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PHP Through a Screen Reader: Small Syntax Choices That Matter

PHP Through a Screen Reader: Small Syntax Choices That Matter

I'm a backend developer, and PHP is my main language; it is also my favorite one. I've been developing in PHP since 2008, and today, when I start a web project, I choose PHP proudly, because I know what works well for me. There is one particularity in my developer experience: I'm totally blind from birth. So I use a screen reader, a tool that sends information to speech and/or a Braille display. Of course, blind programmers are not a single organism with a shared configuration file. We use…

The PHP Foundation
The PHP Podcast 2026.06.11

The PHP Podcast 2026.06.11

🎙️ PHP Podcast – June 11, 2026 Guest Hosts: Sara Golemon, Elizabeth Barron & Holly Schilling Eric and John are out this week — Sara, Elizabeth, and Holly take over. Here’s what they covered: 🎬 PHPVerse Recap PHPVerse just wrapped up, and Elizabeth was there in Amsterdam. The format is unusual — all speakers are […] The post The PHP Podcast 2026.06.11 appeared first on PHP Architect.

PHP Architect
Prompt-Injection Guardrails in Laravel: Defend the Tools, Not the Prompt

Prompt-Injection Guardrails in Laravel: Defend the Tools, Not the Prompt

You can't out-prompt an attacker — to the model, your system instructions and a malicious support ticket are the same text. So stop defending the prompt and lock down the boundaries you actually control: tools scoped to the authenticated user server-side, middleware that screens and logs, output handled as untrusted input, a human in front of anything irreversible, and a fake-free test that fails CI the moment someone drops the auth scope. Read more

Freek Van der Herten
Integrating Community Feedback into Foundation Strategy Part 2

Integrating Community Feedback into Foundation Strategy Part 2

In April 2026, during the first weeks of my tenure as Executive Director, I conducted a listening tour with around 60 people from 18 countries spanning every part of the PHP ecosystem (see Integrating Community Feedback into Foundation Strategy: Part 1). Since then, I have continued to listen and connect with those of you in the community who have something to share. The themes that have surfaced are clear, consistent, and actionable. This document outlines how the PHP Foundation will respond…

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