Last Month in PHP, January 2013

Discussing news and events in and around PHP.

Presented to Kansas City's PHP User Group.

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1. Last Month in PHP
   January 19, 2013
   Kansas City PHP User Group
   Slides: http://kcpug.org Dan Holmes
   @dan_holmes
   

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2. Releases
   

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3. New PHP Versions
   ● PHP 5.4.11
   ● PHP 5.3.21
   Mainly little stability improvements
   on edge items
   Both had Several fixes in cURL
   Biggest thing I noticed in the
   release are those final points!
   11 and 21! Yep, 5.5 is in alpha!
   Changelog available at: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
   

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4. PSR-3: Logger Interface
   ● Not one specific library, but a pattern for
   logging libraries to follow
   ● Based off the SYSLOG levels
   Debug -> Emergency
   ● Log messages support placeholders
   {username} for example
   ● Existing libs can just add an implementation
   of LogInterface from Psr\Log
   https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-3-logger-interface.md
   

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5. Frameworks
   "We've got 'em!"
   

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6. Framework Updates
   Symfony
   ● 2.0.20 / 2.1.5 - Fixes a double-encode vulnerability in their
   internal routes / firewall implementation
   ● 2.0.22 / 2.1.7 - Options to disable php/object parsing in YAML
   ● 2.2 in development - Lots being written on Sensio's Blog
   Zend Framework:
   ● 2.0.5 - "includes almost 60 patches, ranging from minor docblock
   improvements to complete bugfixes"
   ● 1.11.15 / 1.12.1 - Fix for Zend_Feed_Rss and Atom when
   instantiating directly rather than using Zend_Feed::import()
   

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7. Framework Updates
   CakePHP
   ● 2.3.0 RC-1 / RC-2 - 2.3.0 stable "in a few weeks"
   ● 2.2.5 - bug fixes, HTML 5 validation improvements
   Laravel
   ● 3.2 - "new features, including the ability to easily register your
   own auth, cache, session, and database drivers."
   ● 4.0 Beta 1 - "Eloquent Collections, Polymorphic Relations,
   Resourceful Controllers, Sub-Domain Routing, Totally Revamped
   Artisan CLI, New CLI Commands, More Bundle / Package
   Freedom, Composer Driven, etc."
   Official Beta documentation at: http://four.laravel.com/
   Symfony
   ● 2.0.20 / 2.1.5 - Fixes a double-encode vulnerability in their
   internal routes / firewall implementation
   

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8. (CMS) Framework Updates
   Drupal
   ● 7.19, 7.18,
   ● 6.27, 6.28 - Security fixes, urging upgrade immediately
   ● 8.x in development
   WordPress
   ● No new releases since Dec 11's 3.5 "Elvin"
   Your favorite framework or CMS not represented? Just let us know!
   

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9. Skill Building
   Never stop learning!
   

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10. NetTuts+
    Some great, foundational articles this month:
    NetTuts+ did a good overview of the PSR's so far - PSR-HUH?
    The interestingly titled: "Why 2013 is the Year of PHP"
    which may have gotten more stars if titled "How PHP got so much better in 2012"
    What to expect in PHP 5.5
    Better Workflow in PHP with Composer, Namespacing and PHPUnit
    24min video, walks you through every step of setup and coding
    

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11. NetTuts+
    Better Workflow in PHP with Composer, Namespacing and PHPUnit
    24min video, walks you through setup and coding
    

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12. Free Webinar of the month!
    5.4 has been out since March and is filled with
    great new features.
    Still wondering where to start?
    Watch Lorna Mitchell's (@lornajane)
    The PHP 5.4 Features You
    Will Actually Use
    http://www.zend.com/en/resources/webinars/
    http://www.zend.com/en/company/news/event/1188_webinar-the-php-5-4-features-you-will-actually-use
    

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13. ● Voices of the ElePHPant
    ● PHP Town Hall Episode 3
    ○ ExpressionEngine, unit testing, and
    moving towards a post-framework world
    ● /Dev/Hell Episode 26 - Sassy!
    PHP & Web - Lots of great issues, Free as PDF
    PHP Architect - Acquired by musketeers.me
    Podcasts and Magazines
    

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14. PHPTek 2013 Announced
    Chicago, Tuesday, May 14-17
    John Kary HIGHLY recommends this conference!! He says:
    "GO TO THIS! Get your work to pay....
    an incredible community-focused
    conference"
    http://tek13.phparch.com/ | @phparch
    Events and Conferences
    

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15. Developer Conferences in KC:
    Kansas City Developer Conference, May 3, 2013 ($100)
    Ruby Midwest, April 5th - Early Bird Tickets are now sold out! ($189)
    Upcoming PHP Conferences
    SunshinePHP, Feb 8-9, Miami, Florida ($219/$159)
    Midwest PHP, Mar 2-3, St. Paul, Minnesota ($199)
    Events and Conferences
    

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16. Still Always noteworthy
    http://phpmentoring.org
    http://www.phptherightway.com/
    http://phpqatools.org
    

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17. Happy
    PHPing!
    Questions, comments, feedback? Please!
    @dan_holmes
    Suggestion box on Meetup
    

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