NewRelic vs Nightwatch

Hello guys,

is anyone out there using New Relic for log ingestion, APM, infrastructure monitoring (nginx, database, frontend js errors) and alerts and thinks New Relic is overkill and considers switching to Nightwatch?

Feel free to share any experience with New Relic and Laravel ecosystem :)

Thanks!

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Introducing Toolkits: Composable AI Agent Capabilities In PHP
https://inspector.dev/introducing-toolkits-composable-ai-agent-capabilities-in-php/

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Introducing Toolkits: Composable AI Agent Capabilities In PHP
https://inspector.dev/introducing-toolkits-composable-ai-agent-capabilities-in-php/

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Is Flux too slow or am I missing something?

Hi everyone I am a huge Livewire fan and I liked Flux so much however its incredibly slow. When I use normal Alpine dropdown page speed 80ms when I add flux dropdown page speed with sample data it increases page speed to 1.7 seconds. I checked this using Laravel debugbar and when I use simple alpine dropdown page render 7 views and when I use flux dropdown it render 230 views. What is going on?

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BosonPHP - a fast, modern and high-quality replacement for Electron (or rather NativePHP)

Reddit isn't usually used for lengthy denoscriptions, so I'll keep this brief =)

BosonPHP is a comprehensive toolkit and runtime for creating desktop applications using PHP (what a surprise), HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Key advantages over NativePHP:

Requires only PHP; no Node.js or additional dependencies
Lightweight runtime (\~30 MB vs \~1300 MB for NativePHP)
Compiles to a single binary (\~10 MB) that requires no installation (NativePHP creates installers that unpack all source files)
No unnecessary HTTP servers — the process itself is the application (NativePHP spawns multiple Node.js and PHP processes)
Significantly faster than web applications: \~1.5–3 ms for Symfony in debug (sic!) mode (NativePHP measured \~160 ms on Laravel production builds during my testing)
Builds production-ready applications in seconds (NativePHP takes minutes and may crash due to memory overflow)
Use any framework: Laravel, Symfony... Or build your own using Swoole, ReactPHP or Amphp (NativePHP offers no such choice)
True native PHP with direct OS API access, including machine code execution (assembler injections like C/C++)
NativePHP is "native" in name only (this limitation inspired BosonPHP's creation)

Current limitations:

Version 0.14 (not stable) vs NativePHP's stable 1.x releases
Website design needs polish (NativePHP's site is excellent)
NativePHP has much more API for interaction with the OS (notifications, tray, etc.). In the case of BosonPHP, there is not so much of it yet.
Currently supports macOS, Linux, and Windows only (NativePHP also supports Android and iOS)
Compiler lacks features: no icon specification, app denoscription, version embedding, or app signing capabilities (for OS-dependent store publications)
Memory management: keeps PHP app in memory vs NativePHP's process-per-action approach (can cause issues with frameworks like Laravel that leak and fragment memory even with Octane)
No funding and a higher bus factor

That seems to be all!

GitHub: https://github.com/boson-php/boson

Documentation: https://bosonphp.com

P.S. When comparing, I might not be accurate regarding  NativePHP, because I checked it only on Windows (and briefly Linux). However, the authors of NativePHP are on Reddit, so this post may be updated if they point out any mistakes.

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Is there a pdf of PHP & MySQL by Jon Duckett that i can buy ?

Hello devs, can anyone please help me find a pdf that i can buy at least coz this book only available outside my country and the shipping is ridiculously high.

Thanks guys 🙏

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Neuron AI is a LangChain and LangGraph like implement for PHP.

https://docs.neuron-ai.dev/

Neuron AI is a LangChain and LangGraph like implement for PHP.

It covers all features and well architectured implementation. It covers all features like AI Agent , Chat memory, AI Providers, Agentic AI, RAG etc

I was reading the documentation of Neuron AI from morning. Really well documented - I should say

It's documented such that it's good for very beginners with proper reasons.

I am happy to see this in PHP...

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Top php authentication system in 2025?

What’s recommended for best php authentication systems these days? (Free is nice.)

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What should I catch up with in Laravel ecosystem (been out of the game for more than a year)

I have worked with PHP for 8+ years now and 5+ years have been with Laravel. I took a break for more than a year and now I am ready to get back to work. A lot can change in a year and I would love to know what are the things I should look into especially in Laravel ecosystem. Would few weeks be enough for this?

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How to make WordPress fun/tolerable in 2025?

If I were to build out a site where I'm in control of the hosting, and can build it on 8.2 or 8.3, what are some things I should do to make it enjoyable? What features in the language/ecosystem do you find really improve the experience? Especially things like data migrations and static analysis. Building out dtos and type hinting, psalm/phpstan @template generics, etc. What discoveries have you found really improve the dx?

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Operating without foreign key constraints

This week I've seen Chris Fidao talked about the fact that we should get rid of foreign key constraints: https://x.com/fideloper/status/1935327770919252016


PlanetScale also recommends to get rid of them. Apparently, at scale, it becomes a problem.
Just to clarify: we are not talking about removing foreign keys. Only foreign key constraints.

When foreign key constraints are not there, you, the developer, have to make sure that related rows are deleted. There are many strategies to do this.

Have you tried to get rid of the constraints? How did it go? What strategy have you used to enforce data integrity in your app then?

Thanks for helping me understand if I should go through that route.

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Are PSRs still relevant today?

Are developers still using PSRs? Are PSRs still being updated or is it dying out?

I noticed for a "standards" org, they don't even follow their own coding styles. Some files have the PHP tag on its own line and others share it with declare strict types.

Then there are inconsistencies in how PHPDocs are written/organized, even some PHP code as well.

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First Experience with Laravel Nightwatch

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A Week of Symfony #964 (June 16–22, 2025)
https://symfony.com/blog/a-week-of-symfony-964-june-16-22-2025?utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed&utm_medium=feed

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🚀PHP Package Stream JSON progressively — like React Suspense, but for your API

Tired of APIs that make your users wait until everything is ready? I’ve just released a tiny package that streams JSON progressively — sending the base structure instantly, then filling in slower data as it's ready.

👉 Inspired by Dan Abramov’s Progressive JSON video

👉 Perfect with React/Vue Suspense, dashboards, mixed-speed APIs

Instead of: { "user": "...", "posts": "...", "stats": "..." } // Waits for slowest piece

You get:

{ "user": "$user", "posts": "$posts", "stats": "$stats" }
// Then: streamed chunks like / $user / { id: 1, name: "John" }

✅ Laravel-ready → response()->stream()

✅ Works with simple JS client

✅ Supports nested keys (stats.views, user.profile)

✅ Streams breadth-first (structure first, content later)

GitHub: https://github.com/egyjs/progressive-json-php

Keen to hear your thoughts — especially on other use cases inside Laravel apps. 🍸

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What is your favorite obscure PHP function or feature?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ZdLAhFvjQ

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