The document summarizes recent updates in the PHP and CMS communities from January 2016. Key updates include new patch releases of PHP 7.0.2, 5.6.17, and 5.5.31 focusing on security fixes. Drupal 8.0.2 and WordPress 4.4.1 were also released with many bug fixes, including a major XSS security fix in WordPress. The μframework Zend Expressive 1.0 was released with PSR-7 middleware support. Lumen 5.2 introduced stateless APIs. Silex and Slim had minor updates. Laravel and Symfony also had patch releases. Upcoming PHP conferences in early 2016 were listed. The next K

1. Last Month in PHP
January 2016
Kansas City PHP User Group

2. PHP Patch Releases
PHP 7.0.2
6 Security & 31 Bug fixes
PHP 5.6.17
Security fixes
PHP 5.5.31
Security fixes

3. CMSes
Drupal 8.0.2
Many bug fixes
WordPress 4.4.1
1 major XSS security fix. Upgrade!
52 bug fixes

4. μFrameworks - Zend Expressive 1.0
Zend Expressive 1.0
PSR-7 Middleware
Example: http://www.sitepoint.com/build-nasa-photo-gallery-zend-expressive/
See: https://zendframework.github.io/zend-expressive/

5. μFrameworks - Lumen 5.2
Lumen 5.2.4
5.2 introduces stateless APIs
No Sessions
This changes authentication
See: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/5.2/releases

6. μFrameworks - Silex 1.3.x
Silex 1.3.5
Fixed typo
See: https://github.com/silexphp/Silex/blob/1.3/doc/changelog.rst

7. μFrameworks - Slim 3.1
Slim 3.1.0
Adds `getParsedBodyParam()` and `getQueryParam()` to SlimHttpRequest
Adds `App::process()` to allow Slim to run when a Request object and
Response object already exist
HTTP status code 451
See: http://www.slimframework.com/2016/01/08/slim-3.1.0.html

8. Frameworks
Laravel 5.2.12
Symfony [2.8.2, 2.7.9, 2.6.13, 2.3.37]
Zend Framework 2.5.3

9. PHP Conferences
Sunshine PHP
Feb 4-6 - Miami, FL
See: http://2016.sunshinephp.com/
Midwest PHP
Mar 4-5 - Minneapolis, MN
See: http://2016.midwestphp.org/
Lone Star PHP
April 7-9 - Dallas, TX
See: http://lonestarphp.com/
php[tek]
May 23-27 - St. Louis, MO
See: https://tek.phparch.com/
Kansas City Developer Conference
June 22-24 - Kansas City, MO
Call for papers deadline: Feb 12

10. Nomad PHP (Online) - Feb 18
Nomad PHP EU - 01:00 PM CST
The Life of an If Statement
Anthony Ferrara (@ircmaxell)
See:
https://nomadphp.com/2015/11/20/2016-
02-eu/
Nomad PHP US - 08:00 PM CST
From Idea to Prototype in 50 Minutes with
Laravel
Matt Stauffer (@stauffermatt)
See:
https://nomadphp.com/2015/11/20/2016-
02-us/

11. Next Month KCPUG
John Kary will present a talk on Rethinking Loops* (functional programming in
PHP)
*This is the talk he will give at Midwest PHP & Lone Star PHP