In November 2018, the Kansas City PHP User Group discusses recent PHP version patches and highlights upcoming PHP 7.3 release and the retirement of older versions. The document also mentions new projects and contributions related to PHP, as well as upcoming PHP conferences and events scheduled for 2019. Additionally, it encourages community involvement in open-source documentation and lists coding opportunities for December.

1. The Month in PHP
November 2018
Kansas City PHP User Group

2. PHP Patch Releases
Patches:
● 7.2.11 - php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.2.11
● 7.1.23 - php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.1.23
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
Built-In Hash Extension Cannot Be Disabled
Target: PHP 7.4
wiki.php.net/rfc/permanent_hash_ext
Preload
tl;dr: PHP is about to get a whole lot faster!
Target: PHP 7.4
Note: Currently in voting phase until 11/14 --
looks like it will pass!
wiki.php.net/rfc/preload

4. Frameworks - Laravel
Laravel Telescope
A profiler for Laravel
mattstauffer.com/blog/introducing-laravel-telesc
ope

5. PHP: The Right Way
3 merged PRs in October!
● Jekyll fix -
github.com/codeguy/php-the-right-way/pull
/790
● Liip binary installer for OSX supports PHP
7.3 -
https://github.com/codeguy/php-the-right-w
ay/pull/794
● Typo fix -
github.com/codeguy/php-the-right-way/pull
/798
● Note: Every open-source project can use
your help with documentation. What are
you waiting for?

6. PHP Conferences
php[world] 2018
Washington, DC - 11/14-15
world.phparch.com
Sunshinephp 2019
Miami, FL - 2/7-9
sunshinephp.com
MidwestPHP 2019
Bloomington, MN - 3/08-09
CFP through 11/15 - cfp.midwestphp.org
2019.midwestphp.org
PHP Yorkshire 2019
York, UK - 4/11-13
CFP through 11/16 - cfp.phpyorkshire.co.uk
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
flyovercamp.org

7. Nomad PHP (Online) - November 15
Nomad PHP EU - 01:00 PM CST
I Don't Care About Security (And Neither
Should You)
● Joel Lord (@joel__lord)
● beta.nomadphp.com/live/6CQnYFRybSoq
MamUU4syuS/I-Don-t-Care-About-Securit
y--And-Neither-Should-You-/
Nomad PHP US - 08:00 PM CST
Procrastination as a Service
● Lawrence Shea (@soWizardly)
● beta.nomadphp.com/live/36UlbLC6vekSC
WegYWgiOm/Procrastination-as-a-Service

8. Upcoming Coding Opportunities
December
● Advent of Code 2018
○ adventofcode.com

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