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php[podcast] episodes from php[architect]
This podcast features episodes from php[architect], a publication for PHP professionals. It covers topics related to PHP development, including tutorials, best practices, and interviews with industry experts. The show aims to help developers improve their skills and stay updated with the latest trends in PHP.
Episodes

The PHP Podcast 2026.08.20
PHP Podcast – August 20, 2026
Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon & Holly Schilling
Shirley MacLaine is the answer — but what’s the question? RAM prices went up 500%, GitHub fell over for eight hours, and the crew figured out how you can actually contribute to PHP. Glasses optional.
Shirley MacLaine, Green Room Shade, and the Show’s New Normal
The episode opens with Joe

Community Corner Podcast: PHP 8.5 + 8.6 Release Manager Daniel Scherzer
In this episode, Scott talks with Daniel Scherzer, release manager for PHP 8.5 and PHP 8.6, about the bug-fix release cycle, partial function application coming in 8.6, and his upcoming talks at Longhorn PHP on what’s new in 8.6 and building PHP extensions in Rust.
Links
Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx
Buy our shirts – https://store.phparch.com/products/community-cor

The PHP Podcast 2026.08.13
PHP Podcast – August 13, 2026
Hosts: Eric Van Johnson & John Congdon
Eric and John reunite after weeks apart to talk Laracon in Boston, more diverse voices coming to this time slot, CPX finally giving PHP an npx, a stripped-down PHPStorm Light, and PHP Tek’s extended CFP.
Stepping Back to Make Room for More Voices
Eric and John open by explaining a shift in the show: theyR

The PHP Podcast 2026.08.06
PHP Podcast – August 6, 2026
Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon & Holly Schilling
A sick kitten steals the show, Sara loses a fight with her smart lights, PHP 8.6 beta is almost here, and the crew argues about roadmaps, deprecations, and why you shouldn’t be a meat proxy.
Cats, Ice Cream, and Bobbleheads
The episode opened with the usual chaos: Holly’s kitten Rosie made

Community Corner: JSCPD with Andrey Kucherenko
In this episode, Scott talks with Andrey Kucherenko, creator of jscpd, about why copy-pasted code is an anti-pattern, how jscpd detects duplicate code across dozens of languages, and how the tool has evolved to work inside agentic coding workflows.
Links:
Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx
Buy our shirts – https://store.phparch.com/products/community-corner-podcast-t-s

PHP Alive and Kicking 2026.08.04
PHP Alive and Kicking – August 4, 2026
Hosts: Chris Miller (standing in solo while Mike is on holiday)
Mike escaped to a beach so Chris hosts alone with special guest Derick Rethans. Expect date-time philosophy, PHP 8.6 goodies, Xdebug secrets, deprecation drama, and a heated debate about how to queue at a pub.
From University Websites to Committing to PHP
Derick traces his PHP origin

The PHP Podcast 2026.07.30
The PHP Podcast – July 30, 2026
Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon & Holly Schilling
Time travel is real, birds aren’t. The gang argues about Fahrenheit vs. Celsius, boiling rocks, and stones (the weight kind), then gets into PSR-3 logging, the PHP ecosystem, AI slop bug reports, Codeberg’s anti-AI stance, and Laravel Cloud’s scale-to-zero magic.
Fahrenheit, Boili

The PHP Podcast 2026.07.23
PHP Podcast – July 23, 2026
Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon, and Holly Schilling
Eric got ousted from his own show (no pants required), Holly’s elephants are lost somewhere in the U.S., and the crew talks SIMD, PHP 8.6 feature freeze, and whether AI can actually create. Also, socks.
A Show Without Pants: The Guest Takeover
This week Eric got booted from his own podcast while J

Community Corner Podcast: Firefly III with James Cole
In this episode, Scott talks with James Cole, creator of Firefly III, an open source personal finance manager. James explains why he built Firefly III after graduating college with student debt, how the rule engine automates transaction categorization, importing bank data with CSV files and third-party connectors like enable banking and GoCardless, and how to get started without importing years

The PHP Podcast 2026.07.16
PHP Podcast – July 16, 2026
Hosts: Joe Ferguson, Sara Golemon, and Holly Schilling
Joe hosts with Sarah and Holly while running on no sleep. The PHP Tech 2027 CFP opens, a fake PHP 9 pitch appears, we crown Holly the accidental main character of internals, and everyone agrees dark mode flashing white is a war crime.
PHP Tech 2027 CFP Is Open (And Yes, the Year Is Right This Time)
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