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 8.5 Release Page — The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language
• PHP.NET – THE WORLD’S MOST HYPERACTIVE SCRIPTING LANGUAGE!!!

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The PHP Podcast streams the recording of this podcast live, typically every Thursday at 3 PM PT. Come join us and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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Eric Van Johnson

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John Congdon

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• Youtube Channel
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PHPScore

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Honeybadger.io

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Music Provided by Epidemic Sound

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