The document discusses PHP updates and releases for July 2018, including security patches for PHP versions and popular CMS platforms like Drupal and WordPress. It also highlights upcoming PHP conferences and events, along with new frameworks and camps in the PHP community. Additionally, it touches on PHP FIG's newly accepted standard for HTTP factories and encourages contributions to open-source documentation.

1. The Month in
PHP
July 2018
Kansas City PHP User Group
Image: Margaret Staples @dead_lugosi
“Jug in the shape of a war elephant”
Rijks Museum

2. PHP Patch Releases
Security Releases - UPGRADE!
● 7.2.8 - php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.2.8
● 7.1.20 - php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.1.20
● 7.0.31 - php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.0.31
● 5.6.37 - php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.37

3. CMSes: Drupal
● CVE Fix released today! - Upgrade
● https://www.drupal.org/psa-2018-07-30

4. CMSes: WordPress
WordPress 4.9.7 - UPGRADE
● Security & Maintenance Release
● wordpress.org/news/2018/07/wordpress-4-
9-7-security-and-maintenance-release
Gutenberg Progresses Apace!
● WP 5 with Gutenberg scheduled for
August!
● wordpress.org/news/2018/07/update-on-g
utenberg
Q2 Updates
● wordpress.org/news/2018/07/quarterly-up
dates-q2-2018

5. Frameworks - CakePHP
CakePHP 2.10.11, 3.7.[7, 8, 9]
● bakery.cakephp.org

6. Frameworks - Laravel
Laravel 5.6.(27-29)
● github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.6/CHANGELOG-5.6.md
Laravel Nova Announced
● Introduction
○ laravel-news.com/laravel-nova
● nova.laravel.com

7. Frameworks - Symfony
2.8, 3.4, 4.0, 4.1
● Updates
○ symfony.com/blog/archives/2018/7

8. Frameworks - Zend
Zend Framework 3
● No news

9. PHP FIG
PSR-17: HTTP Factories
● Newly accepted FIG standard
● Describes a common standard for factories that create PSR-7 compliant
HTTP objects.
○ php-fig.org/psr/psr-17

10. PHP: The Right Way
● Nothing new in July
○ Many updates in June, though!
● Note: Every open-source project can use
your help with documentation. What are
you waiting for?

11. PHP Conferences
Southeast PHP Conference
Nashville, TN - 8/16-17
southeastphp.com
CoderCruise 2018
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 8/30 - 9/3
codercruise.com
CascadiaPHP 2018
Portland, OR - 9/14-15
cascadiaphp.com
Northeast PHP 2018
Boston, MA - 9/19-21
2018.northeastphp.org
WavePHP 2018
San Diego, CA - 9/19-21
wavephp.com
php[world] 2018
Washington, DC - 11/14-15
world.phparch.com

12. Nomad PHP (Online) - August 23
Nomad PHP EU - 01:00 PM CDT
Building Lego Robots with PHP
● Christopher Pitt (@assertchris)
● nomadphp.com/building-lego-robots-with-p
hp
Nomad PHP US - 08:00 PM CDT
PHP-1701-A
● Adam Culp (@adamculp)
● nomadphp.com/php-1701-a

13. Next Month in KCPHPUG
September 2018
● TBD
Slack: https://php.ug/slackinvite #kcphpug