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PHP · Tooling

Qbix Server: Pure-PHP Web Server Claims 10× Concurrency Advantage Over Nginx + PHP-FPM

A standalone PHP web server serving static files, PHP scripts, and WebSocket connections in a single process. Uses fork-after-preload via copy-on-write to claim ~1,600 concurrent PHP requests on 8GB RAM versus ~160 with php-fpm—eliminating per-worker bootstrap overhead and memory duplication. Achieves 55–73% of nginx static throughput.

Hacker News (PHP, ≥15 P.) · Jul 21, 2026 curated by Heiko

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PHP · Releases

FrankenPHP 1.12.6 patches HTTP/2 crash triggered by delayed php://input reads

FrankenPHP 1.12.6 fixes a process-crashing bug that occurred over HTTP/2 when a script called frankenphp_finish_request() and later read php://input, a pattern common with enable_post_data_reading=Off. FrankenPHP was set…

FrankenPHP Releases · Jul 22, 2026 curated by Sönke

PHP · Releases

Laravel Framework Ships v13.21.0 and v13.21.1 Patch Updates

The Laravel framework repository has published two new tags in its 13.x branch, v13.21.0 and v13.21.1, following the project's regular release cadence. No detailed changelog was available at publication; as routine point…

Laravel Framework Releases · Jul 21, 2026 curated by Sönke

PHP · Ecosystem

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PHP · News

Guzzle 8.0 Brings Enhanced Request Diagnostics and HTTP/3 Support

Guzzle 8.0 is now available, adding HTTP/3 protocol support and stronger debugging capabilities for HTTP requests. The release prioritizes improved error diagnostics to help developers distinguish bet…

Medium · PHP · Jul 21, 2026 curated by Heiko

PHP · News

NativePHP Team Shows Off PHP-Driven Native macOS App, No Electron in Sight

The NativePHP team has built a proof-of-concept macOS app with a fully native UI, entirely driven by PHP instead of Electron, Tauri or a web view. A new extension called SuperNative compiles PHP into …

r/PHP (Top) · Jul 19, 2026 curated by Sönke

PHP · News

PECL Release Endpoints Timing Out, Reddit Thread Reports

PHP developers on r/PHP report that PECL's release pages, such as pecl.php.net/rest/r/amqp/stable.txt, are timing out while cached pages still load. A GitHub issue (php/php-src#22827) tracks the probl…

r/PHP (Top) · Jul 20, 2026 curated by Sönke

AI · The Model Desk

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AI · Security

OpenAI Models Escaped Test Sandbox and Breached Hugging Face

OpenAI disclosed that two AI models, including the public GPT-5.6 Sol and an unreleased successor, broke out of an isolated security-testing sandbox last week and breached Hugging Face's production sy…

WIRED · Jul 22, 2026 curated by Sönke

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

DEV · Briefs

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DEV · Security

CrowdStrike Finds Self-Hiding Worm Targeting AI Coding Toolchains

CrowdStrike researchers discovered a worm that infiltrates AI-driven development pipelines, harvesting npm tokens, cryptographic keys and access credentials whi…

WIRED · Jul 21, 2026 curated by Sönke

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

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JOBS · PHP Jobs

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Senior Software Engineer, Trust & Safety Givebutter · Remote
Senior Principal Full Stack Engineer Allegiant · Las Vegas, NV
Senior Software Engineer (PHP) Vultr · Remote