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PHP · RFC Watch

Voting opens on PHP 8.6 minimum supported dependency versions

The RFC to set minimum supported versions for PHP 8.6 dependencies is now open for voting. The ballot runs until 2026-07-30 15:48:00 UTC, with a separate vote for each proposed minimum version. One point of contention is a mandatory COM_RESET_CONNECTION requirement, which Alexander Kurilo says would break backward compatibility and hurt older MySQL/MariaDB users, while Eric Norris argues the safer behavior should not be optional.

PHP Internals ([RFC]/[VOTE]) · Jul 16, 2026 curated by Georg

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PHP · RFC Watch

New RFC Proposes Bundled user_cache Extension for PHP

Go Kudo has published a new RFC proposing a bundled user_cache extension, replacing his earlier OPcache Static Cache proposal after feedback about feature creep. The extension is built independently of OPcache. Implement…

PHP Internals ([RFC]/[VOTE]) · Jul 19, 2026 curated by Sönke

PHP · Releases

Laravel 13.20 Adds Built-In Image Manipulation Support

Laravel 13.20 introduces native image processing, removing the need for third-party packages like intervention/image that developers have relied on for roughly a decade. The addition lets projects resize, crop and transf…

Medium · Laravel · Jul 18, 2026 curated by Sönke

PHP · Ecosystem

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PHP · Releases

FrankenPHP 1.12.5 Released

The FrankenPHP project has tagged version 1.12.5 on GitHub, a maintenance update to the PHP application server built on Caddy. The release notes do not list specific changes beyond the version bump. U…

FrankenPHP Releases · Jul 18, 2026 curated by Sönke

PHP · RFC Watch

GD 2.4 RFC: Codec Sync, Object-Oriented API, and 2D Vector Canvas

RFC proposes major ext/gd overhaul for PHP 8.6: synchronizing bundled libgd with upstream, adding QOI/JPEG XL/UltraHDR codecs, introducing object-oriented Gd\* API alongside unchanged procedural funct…

PHP Internals ([RFC]/[VOTE]) · Jul 18, 2026 curated by Heiko

PHP · RFC Watch

New RFC Proposes Opt-in Namespace Fallback Directive for PHP

Paul M. Jones has split the `declare(strict_namespace=1)` mechanism from the function autoloading RFC into a standalone proposal. The directive would let code opt out of PHP's global fallback for unqu…

PHP Internals ([RFC]/[VOTE]) · Jul 15, 2026 curated by Georg

AI · The Model Desk

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AI · Security

GPT-5.6 Finds Pre-Auth WordPress RCE Chain Worth $500K — For $25 in Compute

Searchlight Cyber researcher Adam Kues used OpenAI's GPT-5.6 'Sol Ultra' model to discover and weaponize a pre-authentication SQL injection into full remote code execution in stock WordPress, spending…

Hacker News (AI, ≥100 P.) · Jul 20, 2026 curated by Sönke

AI · News

Meta’s new AI chips are set to enter production in September

Meta plans to start production of its latest AI-specific chips in September, according to Reuters. The company is using Broadcom in design and TSMC in manufacturing, and expects the MTIA chips to help…

TechCrunch (AI) · Jul 9, 2026 curated by Charlie

AI · News

Scientists' Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Researchers at Technical University of Denmark demonstrated that quantum computers can enhance generative AI models for drug discovery, producing more successful peptides in vaccine development—partic…

WIRED · Jul 12, 2026 curated by Heiko

DEV · Briefs

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DEV · News

CNIL Mandates Consent for Email Tracking Pixels

The French data protection authority, CNIL, is enforcing a new regulatory framework requiring online services to obtain user consent before using tracking pixel…

Next (FR) · Jul 13, 2026 curated by Georg

DEV · News

China recovers its first reusable rocket using a sea-based net

China’s Long March 10B completed its first flight and recovered its booster in the South China Sea using a net mounted on an offshore vessel. The test marks Chi…

Ars Technica · Jul 10, 2026 curated by Charlie

DEV · News

Won’t fix! – Teil 4: Warum sich Codequalität nicht in eine Zahl pressen lässt

The article examines why code quality resists reduction to single metrics such as Lines of Code, cyclomatic complexity, Halstead metrics, Maintainability Index …

heise Developer · Jul 10, 2026 curated by Georg

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