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PHP.Watch is a source for PHP News, upcoming changes to the language core and extensions, and articles. PHP.Watch is a web site to track, learn, and keep in touch with PHP development. 'm Ayesh Karunaratne, a software architect, working as a security researcher, software architect, and a speaker. I try to document all the changes in PHP in an organized fashion, and provide clear..
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2w ago
How to fix the `SQLSTATE[HY000] [1524] Plugin 'mysql_native_password' is not loaded` errors caused in MySQL 8.4 no longer enabling the `mysql_native_password` plugin by default ..read more
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6M ago
The Sodium extension in PHP 8.4 now supports `AEGIS-128L` and `AEGIS256` Authenticated Encryption ciphers. They are significantly faster than `AES-GCM` and `CHACHA20-POLY1305`. This article benchmarks them and explains how to securely encrypt and decrypt data using `AEGIS-128L` and `AEGIS256` on PHP ..read more
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7M ago
Caddy is a modular and fast web server platform written in Go. It supports PHP to serve requests with PHP-FPM, and this explains how to configure Caddy server with PHP-FPM ..read more
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7M ago
How to make HTTP/3 HTTP requests using PHP Curl extension, along with how to compile Curl with HTTP/3 support for PHP ..read more
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9M ago
Composer 2.4 comes with a feature that it prompts during a `composer require` to install packages as `require-dev` dependencies when certain keywords are present. Development tools and libraries now can make use of this feature to mark themselves, so Composer uses the prompt when suitable ..read more
PHP.Watch
1y ago
As PHP continue to evolve with new breaking changes, and while that is great for most PHP applications, there are legacy applications that can't justify the human and financial cost of keeping up. Here is a guide on how to extend the lifetime of legacy PHP applications with security updates and maintenance ..read more
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1y ago
Read about the highlights of PHP 8.2: Major new features, changes, and deprecated functionality ..read more
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1y ago
A detailed and a quick-start guide on installing and upgrading PHP 8.2 on Debian and Ubuntu systems ..read more