php

Modern tools for PHP developers

PHP got its reputation from somewhere. But the old, dark days of PHP v4 and earlier are way behind us.
Mauro Chojrin
7 min read

Phabel vs. Rector: Which is better for transpiling PHP…

Phabel is a newer transpilation tool in the PHP ecosystem. In this comparison post, learn how it stacks up against Rector.
Leonardo Losoviz
9 min read

Why don’t people like PHP?

Compare the performance, features, and capabilities of JavaScript and PHP in 2021 for a better sense of what makes PHP less popular.
Andrew Evans
5 min read

Laravel Breeze’s Inertia-React stack vs. Next.js and Gatsby

Dive into Inertia.js, Laravel Breeze's new, powerful React framework and see how it stacks up against Next.js and Gatsby.
Lloyd Miller
12 min read

Including both PHP 7.1 and 8.0 code in the…

Having challenges transpiling code from PHP 8.0 to 7.1 in the same WordPress plugin? This solution may help with a few of the issues.
Leonardo Losoviz
9 min read

Building extensible PHP apps with Symfony DI

Learn how to use DependencyInjection and service containers to manage the services in your complex PHP app.
Leonardo Losoviz
7 min read

Tips for transpiling code from PHP 8.0 down to…

Transpiling your code from PHP 8.0 to 7.1 allows you to use the latest features of the language while reaching the most possible users.
Leonardo Losoviz
9 min read

Hosting all your PHP packages together in a monorepo

A monorepo makes it easy to maintain a coherent state for your project and submit pull requests with code from multiple packages.
Leonardo Losoviz
8 min read

Getting started with JavaScript for PHP developers

Switch from PHP to JavaScript for improved performance, flexibility, and application compatibility that will make coding both frontend and backend projects easier.
Kenneth Ekandem
5 min read

Tips for creating your first Rector rule to transform…

Rector is a reconstructor tool for PHP. Learn how you can use it to code with modern PHP features yet still deploy to legacy...
Leonardo Losoviz
6 min read

Coding in PHP 7.4 and deploying to 7.1 via…

PHP developers want to have access to the latest features of the language, but for various reasons, they may not be able to. It...
Leonardo Losoviz
12 min read

Transpiling PHP code from 8.0 to 7.x via Rector

With Rector, we can write code with PHP 8.0 features and deploy it to an environment running lower versions.
Leonardo Losoviz
7 min read