🎙️ PHP Foundation Community Hour – October 8, 2026 Hosts: Elizabeth Barron & James Titcumb James tells the story of how he fell into open source, breaks down what Pi actually does, celebrates the 1.5 release, and shares real advice for anyone nervous about making their first contribution. 🌱 How James Got Into Open Source […]

🎙️ PHP Podcast – October 1, 2026 Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon & Holly Schilling It’s John’s birthday, so naturally he skipped. The PHP Foundation is hiring, 8.6 picks up a surprise RC, and the crew goes deep on ABI promises, deprecation pile-ups, generics, and a childhood firefighter who’s still “a hit.” 🎂 John’s Birthday […]

🎙️ PHP Podcast – September 24, 2026 Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon & Holly Schilling Ian Littman joins the crew to talk PHP community and conferences. Longhorn PHP is three weeks out with a brand new format, the industry keeps shifting under everyone’s feet, and RAM prices remain a personal insult. The hallway track survives […]

🎙️ PHP Podcast – September 17, 2026 Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon & John Congdon The September issue shipped 13 days early, a blue elephant named Eric raised eyebrows, PHP 8.6 is racing GTA 6 to a November launch, and a CDN bug taught us all a lesson about cache keys. Also: a lot of […]

     In this episode, Scott talks with Stanislav Khromov about his project bun-php, which allows PHP to be run through the Bun JavaScript runtime. Links: https://github.com/khromov/bun-php/ https://github.com/khromov/bun-wordpress/ https://mochi.fast/ Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx Buy our shirts – https://store.phparch.com/products/community-corner-podcast-t-shirt Stanislav’s Links: Website – https://stanislav.garden/ TED Talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P11VunN876Q Scott’s Links: Website – https://scott.keck-warren.com/ Bluesky – […]

🎙️ PHP Foundation Community Hour – September 10, 2026 Hosts: Elizabeth Barron & Matt Stauffer The very first PHP Foundation Community Hour kicks off with autumn vibes, a blog post that started it all, and one big message: contributing to PHP is easier — and broader — than you think. 🍂 Welcome to the First […]

🎙️ PHP Podcast – September 2, 2026 Hosts: Eric Van Johnson & Joe Ferguson John’s out, Joe jumps in at the last second, a brand-new intro gets debuted mid-flight, a new PHP Foundation podcast gets announced, Frank’s database issues (not production), and somebody’s selling 37 elePHPants to fund a startup and open-heart surgery. 🎬 New […]

🎙️ PHP Podcast – August 27, 2026 Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon & Holly Schilling Zero-downtime swaps that nobody noticed, 3D printers that refuse to calibrate, a nostalgia tour through the entire PHPArch back catalog, Go generics, TypePHP, and a very good reason to book a flight to Belgium. This one lived in the gutter […]

🎙️ PHP Podcast – August 20, 2026 Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon & Holly Schilling Shirley MacLaine is the answer — but what’s the question? RAM prices went up 500%, GitHub fell over for eight hours, and the crew figured out how you can actually contribute to PHP. Glasses optional. 🎬 Shirley MacLaine, Green Room […]

🎙️ PHP Podcast – August 13, 2026 Hosts: Eric Van Johnson & John Congdon Eric and John reunite after weeks apart to talk Laracon in Boston, more diverse voices coming to this time slot, CPX finally giving PHP an npx, a stripped-down PHPStorm Light, and PHP Tek’s extended CFP. 🔀 Stepping Back to Make Room […]