Last Month in PHP

November 2016

Kansas City PHP User Group

PHP Patch ReleasesPHP 7.0.13 - Update!

● Security fixes● php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.0.13

PHP 5.6.28 - Update!

● Security fixes● php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.28

PHP 7.1 RC6

● The last release-candidate● PHP 7.1 will drop 1 December● PHP 7.1 would make a great

talk! (hint hint)

Upcoming Features in PHP RFCSecurity Classification

● Target: All versions that still have security support● tl;dr: Security is to be taken more seriously, classifications (high, & medium,

low severity) have set criteria and mitigation procedures● See: wiki.php.net/rfc/security-classification

Upcoming Features via PHP RFCDebugging PDO Prepared Statement Emulation

● Target: PHP 7.2● tl;dr: Adds a new debugging statement to

PDO: PDOStatement::activeQueryString()

● See: wiki.php.net/rfc/debugging_pdo_prepared_statement_emulation

● Replacement is in discussion: wiki.php.net/rfc/debugging_pdo_prepared_statement_emulation_v2

$db = new PDO(...); // works with statements without bound values$stmt = $db->query('SELECT 1');var_dump($stmt->activeQueryString()); // => string(8) "SELECT 1" $stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT :string');$stmt->bindValue(':string', 'foo'); // returns unparsed query before executionvar_dump($stmt->activeQueryString()); // => string(14) "SELECT :string" // returns parsed query after execution$stmt->execute();var_dump($stmt->activeQueryString()); // => string(11) "SELECT 'foo'"

Upcoming Features via PHP RFCConvert numeric keys in object/array casts

● Target: PHP 7.2● tl;dr: Casting an object to an array, numeric keys would be ints; casting an

array to object, numeric properties would be strings.● wiki.php.net/rfc/convert_numeric_keys_in_object_array_casts

Upcoming Features via PHP RFCDeprecate png2wbmp() and jpeg2wbmp()

● Target: PHP 7.2● tl;dr: ‘Who uses “Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap Format”? Let’s kill it.’

Gone in PHP8. Unanimous decision.● wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecate-png-jpeg-2wbmp

PHP-Framework Interoperability GroupPSR-13: Link definition interfaces

● Read-Only○ LinkInterface○ LinkProviderInterface

● Returns New Object○ EvolvableLinkInterface○ EvolvableLinkProviderInterface

● See:○ php-fig.org/psr/psr-13○ php-fig.org/psr/psr-13/meta○ evertpot.com/whats-in-a-link

CMSes: DrupalDrupal 7.52, 8.2.[2,3]

● Security Release - Update!○ SA-CORE-2016-005○ drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-005

CMSes: WordPressWordPress 4.6.1 - “Pepper”

● No news

Frameworks - CakePHPCakePHP 3.3.[8.9] & 2.9.[2.3]

● 3.3.x - bugfixes○ \bakery.cakephp.org/2016/11/06/cakephp_338_released.html○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/11/21/cakephp_339_released.html

● 2.9.1 - Feature release○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/11/07/cakephp_292_released.html○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/11/27/cakephp_293_released.html

Frameworks - LaravelLaravel 5.3.[22, 23, 24, 25, 26]

● Laravel 5.3○ See: github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.3/CHANGELOG-5.3.md

Frameworks - SymfonySymfony 3.2 Released

○ File controller helper○ PHP constants in YAML files○ Compiler passes improvements○ DateInterval form type○ Tagged Cache○ Routing Improvements○ Console Improvements○ Better readability for YAML numeric literals○ Lazy loading of form choices○ User value resolver for controllers○ HttpFoundation improvements○ Workflow component

● Continued …○ Added support for XPath expressions○ Unicode routing support○ Improved private services○ Minor YAML deprecations○ Filesystem improvements○ Runtime Environment Variables○ Web Debug Toolbar and Profiler

Improvements○ CSV and YAML encoders for Serializer○ Cache improvements○ Firewall config class and profiler○ DX Improvements○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-2-0-released

Frameworks - SymfonySymfony 3.1.7, 2.8.14, 2.7.21

● symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-1-7-released● symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-8-14-released● symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-7-21-released

Frameworks - ZendZF 2

● No updates since September

PHP: The Right Way● Building Your Application

○ Wording improvements● Windows Setup

○ Changed link to Chris Tankersley’s “Developing on Windows” blog post

■ Docker■ Windows 10 Pro Anniversary

Edition■ etc

● Books○ Added Domain-Driven Design in PHP

● Jekyll install improvements

● Virtual or Dedicated Servers○ Updated information for running Apache

and php-fpm● Note: Every open-source project can use

your help with documentation. What are you waiting for?

PHP ConferencesSunshinePHP 2017

● Feb 2-4 - Miami, FL● KCPUG Speaker!● 2017.sunshinephp.com

PHP UK 2017

● Feb 16-17 - London, UK● phpconference.co.uk

Confoo.CA 2017

● Mar 8-10 - Montreal, CAN● confoo.ca/en/yul2017

Midwest PHP 2017

● March 17-18 - Minneapolis, MN● 2017.midwestphp.org

PHP Conferences - ContinuedLonestar PHP 2017

● Apr 20-22 - Dallas, TX● Call for Papers ends 2017-01-15

○ cfp.lonestarphp.com● Lonestarphp.com

PHP[TEK] 2017

● May 24-26 - Atlanta, GA● Call for Speakers ends 2016-12-30

○ tek.phparch.com/call-for-speakers

CoderCruise 2017

● July 16-23 - New Orleans, LA● Call for Speakers ends 2017-01-06

○ codercruise.com/call-for-speakers● codercruise.com

Nomad PHP (Online) - December 15Nomad PHP EU - 01:00 PM CST

Building for the PHP Command Line Interface

● Steve Grunwell (@stevegrunwell)● nomadphp.com/nomadphp-2016-12-eu

Nomad PHP US - 08:00 PM CST

Robust Second-factor Authentication with PHP

● Tim Lytle (@tjlytle)● nomadphp.com/nomadphp-2016-11-us

Next Month in KCPHPUG● Calling all speakers!● Open Source Hack Night?