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dseguy

@dseguy@phpc.social

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Static code analysis maestro @Exakat@phpc.social #PHP expert elePHPant breeder. https://linktr.ee/exakat

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Joined May 02, 2022

dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3w ago

The #PHP SIG onboarding group is working of an introduction book for our favorite language. The current draft 0.4.0 is available here, with numerous feedbacks, smoother progression and various fixes. If you are starting with #PHP, read it and bring me what can make it even more awesome. DM are open! https://thephpbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/title-page.html

The PHP Book - The PHP Book - 0.4.1

thephpbook.readthedocs.io

The PHP Book - The PHP Book - 0.4.1

The PHP Book - The PHP Book - 0.4.1

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@heiglandreas@phpc.social @jrf_nl@phpc.social Indeed, this is all due to Unicode, and the assumption that K is an K, while there are some awesome features in Unicode that can be ... misused. I guess that part is universal. I have seem duplicate named files with the same trick as above (you might give it a try). As for variable names, it seems that PHP is the only one (Not sure, in fact) to allow ANY unicode, others have more restrictive rules of naming. I have another article about such deceptions coming.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@jrf_nl@phpc.social And what about this beauty, where var_dump($café === $café); yields a .... false? https://3v4l.org/m1X4Y#v

m1X4Y - created on 3v4l.org

m1X4Y - created on 3v4l.org

View the output of this script on 3v4l.org: the online PHP shell with 500+ PHP versions

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@Njames@phpc.social I hate it when it supports 'anything' but leaves out #PHP or anything else. I guess marketing is not a subtle field. I started a list of language-agnostics tools and services that have #PHP support, that I call alsoPHP. It includes a list of tools that do not support PHP. Hopefully, that might help raise awareness and motivate adding such support. https://codeberg.org/exakat/alsoPHP

alsoPHP

A list of tools that supports many languages, including PHP, or not.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 2mo ago

#PHP 8.4 introduced array_find() to look for a value in an array, and also, its cousin, array_find_key(), which returns the key where to find that value. The second got less attention, but is arguably more useful. #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tipSection.html

php-tips.readthedocs.io

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 7mo ago

I just ran into PHPoC, aka #PHP on a Chip! The company provides IoT solutions, with components programmables with #PHP!

The website also is made with #PHP, but of course!

https://www.phpoc.com/

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@asgrim@phpc.social ok, I feel your pain. Maybe we can do something…

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

From #mastodon you can hop to #lemmy and get daily news about #PHP

https://lemmy.world/c/php

It's not much, but it's honest work.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

I don’t use ai generated image but when i do, it shows #dpc 😂

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

Old elePHPant meeting future delta robot elePHPant #dpc

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@asgrim@phpc.social #PHP code, or for extensions?

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@bobmagicii@phpc.social Good luck!

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

#PHP delivers

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@Njames@phpc.social I prefer to be positive, rather than non negative. Surprisingly, it is not the same.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 7mo ago

Would it be cool to have a #PHP ::parent operator, like we have the ::class operator

Well, turns out we can.

#phptip #phptrick

https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/parent_operator.html

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

preg_split() splits #PHP strings with regexes, captures the separators and can handle an empty regex.

You don't need that everyday, but when you do, #PHP has it!

#phptip #phptrick

https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/preg_split.html

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@joepferguson great job, Joe! I’ll make sure to refer people to it.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

#PHP puzzle of the day: can you make Chidren::foo() call GrandParents::foo() ?

Think about it, and then, click below for the solution(s).

#phptip #phptrick

https://www.exakat.io/calling-all-ancestors/

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

#PHP defined() in action: there are many aspects when checking for a constant existence.

#phptip #phptrick

https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/defined.html

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

#PHP's NAN is 0 as an integer, 'NAN' as a string and not comparable with itself.

Also, there are now warning when using them, so no one can get hurt by this.

#phptip #phptrick

https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/compare_nan.html

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

Enumerations are backed by strings, they work with in_array(), but not with array_unique()

Well, at least, not directly.

Also, did you know Enum::cases() ?

#phptip #phptrick

https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/array_unique_and_enum.html

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

Quite a nice take on the current situation.

https://blog.lmorchard.com/2026/03/11/grief-and-the-ai-split/

blog.lmorchard.com

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@Synchro I am, I am! and I'm keeping 500km distance between you and me when doing it... to show the right level of respect!

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@Synchro Are you telling me that I know a world famous STAR ?!?!!?

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

I added it to the list of #PHP meanings

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@ralflang@phpc.social This one, right? https://github.com/amishmm/php-pam

GitHub - amishmm/php-pam: This extension provides PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) integration for PHP

This extension provides PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) integration for PHP - amishmm/php-pam

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 2w ago

Replying to

@heiglandreas@phpc.social @ConFooCa@techhub.social the rivers are frozen in that time of year. Bring your skates…

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to on phpc.social

@vohanj@phpc.social I did leave some bait in this picture.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

New word: zombie closure

That is when you put $this in a static closure, you can run the #PHP code but you can't call it.

Just a reminder about static arrow functions.

#phptip #phptrick

https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/static_arrow_function.html

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@Patchbot_de@mastodon.social Is this a bit early? I don't see it yet: it might be tomorrow.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@awoodsnet@phpc.social nah, I was quite vague in the constraints, so that count. Actually, you ended in the cul-de-sac that started the whole post: self, parent then what? And if you want some fun read, I even conceptualized a 'grandparent' operator here: https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/parent_operator.html greatgrandparent included... :D

php-tips.readthedocs.io

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

So, it seems that it is possible to paint oneself in a corner and write an unreachable method. How would you call A::foo() in this code below? Come on, #PHP, there must be something here. #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/unreachable_method.html

php-tips.readthedocs.io

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

A manually curated list of multi-language applications that also supports #PHP https://www.exakat.io/also-php-a-curated-watchlist-for-the-php-ecosystem/

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3w ago

Replying to

@fabiocosta0305@ursal.zone Well noticed. This book considers you have some computer science knowledge, may be another language to any level. It relies on common features, and push #PHP specific ones. We have another version of the book with no such pre-requiste.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 2w ago

So, it's too late for #PHP 8.6, but can I ask for composable first class callable of the second order for #PHP 8.7? I tried even with |> operator, it fails. Is the only solution here to do a closure? Try it yourself : https://3v4l.org/eUjJ4#v8.5.10 Damned, already talking about #php 8.7?

eUjJ4 - created on 3v4l.org

eUjJ4 - created on 3v4l.org

View the output of this script on 3v4l.org: the online PHP shell with 500+ PHP versions

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@flowcontrol@phpc.social I suspect sleep() relies on the internal clock, which might be changed at any moment. But I have never observed it. I think hrtime() works better for that, and is system immune. All in all, this looks like something going to the php-tips archive :)

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

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@timwolla@phpc.social Yep, Reflection saves the day too. Nice.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 2w ago

You are living in a bad neighboorhood (in terms of network...) Is that better ?

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@gmazzap@phpc.social Indeed, good answer. And my framing of the question was vague enough, so it applies here. There is no way to forbid a class (anonymous or not) to extend an abstract class (can't be final, right?) so this is a classic and useful trick (think tests). Now, I was considering reaching A::foo() from C. That happens when the class hierarchies grows a bit too much.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@ralflang@phpc.social I was looking for a longer post to publish it on daily.dev. I used the repo, LGTM. Thanks for updating it.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 2mo ago

Pop quizz #PHP on Friday evening: How can you remove an argument between the parent class and the child class? Is that an impossible task? #phptip #phptrick https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/less_arguments.html

php-tips.readthedocs.io

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@bobmagicii@phpc.social #php tip, right? I feel your pain...

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@phphil@phpc.social yes, this is a bit of a bait. Another code works behind the link.

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@SenseException@phpc.social works with other languages too, and it leave lots of people puzzles or angry Even…

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@Girgias@phpc.social @girgias@phpc.tv 1400 BST, British Summer Time. So, 15h00 CET (Central Europe Time).

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

Strategies to rename a parameter in a #PHP method

https://www.exakat.io/renaming-parameters-in-a-method/

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 2w ago

Replying to

@jrf_nl@phpc.social mmm, yes. 😜

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 6mo ago

#[ReturnTypeWillChange] works on native #PHP methods and also on custom ones.

#phptrick #phptip

https://php-tips.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tips/returntypewillchange_for_all.html

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dseguy @dseguy@phpc.social

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@davewoodx@mastodon.social @GeekAndDad@mastodon.social

What a toot packed full of surprises!

OTAgo is a distribution system for iOS and Android App! I never knew it was possible to do that outstide Apple.
"PHP is dead simple to use" is a great come back to the other meme. (Not the actual quote, but I read too fast)
#PHP delivers (personal mandatory quote)

You made my day!

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