SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025: Blast Off Your CI with Dagger
https://symfony.com/blog/symfonycon-amsterdam-2025-blast-off-your-ci-with-dagger?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed

https://redd.it/1ow9hdv
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Generate SVG image charts with PHP to be able to use it in web and pdf at the same time.
https://github.com/brainfoolong/php-noscript-charts

https://redd.it/1ow15ns
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Staying relevant today as a PHP Developer

I have always been a big PHP fan and used it now for near 20 years now.

Being a PHP developer has always had a stigma, like somehow you aren’t a real developer and pretty much sneers from other developers like Java or Python.

This was never an issue for me as there was always plenty of good paying jobs so I didn’t let it bother me too much.

But now I am out of a job in the UK and there is a real lack of jobs in PHP, and the majority that are hiring are offering a poor salary compared to other languages. Which makes no sense, especially with the likes of Node.js which is just JavaScript.

Even now I build microservices on AWS using PHP and Bref, it works great and extremely fast and powerful.

Recruiters even hit me with the “oh PHP” and I can’t get a look in. These PHP jobs that are hiring don’t even respond to me or I get an auto rejection. My previous salary was 120k and now I’m getting turned down for jobs at 40-50k.

What are people’s thoughts? Unfortunately I think it is time to reinvent myself, maybe move to Go, Rust or Python?

https://redd.it/1owdz15
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Breaking mPDF with regex and logic
https://medium.com/@brun0ne/breaking-mpdf-with-regex-and-logic-bf915300483f

https://redd.it/1owejh7
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How WithCachedRoutes and WithCachedConfig sped up a modular monolith's test pipeline
https://cosmastech.com/2025/11/13/improve-modular-test-suite-performance.html

https://redd.it/1owl90m
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Alternative book for Jon Duckett php and mysql book, that use postgresql instead.

Does anyone here know any alternative book?
mysql in my country are rarely (not rarely it most used on a older project, but all the job require senior level. )used in company, company mostly use postgresql specially the new company project.

https://redd.it/1ownhtu
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New in Symfony 7.4: Signing Messages
https://symfony.com/blog/new-in-symfony-7-4-signing-messages?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed

https://redd.it/1owsdbt
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PHP Prisma: Integrate multi-media related LLMs

Hey r/PHP

Excited to introduce **PHP Prisma** – a new, light-weight PHP package designed to streamline interactions with multi-media related Large Language Models (LLMs) through a unified interface:

[**https://php-prisma.org**](https://php-prisma.org)

Integrating advanced image and multi-media AI capabilities into your PHP applications can be complex, dealing with different APIs and providers. PHP Prisma aims to solve this by offering a consistent way to tap into the power of various AI models.

# What can you do with PHP Prisma right now?

The first version of our image API is packed with features, making it easy to manipulate and generate images programmatically:

* **Background:** Replace image background with a background described by the prompt.
* **Describe:** Get AI-generated denoscriptions for image content.
* **Detext:** Remove text from images.
* **Erase:** Erase objects or parts of an image.
* **Imagine:** Generate entirely new images from prompts (text-to-image).
* **Inpaint:** Edit an image by inpainting an area defined by a mask according to a prompt.
* **Isolate:** Remove the image background
* **Relocate:** Place the foreground object on a new background.
* **Repaint:** Edit an image according to the prompt.
* **Studio:** Create studio photo from the object in the foreground of the image.
* **Uncrop:** Extend/outpaint the image.
* **Upscale:** Scale up the image.

# Current Supported AI Providers:

We're starting with integration for some of the leading AI providers:

* Clipdrop
* Gemini (Google)
* Ideogram (beta)
* Imagen (Google) (beta)
* OpenAI
* RemoveBG
* StabilityAI

This means you can switch between providers or leverage the unique strengths of their models, all through a single, clean PHP interface. The next versions will contain more AI providers as well as audio and video capabilities.

We're really excited about the potential of PHP Prisma to empower PHP developers to build more innovative and AI-powered applications. We welcome all feedback, contributions, and suggestions.

Give it a try and let us know what you think! :-)
[**https://php-prisma.org**](https://php-prisma.org)

https://redd.it/1owsn8k
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Experience with Laravel Cloud after the pricing changes?

Just curious how reasonable (or not) the bills have been after they pricing changes a few months ago. Tried it on launch and it was pretty nuts, had to pivot off.


Just looking for practical real-world client usage, not hobby sites.

Thoughts?

https://redd.it/1owwl28
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Spatie Testing Laravel vs Laracasts Pest courses - which is most comprehensive / better for juniors?

I’ve got a couple junior/mid devs I want to get up to speed with automated testing in Laravel (mainly Pest). I’m deciding between:

Spatie – Testing Laravel ($149 one-time)
Laracasts – Pest From Scratch / Pest Driven Laravel ($25/mo per user)

Has anyone taken either (or both)? Which would you recommend for juniors/mids who are new to testing? Or is there another video course you’d suggest instead?

Thanks!

https://redd.it/1owx6z8
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First time Tried to build a RAG using Laravel, but..

So laravel has so many built-in packages which are I think very profound for a RAG, so i gave it a try, basic structure is done but I'm having some problems.

1- the system is gathering lot of info from the database based on query relevance, but when its presented to LLM(gemini) it's just ignoring most of the data and picking up a very little of that, and the answers are vague.

2- Ridiculous answers- Even for just a 'hey' its giving lengthy and irrelivent answers.

3- Timings- 15-20 seconds for a simple answer

I haven't used any vector database, and is using MySQL as of now, so it might be differential.. but this was just a curiosity thing so i thought maybe ask here first, what should i do to improve it as i wanna make it functional now.


here's what i am using:

"php": "\^8.2",
"google-gemini-php/laravel": "\^2.0",
"google/apiclient": "2.15",
"google/auth": "\^1.47",
"laravel/framework": "\^12.0",
"laravel/sanctum": "\^4.0",
"laravel/tinker": "\^2.10.1",
"maatwebsite/excel": "\^3.1",
"meilisearch/meilisearch-php": "\^1.16",
"phpoffice/phpspreadsheet": "\^1.30",
"smalot/pdfparser": "\^2.12",
"spatie/browsershot": "\^5.0",
"spatie/crawler": "\^8.4",
"symfony/dom-crawler": "\^7.3"


https://redd.it/1ox0gpl
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Sentience Database, Querybuilder + database abstraction

Hey everyone,


Sentience is my personal framework project that i've kept evolving over the years, even using it in some startup projects. I decided to separate the database abstraction from the framework.

https://github.com/Sentience-Framework/database

Why did i create this package?

There are things that existing database abstraction packages do that i think can be done better. I've pulled inspiration from Golang's BUN ORM package for this database abstraction, with new or improved features that make my developer experience more pleasant. The ORM part of the abstraction is separated from the database abstraction, to reduce bloat, when it's highly likely you only want a database abstraction to execute some basic queries if you're not already using an ORM integrated in a framework.

The README contains all the documentation for the project. I've kept it short and simple to make it easy to review.


I would love to get your feedback on the project!

https://redd.it/1oww7nm
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SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025: The CI/CD Pipeline in 2025, GitOps, AI, and Zero-Trust in Action
https://symfony.com/blog/symfonycon-amsterdam-2025-the-ci-cd-pipeline-in-2025-gitops-ai-and-zero-trust-in-action?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed

https://redd.it/1ox3gi9
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Found a new library for dynamic json templating.
https://djson.dev/

https://redd.it/1oxa44p
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New and noteworthy: PHPStan and PHPUnit integration
https://staabm.github.io/2025/11/15/phpstan-validates-phpunit-data-provider.html

https://redd.it/1oxnsw2
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Why is apache still so popular even as nginx+php-fpm has proven its mettle with performance?

As I understand, the popular consensus today is that nginx+php-fpm performs faster than apache even with the mpm_event process management enabled?

But when it comes to real world usage, many production instances I observe these days still deploy apache a lot. Even cpanel based web hosting (shared or dedicated instances) are more often apache based than nginx.

Is it due to some old habits and dependence on apache specific features like .htaccess support? Or is it the case that apache has actually caught up in the race with ngnix and the performance difference is quite negligible these days?

https://redd.it/1oxqkvq
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Trace routes. No static analysis BS, just captures what actually runs.

What up guys,

Been debugging a slow endpoint and had no clue which files it was actually loading. Built this package to trace the real execution path instead of guessing.

What it does:
- Records every file PHP loads during a request
- Shows memory usage and execution time
- Categorizes files (controllers, models, policies, etc.)
- Works with any Laravel route


Usage in route/***.php
TraceRouteDependencies::enable();

Route::middleware(['trace-route'])->group(function () {
Route::get('/api/users', [UserController::class, 'index']);
});


Hit the route, then check `storage/logs/traces/` for a JSON file with everything that loaded.

Example output:
{
"route": "api.users.index",
"files_loaded": {
"controllers": ["app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php"],
"models": ["app/Models/User.php"],
"policies": ["app/Policies/UserPolicy.php"]
},
"memory_used_mb": 2.5,
"execution_time_ms": 45.2
}


Kinda usefull for understanding wtf a route is doing or finding performance issues. No static analysis BS, just captures what actually runs.


https://github.com/TonyGeez/laravel-route-tracer

🤠

https://redd.it/1oxs75m
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Small project inspired by similars
https://message.heathh.co.uk/

https://redd.it/1oxvz5t
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Refactoring Legacy: Part 1 - DTO's & Value Objects
https://clegginabox.co.uk/refactoring-legacy-part-1-dtos-value-objects/

https://redd.it/1oy0anv
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Run only affected tests?

Hey,

I want to run only affected tests - to cut down a bit on CI wastage and improve pipeline time.

Other tools I've worked with have this (e.g. NX) - I've gone through the docs and can't find anything on this.

Have I missed something and is there a command for it? Or have people brewed their own solutions/packages for this?

Thanks!

https://redd.it/1oybjpo
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Static Methods Vs. Lazy Objects | PHP

Why should I use the lazy objects instead of static methods? I don't understand the difference use case of them.

https://redd.it/1oyfzzc
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