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PHP 8.4 is the latest version of the PHP scripting language, and it is packed with improvements that can streamline development, enhance performance, and introduce powerful new features to the language. For developers, this release is more than an upgrade, as it’s also a toolset for crafting modern, efficient, and scalable web applications. This article discusses the key enhancements in PHP 8.4 and focuses on how they impact developers and elevate the language’s capabilities. Major Features and Updates in PHP…

It may seem that in the world of software development, everything always moves forward. New languages, frameworks, and libraries, from time to time, change the paradigm of how things are done and sweep the favorites from their pedestals. However, sometimes, we witness a blast from the past that brings back a decade-old tech, and all of a sudden, everybody loves it. That’s precisely what happened to PHP lately. In the era where everybody’s talking about Python and Go when it…

While browsing the web, you may often encounter opinions suggesting that “PHP is no longer what it used to be” and that its top positions in the 2000s are irretrievable. “Is PHP Dead?” is arguably the most famous headline for yet another article about this programming language. Indeed, modern realities demand new tools; however, some things do not have true alternatives, and PHP is one of them. Having been a leader in the past, it still retains its position. In…

The PHP opcode generated by the PHP engine is strongly influenced by the way you write your code, not only in terms of the number of statements to accomplish a task. Clearly, it matters a lot, and I think it’s obvious to you. What could be less obvious is that even the syntax of the code can completely change the generated opcode causing a lot of overhead for the machine’s CPU to execute the exact same code. In the last…

Weather tracking is a common requirement for many web applications, ranging from personal projects to commercial services. PHP, a server-side scripting language, can be a powerful tool for retrieving and displaying weather information on websites. In this beginner’s guide, we’ll explore how you can use PHP to track weather data and integrate it into your web applications. Getting Started With Weather APIs To track Weather using PHP, we’ll need access to weather data from a reliable source. Fortunately, there are…

More than one hundred thousand online stores are currently run on Magento 2. Do you have any plans to open a Magento 2 store? If so, you might be concerned about how to make sure everything goes smoothly. You should think about and pay attention to a number of important aspects in this regard. Therefore, we have created this comprehensive guide to help make things easier for you. Here, we’ll provide you with a detailed list of everything you need…

In this article, we’ll walk through the building blocks of Laravel and how can we use Laravel to set up a small project. Laravel is a robust and elegant PHP web application framework that has gained immense popularity among developers for its simplicity, versatility, and powerful features. Over the years, Laravel has become the go-to PHP framework for both big and small projects. Prerequisites: Getting Started with Laravel Before diving into Laravel development, we must ensure we have all the…

Acknowledgments In this blog, I’m explaining concepts and techniques related to both the way so-called “Jewish times” (zmanim) are calculated; as well as the techniques needed to use the PHP Zmanim library – a library of functions that let you easily calculate Jewish times. The PHPZmanim library is maintained by Zachary Weixelbaum. As with so many things in tech today, PHP Zmanim is itself based on the foundational Kosher Java library by Eliyahu Hershfeld. I owe a huge debt of…

Geolocation is an important feature for a website because it enables online businesses to provide targeted content to the prospective users based on their geographic location. By using geolocation data, the website owner can provide localized content, such as local news, weather, and events and have the content displayed in the native language. It also can help prevent fraud by allowing businesses to detect and block suspicious activities originating from certain geographic regions. It is an important tool for website…