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• Post #3904678

  @vohanj@phpc.social I did leave some bait in this picture.

• Post #3891075

  Pop quizz #PHP on Friday evening: How can you remove an argument between the parent class and the child class? Is that an impossible task? #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/less_arguments.html

• Post #3883206

  #PHP delivers

• Post #3883205

  From #mastodon you can hop to #lemmy and get daily news about #PHP https://lemmy.world/c/php It's not much, but it's honest work.

• Post #3708859

  #PHP 8.4 introduced array_find() to look for a value in an array, and also, its cousin, array_find_key(), which returns the key where to find that value. The second got less attention, but is arguably more useful. #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tipSection.html

• Post #3499185

  So, it seems that it is possible to paint oneself in a corner and write an unreachable method. How would you call A::foo() in this code below? Come on, #PHP, there must be something here. #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/unreachable_method.html

• Post #3494327

  A manually curated list of multi-language applications that also supports #PHP https://www.exakat.io/also-php-a-curated-watchlist-for-the-php-ecosystem/

• Post #1334678

  @afup il y a deux ans, j ai eu cet elePHPant blanc durant le forum. Je cherche l auteur de cette merveille, qui a maintenant une admiratrice et un petit frère! @Coriography

• Post #1039615

  #PHP's NAN is 0 as an integer, 'NAN' as a string and not comparable with itself. Also, there are now warning when using them, so no one can get hurt by this. #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/compare_nan.html

• Post #1039614

  #[ReturnTypeWillChange] works on native #PHP methods and also on custom ones. #phptrick #phptip https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/returntypewillchange_for_all.html

• Post #1039613

  preg_split() splits #PHP strings with regexes, captures the separators and can handle an empty regex. You don't need that everyday, but when you do, #PHP has it! #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/preg_split.html

• Post #1039612

  Strategies to rename a parameter in a #PHP method https://www.exakat.io/renaming-parameters-in-a-method/

• Post #1039611

  #PHP defined() in action: there are many aspects when checking for a constant existence. #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/defined.html

• Post #1039610

  New word: zombie closure That is when you put $this in a static closure, you can run the #PHP code but you can't call it. Just a reminder about static arrow functions. #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/static_arrow_function.html

• Post #723500

  It is Friday, so why not cram as many #PHP operators in one single operation, and make it work? Look at this beauty! Could you make it run? #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/allDereferencements.html

• Post #723498

  November 20th, 2025: PHP 8.5 arrives! 🐘 We’re throwing a release party at PHP Rotterdam, and you’re invited! Expect PHPun, knowledge-sharing, and great company at Last Mile Solutions! https://eventy.io/events/q8lmw0v4 #PHP #PHP85 #Community #Rotterdam #Developers

• Post #694694

  Would it be cool to have a #PHP ::parent operator, like we have the ::class operator Well, turns out we can. #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/parent_operator.html

• Post #694692

  #PHP puzzle of the day: can you make Chidren::foo() call GrandParents::foo() ? Think about it, and then, click below for the solution(s). #phptip #phptrick https://www.exakat.io/calling-all-ancestors/

• Post #694691

  I don’t use ai generated image but when i do, it shows #dpc 😂

• Post #694690

  Quite a nice take on the current situation. https://blog.lmorchard.com/2026/03/11/grief-and-the-ai-split/

• Post #694688

  Enumerations are backed by strings, they work with in_array(), but not with array_unique() Well, at least, not directly. Also, did you know Enum::cases() ? #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/array_unique_and_enum.html

• Post #674057

  Old elePHPant meeting future delta robot elePHPant #dpc

• Post #585058

  I just ran into PHPoC, aka #PHP on a Chip! The company provides IoT solutions, with components programmables with #PHP! The website also is made with #PHP, but of course! https://www.phpoc.com/

• Post #557792

  #PHP, in French, it means 'Protection des Hautes Personnalités' : Protection of high-ranking officers. Straight from the government web site. https://www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr/gendinfo/dossiers/gign-3.0/les-php-protecteurs-de-hautes-personnalites

• Post #351359

  #PHP numeric separator works well on integer, floats and also hexadecimals, octals and ... binary. And most useful in the latter, right? 0b1111_00_111_101_111 #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/hexadecimal_separator.html