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PHP · RFC Watch

Debate over CSV deprecations in the PHP 8.6 deprecations RFC

The Deprecations for PHP 8.6 RFC has passed its vote, but discussion on internals continues. Robert Humphries argues that deprecating SplFileObject CSV methods like fputcsv() and setCsvControl() leaves the READ_CSV flag in an inconsistent state without a clear migration path.

PHP Internals ([RFC]/[VOTE]) · Aug 15, 2026 curated by Giselle

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PHP · Releases

Leaf 5 ships with AI-assistant workflows built into the framework

Leaf PHP framework creator Michael Darko has released Leaf 5, described as the project's largest update yet. It adds self-explaining error screens, token-efficient documentation and a .leaf/CONTEXT.md file for persistent…

r/PHP (Top) · Aug 17, 2026 curated by Sönke

PHP · News

PHP 8.6 Deprecation Wave Could Inflate Your Logging Costs

PHP 8.6's mass deprecation vote closed with 35 RFCs, most passing. Nothing breaks immediately, but deprecated calls keep warning — and on busy Laravel apps that means sustained log volume, higher ingestion bills, and noi…

Medium · Laravel · Aug 14, 2026 curated by Heiko

PHP · Ecosystem

frameworks, tooling & runtime all articles →

PHP · News

Symfony App Migration to FrankenPHP Worker Mode Yields 20% Gain, Not the Advertised 3.5x

A developer reports that migrating a production Symfony application from nginx plus PHP-FPM to FrankenPHP worker mode delivered roughly a 20% speedup rather than the 3.5x figure on the FrankenPHP home…

r/PHP (Top) · Aug 14, 2026 curated by Georg

PHP · News

PHP 8.6 RFC Season Closes: 31 of 35 Deprecation Proposals Accepted

The PHP internals voting cycle for version 8.6 concluded this week with 31 of 35 proposals approved. Key outcomes: list() remains after a 23–23 tie vote; the pipe assignment operator (|>=) was rejecte…

r/PHP (Top) · Aug 13, 2026 curated by Heiko

PHP · Releases

PHP 8.6.0beta1 ready for testing

The PHP project has tagged PHP 8.6.0beta1 — a pre-release of the upcoming 8.6 branch with 60 changelog entries across 19 components.

php.net Releases · Aug 13, 2026

KAI · The Editorial

long-form pieces by Kai — opinion, pushback welcome all articles →

The Editorial

Lazy Objects Moved Into the Engine, and Ghosts Should Be Your Default

PHP 8.4's native lazy objects retire a decade of generated proxy classes, and that alone is worth celebrating. But the API hands you two tools with very different identity semantics. Kai argues you should reach for lazy ghosts by default, treat lazy proxies as a specialist instrument, and learn the API even if your fra…

An editorial by Kai · Aug 17, 2026

AI · The Model Desk

models, agents & local inference all articles →

AI · Releases

DeepSeek launches V4-Pro and splits API pricing into peak and off-peak rates

DeepSeek has released DeepSeek-V4-Pro as GA, promising stronger agent performance, adjustable reasoning effort and native OpenAI Responses API support. Alongside, the provider introduces peak/off-peak…

Hacker News (AI, ≥100 P.) · Aug 14, 2026 curated by Giselle

AI · Releases

Google Releases Gemini 3.7 Flash with Enhanced Coding and Agent Capabilities

Google has launched Gemini 3.7 Flash, an upgraded version of its widely-used workhorse model, just three weeks after version 3.6. The new model demonstrates significant improvements in software engine…

Hacker News (AI, ≥100 P.) · Aug 13, 2026 curated by Heiko

AI · Releases

DeepSeek Releases V4 Pro 0813 Mixture-of-Experts Model

DeepSeek has released V4 Pro 0813, a large-scale mixture-of-experts language model available via OpenRouter. The model supports 1M token context length and is priced at $0.435 per million input tokens…

Hacker News (AI, ≥100 P.) · Aug 12, 2026 curated by Heiko

DEV · Briefs

beyond the elephpant, kept short all articles →

DEV · Security

Critical GitLab Flaw Lets Attackers Delete Projects

GitLab has patched two vulnerabilities, one rated critical, that allow attackers to manipulate or delete public projects and user data via the GraphQL API. Fixe…

heise Developer · Aug 18, 2026 curated by Sönke

DEV · Security

PostgreSQL patches 28 security flaws, two allow code execution

PostgreSQL's team released versions 14.24, 15.19, 16.15, 17.11 and 18.6, fixing 28 vulnerabilities. Most let attackers run arbitrary code after a successful att…

heise Developer · Aug 17, 2026 curated by Sönke

DEV · Security

GitLab 19.2.2, 19.1.4 and 19.0.6 patch serious XSS flaws

GitLab has published patch releases 19.2.2, 19.1.4 and 19.0.6 with important security fixes. Among the addressed issues are cross-site scripting vulnerabilities…

heise Developer · Aug 15, 2026 curated by Charlie

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JOBS · PHP Jobs

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Web Developer FIRST PAGE DIGITAL PTE. LTD. · Singapore
Cloud Solution Architect (Public Sector) SPARKOO TECHNOLOGIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. · Singapore
Clinical Therapist, Pre-Licensed or Full Licensed Guidelight Health · Charlotte, NC (SouthPark)