Understanding Traceroute
Understanding Traceroute
A clear walkthrough of how traceroute works under the hood. It explains the TTL trick, the ICMP replies routers send back, and even rebuilds the core idea in Rust. Read more
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Enhancing our API for better agentic consumption
Enhancing our API for better agentic consumption
We've shipped several improvements to the Oh Dear API to make it work better with AI coding agents. The updates include historical check runs, dashboard links in every response, and markdown-friendly documentation. Read more
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New SymfonyCasts Course: Doctrine Inheritance - Class Hierarchy in the Database
New SymfonyCasts Course: Doctrine Inheritance - Class Hierarchy in the Database
Modeling inheritance in your code is natural - but how does that translate to your database? We're excited to announce a new SymfonyCasts course: 👉 Doctrine Inheritance: Class Hierarchy in the Database In this course, we explore how Doctrine ORM handles…
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The PHP Podcast 2026.04.23
🎙️ PHP Podcast – April 23, 2026 Hosts: Eric Van Johnson & John Duration: ~1 hour 10 minutes 📋 Episode Summary Eric and John return to the podcast after a few weeks away, discussing everything from Disneyland trips and bowling tournaments to EAV database nightmares, editor wars (Vim vs. PHPStorm), AI coding tools, and the […] The post The PHP Podcast 2026.04.23 appeared first on PHP Architect.
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★ Generate Apple and Google Wallet passes from Laravel
★ Generate Apple and Google Wallet passes from Laravel
A mobile pass is that thing in your iPhone's Wallet app. A boarding pass, a concert ticket, a coffee loyalty card, a gym membership. Apple calls them passes. Google calls them objects. Both Wallet apps let you generate them, hand them out, and push live updates to the copy that's already on someone's device. We just released Laravel Mobile Pass, a package that lets you generate those Apple and Google passes from a Laravel app and send updates to already issues passes. Together with the package,…
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In Praise of --dry-run
In Praise of --dry-run
Henrik Warne makes a good case for adding a --dry-run mode to commands that change state. It gives you a fast, safe way to verify configuration, inspect behavior, and test workflows without side effects. Read more
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Community Corner: The AI Refactor with Kumuda Sreenivasa
In this episode, Scott talks Kumuda Sreenivasa about her talk on using AI to help with refactoring/replacing legacy system that she’s be presenting at JStek 2026. Links: Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx Buy our shirts – https://store.phparch.com/products/community-corner-podcast-t-shirt Kumuda’s Links: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumudas/ Scott’s Links: Website – https://scott.keck-warren.com/ Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/scottkeckwarren.bsky.social LinkedIn –…
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How Will LLMs Transform Us? AI as a Tool in the Future of Development
How Will LLMs Transform Us? AI as a Tool in the Future of Development
This article frames AI as a tool to support, not replace, developers, emphasizing the importance of staying in control of how and when it’s used. It encourages a thoughtful approach where developers leverage AI for efficiency while maintaining ownership of decisions and outcomes. Read more
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Announcing Plans for a PHP Ecosystem Survey and Report
Announcing Plans for a PHP Ecosystem Survey and Report
This year, The PHP Foundation, in collaboration with PhpStorm, a JetBrains IDE, will release an official ecosystem report with data-driven insights into the current state and the future of PHP development. The report will be based on data collected from a PHP developer survey, where we’ll ask developers about their experience with the language and ecosystem. Our goal is to capture perspectives from across the PHP community – we want as many voices as possible to be included. To make that…
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What Paddle doesn't tell you about implementing metered billing
What Paddle doesn't tell you about implementing metered billing
How to implement calendar-month metered billing on Paddle using zero-value subscriptions, one-time charges, and a homemade invoice grace period. Read more
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Ubuntu Firewall Setup in Less Than 5 Minutes (Plus One Step That Will Lock You Out)
Ubuntu Firewall Setup in Less Than 5 Minutes (Plus One Step That Will Lock You Out)
Setting up a Virtual Private Server (VPS) without a firewall is asking for trouble. Ideally, you’d have a dedicated security person to handle all of this, but that’s rarely the case. One thing I always do on a fresh Linux server is configure a firewall. It used to be a real headache, but […] The post Ubuntu Firewall Setup in Less Than 5 Minutes (Plus One Step That Will Lock You Out) appeared first on PHP Architect.
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Introducing TypeScript Transformer 3
Introducing TypeScript Transformer 3
Ruben explains the full rewrite behind TypeScript Transformer 3 and why the new architecture makes the package much more flexible. The post covers the new transformer pipeline, AST-based output, improved type parsing via PHPStan, and a watch mode for faster development. Read more
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SymfonyDay Montreal 2026 - Schedule is Live!
The moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. After weeks of reviewing great proposals, we are thrilled to announce that the official schedule for SymfonyDay Montreal 2026 taking place on June 4, 2026 is now available! 🙏 A Huge Merci…
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Talking about Laravel, Oh Dear, and AI
Talking about Laravel, Oh Dear, and AI
In this interview, I talk about Laravel, application monitoring, and how AI is changing the way developers work.
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A Week of Symfony #1007 (April 13–19, 2026)
A Week of Symfony #1007 (April 13–19, 2026)
This week, Symfony UX released the 2.35 maintenance version and the new 3.0 major version, which removes all deprecated features and updates the PHP and Symfony requirements. In addition, we published more information about the upcoming SymfonyLive Berlin…
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