Conduct a PHP Code Audit for Hidden Performance Killers
Most PHP applications don’t become slow because of one obvious bug. They degrade gradually. A nested loop that seemed harmless in the first…
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Insights from JetBrains PHPverse Conference Part 2 — Building Better Software with Modern PHP
In Part 1 of our JetBrains PHPverse recap, we looked at how PHP is being re-engineered from the ground up, runtimes, packaging, and…
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Insights from JetBrains PHPverse Conference Part 1 — System-Level Innovation in the PHP Ecosystem
PHP marked its 30th anniversary in 2025, and the JetBrains PHPVerse Conference celebrated this milestone with five hours of intense…
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Evaluating PHP in 2025: Powerhouse for Modern Web Development
PHP doesn’t need defending in 2025 (and 2026😉). The language is stable, actively maintained, and deeply integrated into production systems…
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Is PHP still relevant in 2025?
Yes, it is. Period. End of article 😉 Source: isphpstillrelevant.com And now let's be more serious. The same question is being asked over…
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A brief history of PHP language & what we can learn from it?
This year PHP gets into its thirties 🎉 And on this occasion I would like to briefly summarise the history of PHP web development, to better…
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Insights from the PHP Foundation Executive Director
I recently interviewed Roman Pronskiy, who works at JetBrains as the Executive Director of the PHP Foundation and has been a PHP dev since…
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Understanding PHP Frameworks: Top Options for Web Development
Although questions about PHP's popularity arise from time to time, there is no doubt that PHP remains a powerhouse in web development, and…
