Rob’s journey into PHP started in 1995—way back in the last century, as he puts it—when he got headhunted from a C++ role testing mobile phones. The twist? He was in an online gaming guild that needed a website, discovered PHP 3, and thought “this is way easier than writing C++.” Three […]

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about PHPTek 2026, JSTek 2026, the new PHP 8.5 Release Page, the PHP Foundation Blog is getting good, the Year 2038 problem, Craft moves to Laravel, getting interviewed by an AI, and more… Links from the show: I just had a job interview… with […]

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John discuss Longhorn, JSTek, PHP 8.5 Website Design, the User Group Meetup, and more. Links from the show: Why are you so obsessed with me? 🙄 #vonage #meangirls – YouTube Longhorn PHP JS Tek 2026: Call for Speakers @ Sessionize.com Call for Designs: Refresh the PHP […]

 In this special live episode of The PHP Podcast, hosts Eric Van Johnson and John Congdon welcome the legendary Nuno Maduro from the Laravel Core Team — live and in person! This episode is packed with energy, laughs, and deep insights as Nuno shares stories from behind the scenes of Laravel development, the philosophy […]

   This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about NativePHP Mobile, EAV Database Models, PHP Tek 2026 CFP coming to and end, Fun Simpson API, and more… Links from the show: Thank You to Our Early Adopters – NativePHP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity%E2%80%93attribute%E2%80%93value_model https://x.com/ShaneDRosenthal/status/1976110984998814062 PHP Tek 2026: Call for Speakers @ Sessionize.com Android/Inertia Update […]

   This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about Scott’s PHP 8.5 review, Alive and Kicking’s first live stream, PHP Foundation’s call for design, the new Laravel Forge, and more… Links from the show: What’s New in PHP 8.5? (Release Date + Must-Know Features) | PHP Architect PHP Alive and Kicking […]

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about Special guest James Seconde, CTO who don’t like PHP, AI, and more… Links from the show: Reddit – The heart of the internet 2025 DORA State of AI Assisted Software Development | Google Cloud TechMids Conf – A community-driven tech conference The PHP […]

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John discuss NativePHP bringing everything, including the Kitchen Sink, PHP Foundation announcement of the SDK for MCP, Nuno’s Explanation of Laravel MCP, PHP 8.5 Pipe Operator, the Supply Chain issue with NPM, and more. Links from the show: GitHub – NativePHP/kitchen-sink-mobile: NativePHP for mobile demo app […]

 In this episode of “PHP Alive and Kicking,” Mike and Chris engage in a discussion with Sara Golemon, a prominent PHP Internals developer and release manager. The conversation kicks off with Sara sharing her unique journey into PHP development, which began unexpectedly from a tech support role for the US government, ultimately leading her […]

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about Fixes to PHPTek.tv Login, New PHP Architect Merch Store, Wire-Live the Livewire InPerson Event, Perks to Caddy Web Server, PHP Stream Server, and more… Links from the show: PHP TekTV – Streaming PHP Architect Longhorn PHP Wire ⚡ Live – A Chill & […]