How to Audit Your PHP Codebase 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…
Most PHP applications don’t become slow because of one obvious bug. They degrade gradually. A nested loop that seemed harmless in the first…
In Part 1 of our JetBrains PHPverse recap, we looked at how PHP is being re-engineered from the ground up, runtimes, packaging, and…
PHP marked its 30th anniversary in 2025, and the JetBrains PHPVerse Conference celebrated this milestone with five hours of intense…
PHP doesn’t need defending in 2025. The language is stable, actively maintained, and deeply integrated into production systems across…
Yes, it is. Period. End of article 😉 Source: isphpstillrelevant.com And now let's be more serious. The same question is being asked over…
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…
I recently interviewed Roman Pronskiy, who works at JetBrains as the Executive Director of the PHP Foundation and has been a PHP dev since…
Although questions about PHP's popularity arise from time to time, there is no doubt that PHP remains a powerhouse in web development, and…
PHP's reliable release cycle delivered once again. On November 21, 2024, PHP 8.4 was released, introducing a host of enhancements and new…
PHP began as a personal project by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994, initially named Personal Home Page, and has gained popularity since then thanks…
Let's be honest, code reviews can sometimes feel a bit tedious. But they're absolutely essential for creating PHP applications that work…
Update for 2025: Is PHP still relevant in 2025? When Rasmus Lerdorf first introduced Personal Home Page Tools, or PHP as we know it, to the…