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All news in one place

Planet PHP

A focused PHP news aggregator for developers who want community blog posts, package releases, security guidance, XML updates, internals notes, and open-source event coverage in one place.

  • 90+ community blogs
  • 10 latest entries
  • 3 feed formats
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Curated developer updates

Curated PHP News for Working Developers

Planet PHP brings together technical writing from PHP practitioners, package maintainers, magazine editors, framework authors, and open-source community members. The feed is designed for quick scanning: each entry highlights the source, topic, publication time, and a short editorial summary so readers can decide what is worth opening.

Developer Blog Aggregation

Follow PHP developers, consultants, maintainers, and community writers without visiting dozens of separate websites each day.

Release and Package Signals

Surface PEAR, PECL, XML, and PHP package updates alongside the articles that explain why the changes matter.

Security and Best Practices

Track practical posts about filtering input, escaping output, browser behavior, spam prevention, deployment, and PHP runtime decisions.

Popular PHP Topics

The feed covers evergreen PHP development themes as well as archived community discussions that show how web development practices evolved.

Latest Entries

10 entries

User Agents

A sharp look at browser user-agent strings, why they became so messy, and why they still matter for web developers.

Read post Browsers

More about the php|a price drop

A transparent note on production costs, shipping, and making a specialist PHP magazine more accessible to readers.

Read post Community

How did Google get it wrong?

A longer critique of comment spam, PageRank incentives, and the early debate around the nofollow attribute.

Read post Web

XML error handling update

Notes on improved XML error handling support for PHP 5.1, with internal libxml errors and patch updates.

Read post XML

LOTS of Workshops and Talks

A community event note covering open-source workshops, presentations, demos, and eZ publish sessions in Switzerland.

Read post Events

XMLReader in PHP 5.1

A practical note on XMLReader entering the standard PHP distribution, with links to docs, slides, and source.

Read post PHP 5.1

Planet PHP FAQ

Quick answers for search visitors and returning readers who want to understand what the feed includes and how to follow updates.

What is Planet PHP?

Planet PHP is a curated news and blog aggregator for the PHP ecosystem. It collects community posts, technical articles, release notes, and open-source updates into one readable stream.

Who is this feed for?

The feed is useful for PHP developers, backend engineers, maintainers, technical leads, and learners who want to follow PHP community conversations without checking many separate blogs.

What topics are covered?

Common topics include PHP security, PEAR and PECL releases, package management, XML processing, browser behavior, open-source events, publishing, and practical web development patterns.

Can I follow Planet PHP with a feed reader?

Yes. Planet PHP provides RSS, RDF, and Atom feed links so readers can subscribe from their preferred feed reader or developer dashboard.