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Sep 29 - Oct 6, 2026
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In this issue
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LLPhant: Build AI and RAG Apps in PHP
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PHP Io\Terminal RFC Proposes Native Terminal Input for CLI
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Dutch PHP Conference 2027 Call for Papers Is Open
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PHP Foundation Opens 2027 Contractor Applications
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3 more stories · 5 community links · 1 RFC vote open · 5 new RFCs · 4 upcoming events
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Packages
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LLPhant connects PHP applications to OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Ollama, and other models, with embeddings, vector stores, and RAG tools.
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More this week
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PHP Core
The PHP Io\Terminal RFC proposes native terminal input, raw mode, size queries, and hidden input for CLI applications in PHP 8.7.
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Community
The Dutch PHP Conference 2027 call for papers is open until December 18. The Amsterdam event runs March 16 to 19 with 30 to 40 spe...
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Community
The PHP Foundation is hiring contractors to work on php-src in 2027. Applications close October 20, and the role needs C and syste...
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Packages
Neuron AI 4.0 rebuilds the PHP agent framework's workflow engine, adds streaming channels and long-term memory, and drops Guzzle f...
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PHP Core
The Array Variable Shorthand RFC would let PHP 8.7 write [=$name] instead of ['name' => $name]. Internals is split on whether it n...
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Developer Tools
Packagist marks 15 years since monolog/monolog became package ID 1, with 469,000+ packages, 200 billion Composer installs, and rec...
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RFC Watch
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Voting now
23 yes, 0 no. Voting closes October 19.
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New proposal
Adds --enable-cli-fpm so one PHP binary can run CLI and FPM, cutting package size and speeding cold starts after CLI work.
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New proposal
Adds PASSWORD_BCRYPT_SHA256, an opt-in bcrypt algorithm that HMAC-SHA256 pre-hashes passwords to avoid bcrypt's 72-byte and NUL-byte limits.
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New proposal
Adds =$name as shorthand for 'name' => $name when building or destructuring arrays, so the key comes from the variable's name.
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New proposal
Lets an event loop or Fiber scheduler take over PHP's blocking I/O, so plain fread(), sleep() and curl_exec() calls can run concurrently in Fibers.
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New proposal
Adds timer, signal, process and wake-up handles, weak handles and socket support to PHP 8.6's Io\Poll API, so event loops need less custom code.
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Follow every RFC on the tracker →
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