The document outlines updates from the Kansas City PHP User Group for November 2018, highlighting PHP's patch releases, upcoming PHP versions, and Symfony 4.2 improvements. It also lists various PHP conferences scheduled for 2019 and online events in December, including topics such as cryptography. Key deadlines and resources are provided for conference submissions and engagement.

1. The Month in PHP
November 2018
Kansas City PHP User Group
Photo credit: AHA Today,
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2. PHP Patch Releases
Patches:
● 7.1.24 - php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.1.24
Of note:
● PHP 7.3 is targeted 06 December 2018
● PHP 7.0 is dead 03 December 2018
● PHP 5 is dead 31 December 2018.

3. RFC
Preload
tl;dr: PHP is about to get a whole lot faster!
Target: PHP 7.4
wiki.php.net/rfc/preload

4. Frameworks - Symfony
Symfony 4.2 Released!
● Some of the improvements:
○ Better autowiring
○ Detailed security decisions in the profiler
● Some of the new stuff:
○ Cache stampede protection
○ Define env vars per environment
○ Auto-secure cookies
○ Profiler log filter
● Curated new features: symfony.com/blog/symfony-4-2-curated-new-features

5. PHP Conferences
Sunshinephp 2019
Miami, FL - 2/7-9
sunshinephp.com
MidwestPHP 2019
Bloomington, MN - 3/08-09
2019.midwestphp.org
PHP Yorkshire 2019
York, UK - 4/11-13
phpyorkshire.co.uk
LonghornPHP 2019
Austin, TX - 5/02-04
CFP through 12/15 - cfp.longhornphp.com
longhornphp.com
Flyover Camp KC
Kansas City, MO - 5/31-6/02
CFP - flyovercamp.org/submit-talk
flyovercamp.org

6. Nomad PHP (Online) - December 13
Nomad PHP EU - 01:00 PM CST
What the FLOAT?!?
● Bernhard Breytenbach (@BBreyten)
● beta.nomadphp.com/live/pBjvDmzFoyKw
OWIqyO2qW/What-the-FLOAT---/
Nomad PHP US - 08:00 PM CST
Cryptography in Depth
● Adam Englander (@adam_englander)
● beta.nomadphp.com/live/1xi43Fx6ReaeQ2
kg2gyGiE/Cryptography-in-Depth-/

7. Next Month in KCPHPUG
January 9 2019
● TBD
Slack: https://php.ug/slackinvite #kcphpug