Last Month in PHP - November 2012

Kansas City PHP User Group
November 17, 2012

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1. Last Month in PHP
   November 16, 2012
   Kansas City PHP User Group
   John Kary
   @johnkary
   Slides: http://johnkary.net/talks
   

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2. Releases
   

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3. New PHP versions
   5.5.0-alpha1
   

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4. PHP 5.5.0-alpha1
   • Generators
   • New simplified password hashing API
   https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-5.5.0alpha1/NEWS
   

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5. $password = password_hash('rasmuslerdorf', PASSWORD_BCRYPT, array(
   'cost' => 7,
   'salt' => 'usesomesillystringfor',
   ));
   var_dump($password);
   string(60) "$2y$07$usesomesillystringfore2uDLvp1Ii2e./U9C8sBjqp8I90dH6hi"
   Password Hashing API
   

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6. $password = password_hash('rasmuslerdorf', PASSWORD_BCRYPT, array(
   'cost' => 7,
   'salt' => 'usesomesillystringfor',
   ));
   Password Hashing API
   $2y$07$usesomesillystringfore2uDLvp1Ii2e./U9C8sBjqp8I90dH6hi
   Hashing
   Algorithm
   Cost Salt Hash
   

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7. $password = "foo";
   $hash = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);
   // Store Hash
   if (password_verify($password, $hash)) {
   // Password Is Correct
   } else {
   // Password Is Not Correct
   }
   Verify Password
   

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8. PHP 5.5.0-alpha1
   • Generators
   • New simplified password hashing API
   • Added finally in try/catch blocks
   https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-5.5.0alpha1/NEWS
   

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9. $db = mysqli_connect();
   try {
   call_some_function($db);
   } catch (Exception $e) {
   mysqli_close($db);
   throw $e;
   }
   mysql_close($db);
   finally in
   try/catch blocks
   BEFORE
   

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10. $db = mysqli_connect();
    try {
    //the function may throw exceptions which we can not handle
    call_some_function($db);
    } finally {
    mysqli_close($db);
    }
    finally in
    try/catch blocks
    AFTER
    

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11. function vroom() {
    try {
    return 2;
    } finally {
    echo "Executed finally\n";
    }
    //this will never be called
    echo "Hi!";
    }
    $php = vroom();
    var_dump($php);
    // Outputs:
    Executed finally
    int(2)
    finally in
    try/catch blocks
    

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12. PHP 5.5.0-alpha1
    • Generators
    • New simplified password hashing API
    • Added finally in try/catch blocks
    • Support for list() in foreach
    https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-5.5.0alpha1/NEWS
    

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13. $users = array(
    array('John', 'Kary'),
    array('Dan', 'Holmes'),
    );
    foreach ($users as $user) {
    list($firstName, $lastName) = $user;
    echo "First name: $firstName, last name: $lastName. ";
    }
    foreach ($users as list($firstName, $lastName)) {
    echo "First name: $firstName, last name: $lastName. ";
    }
    list() in foreach
    BEFORE
    AFTER
    

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14. PHP 5.5.0-alpha1
    • Generators
    • New simplified password hashing API
    • Added finally in try/catch blocks
    • Support for list() in foreach
    • Constant array/string dereferencing
    https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-5.5.0alpha1/NEWS
    

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15. function getUsers() {
    return array(
    'John',
    'Dan',
    'Noah',
    );
    }
    echo getUsers()[2]; // Noah
    Constant
    array/string
    dereferencing
    

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16. PHP 5.5.0-alpha1
    • Generators
    • New simplified password hashing API
    • Added finally in try/catch blocks
    • Support for list() in foreach
    • Constant array/string dereferencing
    • ext/intl improvements
    • Dropped support for Windows XP or Server 2003
    https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-5.5.0alpha1/NEWS
    

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17. Latest Developments
    

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18. +
    Twig in Drupal 8
    

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19. Conferences / Events
    

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20. Zendcon.com
    • Some videos posted: youtube.com/user/ZendTechnologies
    • Matthew Weier O'Phinney
    • Designing Beautiful Software
    • bit.ly/beautiful-software-zendcon12
    

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21. http://bit.ly/lawrence-coders-hack-day12
    • Thursday, November 29, 2012, 6-9pm
    • Lawrence Public Library - Auditorium
    • Show up and learn from each other!
    • FREE! Pizza provided.
    Hack Day
    

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22. http://meetu.ps/lypBT
    • Saturday, December 8, 2012, 8:30-5:00pm
    • $20 deposit, refunded at event (FREE)
    • Held at Cerner in KC
    KC Ruby:
    Global day of Coderetreat
    

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23. SunshinePHP.com
    • February 8-9, 2013
    • Held in sunny Miami, Florida
    • South Florida PHP User Group / ServerGrove
    • $160 before November 30 ($220 after)
    • $159 for Students
    • 36 sessions, 12 will be Symfony-focused
    • Escape the cold Kansas winter!
    

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24. fin
    http://johnkary.net/talks
    

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