Resources

Various resources, such as books, websites and articles, for improving your PHP development skills and knowledge.

PHP Websites

Useful PHP-related websites.

• Nomad PHP - A online PHP learning resource.
• PHP Best Practices - A PHP best practice guide.
• PHP FIG - The PHP Framework Interoperability Group.
• PHP Mentoring - Peer to peer PHP mentorship organization.
• PHP Package Development Standards - Package development standards for PHP.
• PHP School - Open Source Learning for PHP.
• PHP Security - A guide to PHP security.
• PHP The Right Way - A PHP best practice quick reference guide.
• PHP UG - A website to help people locate their nearest PHP user group (UG).
• PHP Versions - Lists which versions of PHP are available on several popular web hosts.
• PHP Weekly - A weekly PHP newsletter.
• PHPTrends - An overview of fastest growing PHP libraries.
• Securing PHP - A newsletter about PHP security and library recommendations.
• Seven PHP - A website that interviews members of the PHP community.
• PHP Annotated Monthly - A monthly digest of PHP news.

Other Websites

Useful websites related to web development.

• Atlassian Git Tutorials - A series of Git tutorials.
• Hg Init - A series of Mercurial tutorials.
• Learning Linux - A website for learning Linux.
• Semantic Versioning - A website explaining semantic versioning.
• Servers for Hackers - A newsletter about server management.
• The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) - An open software security community.
• WebSec IO - A web security community resource.

PHP Books

Fantastic PHP-related books.

• Functional Programming in PHP - This book will show you how to leverage these new PHP5.3+ features by understanding functional programming principles
• Grumpy PHPUnit - A book about unit testing with PHPUnit by Chris Hartjes.
• Mastering Object-Orientated PHP - A book about object-orientated PHP by Brandon Savage.
• Modern PHP New Features and Good Practices - A book about new PHP features and best practices by Josh Lockhart.
• Modernizing Legacy Applications in PHP - A book about modernizing legacy PHP applications by Paul M. Jones.
• PHP 7 Upgrade Guide - An ebook covering all of the features and changes in PHP 7 by Colin O'Dell.
• PHP Pandas - A book about learning to write PHP by Dayle Rees.
• Scaling PHP Applications - An ebook about scaling PHP applications by Steve Corona.
• Securing PHP: Core Concepts - A book about common security terms and practices for PHP by Chris Cornutt.
• Signaling PHP - A book about catching PCNTL signals in CLI scripts by Cal Evans.
• The Grumpy Programmer's Guide to Building Testable PHP Applications - A book about building testing PHP applications by Chris Hartjes.
• XML Parsing with PHP - This book covers parsing and validating XML documents, leveraging XPath expressions, and working with namespaces as well as how to create and modify XML files programmatically.
• Domain-Driven Design in PHP - Real examples written in PHP showcasing DDD Architectural Styles.

Other Books

Books related to general computing and web development.

• Elasticsearch: The Definitive Guide - A guide to working with Elasticsearch by Clinton Gormley and Zachary Tong.
• Eloquent JavaScript - A book about JavaScript programming by Marijn Haverbeke.
• Head First Design Patterns - A book that expains software design patterns.
• Pro Git - A book about Git by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub.
• The Linux Command Line - A book about the Linux command line by William Shotts.
• The Tangled Web — Securing Web Applications - A book about securing web applications by Michal Zalewski.
• Understanding Computation - A book about computation theory by Tom Stuart.
• Vagrant Cookbook - A book about creating Vagrant environments by Erika Heidi.

PHP Videos

Fantastic PHP-related videos.

• Nomad PHP Lightning Talks - 10 to 15 minute Lightning Talks by PHP community members.
• PHP UK Conference - A collection of videos from the PHP UK Conference.
• Programming with Anthony - A video series by Anthony Ferrara.
• Taking PHP Seriously - A talk outlining PHP's strengths by Keith Adams of Facebook.

PHP Podcasts

Podcasts with a focus on PHP topics.

• PHP Town Hall - A casual PHP podcast by Ben Edmunds and Phil Sturgeon.
• Voices of the ElePHPant Interviews with the people that make the PHP community special.
• PHP Roundtable - The PHP Roundtable is a casual gathering of developers discussing topics that PHP nerds care about.

PHP Reading

PHP-releated reading materials.

• Composer Primer - A Composer primer.
• Composer Stability Flags - An article about Composer stability flags.
• Composer Versioning - An article about Composer versioning.
• Create Your Own PHP Framework - A series of articles on how to make your own PHP framework by Fabien Potencier.
• Don't Worry About BREACH - An article about the BREACH hack and CSRF tokens.
• On PHP 5.3, Lambda Functions and Closures - An article about lambda functions and closures.
• PHP Is Much Better Than You Think - An article about the PHP language and ecosystem.
• PHP Package Checklist - A checklist for successful PHP package development.
• PHP Sucks! But I Like It! - An article about the pros and cons of PHP.
• Preventing CSRF Attacks - An article on preventing CSRF attacks.
• Seven Ways to Screw Up BCrypt - An article about correct BCrypt implementation.
• The 2018 Guide to Building Secure PHP Software - A guide to building secure PHP software.
• Use Env - An article about using the unix environment helper.

PHP Internals Reading

Reading materials related to the PHP internals or performance.

• Disproving the Single Quotes Myth - An article about performance of single and double quoted strings.
• How Big Are PHP Arrays (And Values) Really? - An article about array internals.
• How Foreach Works - A detailed StackOverflow answer about foreach.
• How Long is a Piece of String - An article about string internals.
• PHP Evaluation Order - An article about evaluation order in PHP.
• PHP Internals Book - An online book about PHP internals, written by three core developers.
• PHP RFCs - The home of PHP RFCs (Request for Comments).
• Print vs Echo, Which One is Faster? - An article about print and echo performance.
• The PHP Ternary Operator. Fast or Not? - An article ternary performance.
• Understanding OpCodes - An article about opcodes.
• When Does Foreach Copy? - An article about the internals of foreach.
• Why Objects (Usually) Use Less Memory Than Arrays - An article about object and array internals.
• You're Being Lied To - An article about internal ZVALs.
• Collecting Garbage: 1 2 3 - A series about the PHP garbage collection internals.
• PHP Source Code for Developers: 1 2 3 4 - A series about the PHP source code.

PHP Magazines

Fantastic PHP-related magazines.

• php[architect] - A monthly magazine dedicated to PHP.