Last Month in PHP - October 2016
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The document summarizes recent updates in PHP, frameworks, CMSes, and upcoming conferences. Key points include the release of PHP versions 7.0.12 and 5.6.27 with security fixes. For frameworks, CakePHP released versions 3.3.6 and 3.3.7, and Laravel released versions 5.3.16 through 5.3.21. Drupal released version 8.2.0 with new features. Upcoming conferences highlighted include PHPWorld in November and ZendCon in November.
![CMSes: Drupal
Drupal 8.2.[0,1]
● Drupal 8.2: New Version!
○ Easier to place and configure blocks on pages
○ Content moderation now included
○ Support for date ranges
○ Site building, content authoring, and administrative improvements
○ Platform features for web services
● drupal.org/blog/drupal-8-2-0](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2016-11lastmonthinphp-161116035933/85/Last-Month-in-PHP-October-2016-5-320.jpg)
![Frameworks - CakePHP
CakePHP 3.3.[6,7] & 2.9.1
● 3.3.x - bugfixes
○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/10/14/cakephp_336_released.html
○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/10/28/cakephp_337_released.html
● 2.9.1 - Feature release
○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/10/10/cakephp_291_released.html](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2016-11lastmonthinphp-161116035933/85/Last-Month-in-PHP-October-2016-6-320.jpg)
![Frameworks - Laravel
Laravel 5.3.[16, 17, 18, 19, 20 21]
● Laravel 5.3
○ Some PHP 7.0 & 7.1 work
○ See: github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.3/CHANGELOG-5.3.md](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2016-11lastmonthinphp-161116035933/85/Last-Month-in-PHP-October-2016-7-320.jpg)
![Frameworks - Symfony
Symfony 3.1.[5, 6], 2.8.[12, 13], 2.7.[19, 20]
● Maintenance Releases
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-1-6-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-1-5-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-8-13-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-8-12-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-7-20-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-7-19-released](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2016-11lastmonthinphp-161116035933/85/Last-Month-in-PHP-October-2016-8-320.jpg)
![PHP Conferences
PHP[WORLD] 2016
● Nov 14-18 - Washington, D.C.
● 10% KCPUG Discount: REDACTED
● world.phparch.com/
ZendCon
● Nov 18-21 - Las Vegas, NV
● zendcon.com
SunshinePHP 2017
● Feb 2-4 - Miami, FL
● KCPUG Speaker!
● 2017.sunshinephp.com
PHP UK 2017
● Feb 16-17 - London, UK
● phpconference.co.uk](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2016-11lastmonthinphp-161116035933/85/Last-Month-in-PHP-October-2016-10-320.jpg)
Last Month in PHP - October 2016
- 1. Last Month in PHP October 2016 Kansas City PHP User Group
- 2. PHP Patch Releases PHP 7.0.12 - Upgrade! ● Security fixes ● See: php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.0.1 2 PHP 5.6.27 - Upgrade! ● Security fixes ● See: php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.2 7
- 3. Upcoming Features via PHP RFC get_class() disallow null parameter ● Target: PHP 7.2 ● tl;dr: Enforces “principle of least surprise” in get_class(). Shows warning when null parameter is passed into get_class() ● See: wiki.php.net/rfc/get_class_disallow_null_p arameter
- 4. Upcoming Features via PHP RFC Warning when counting non-countable objects ● Target: PHP 7.2 ● tl;dr: count() and sizeof() against non-arrays that do not implement the Countable interface will Warn ● Note: Will continue to return 0 when null is passed in and will return 1 when a non-countable scalar or object is passed in ● See: wiki.php.net/rfc/counting_non_countables
- 5. CMSes: Drupal Drupal 8.2.[0,1] ● Drupal 8.2: New Version! ○ Easier to place and configure blocks on pages ○ Content moderation now included ○ Support for date ranges ○ Site building, content authoring, and administrative improvements ○ Platform features for web services ● drupal.org/blog/drupal-8-2-0
- 6. Frameworks - CakePHP CakePHP 3.3.[6,7] & 2.9.1 ● 3.3.x - bugfixes ○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/10/14/cakephp_336_released.html ○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/10/28/cakephp_337_released.html ● 2.9.1 - Feature release ○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/10/10/cakephp_291_released.html
- 7. Frameworks - Laravel Laravel 5.3.[16, 17, 18, 19, 20 21] ● Laravel 5.3 ○ Some PHP 7.0 & 7.1 work ○ See: github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.3/CHANGELOG-5.3.md
- 8. Frameworks - Symfony Symfony 3.1.[5, 6], 2.8.[12, 13], 2.7.[19, 20] ● Maintenance Releases ○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-1-6-released ○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-1-5-released ○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-8-13-released ○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-8-12-released ○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-7-20-released ○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-7-19-released
- 9. PHP: The Right Way ● Composer and Packagist: ○ Warn about updating Composer on production ● Opcode Cache: ○ Corrected spelling error ○ Clarified information ● PHP PAAS Providers: ○ Update URLs ○ Remove non-existent providers ● Books: ○ Added “Modern PHP” book ● Design Patterns: ○ Changed link from github to ReadTheDocs ● Fixed header capitalizations ● Translations ○ Added Arabic ● Note: Every open-source project can use your help with documentation. What are you waiting for?
- 10. PHP Conferences PHP[WORLD] 2016 ● Nov 14-18 - Washington, D.C. ● 10% KCPUG Discount: REDACTED ● world.phparch.com/ ZendCon ● Nov 18-21 - Las Vegas, NV ● zendcon.com SunshinePHP 2017 ● Feb 2-4 - Miami, FL ● KCPUG Speaker! ● 2017.sunshinephp.com PHP UK 2017 ● Feb 16-17 - London, UK ● phpconference.co.uk
- 11. PHP Conferences - Continued Confoo.CA 2017 ● Mar 8-10 - Montreal, CAN ● confoo.ca/en/yul2017 Midwest PHP 2017 ● March 17-18 - Minneapolis, MN ● CFP through Nov 15 ○ cfp.midwestphp.org ● 2017.midwestphp.org Lonestar PHP 2017 ● Apr 20-22 - Dallas, TX ● lonestarphp.com
- 12. Nomad PHP (Online) - November 17 Nomad PHP EU - 01:00 PM CDT Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Building a New PHP Reflection Library ● James Titcumb (@asgrim) ● nomadphp.com/nomadphp-2016-11-eu Nomad PHP US - 08:00 PM CDT Monkeys in the Machine ● Eric Mann (@ericmann) ● nomadphp.com/nomadphp-2016-11-us
- 13. Next Month in KCPHPUG ● Eric Poe: “Iterating Strings -- Iterating Things” ?