The document summarizes recent updates in PHP, frameworks, CMSes, and upcoming conferences. Key points include the release of PHP versions 7.0.12 and 5.6.27 with security fixes. For frameworks, CakePHP released versions 3.3.6 and 3.3.7, and Laravel released versions 5.3.16 through 5.3.21. Drupal released version 8.2.0 with new features. Upcoming conferences highlighted include PHPWorld in November and ZendCon in November.

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

2. PHP Patch Releases
PHP 7.0.12 - Upgrade!
● Security fixes
● See:
php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.0.1
2
PHP 5.6.27 - Upgrade!
● Security fixes
● See:
php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.2
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3. Upcoming Features via PHP RFC
get_class() disallow null parameter
● Target: PHP 7.2
● tl;dr: Enforces “principle of least surprise”
in get_class(). Shows warning when
null parameter is passed into
get_class()
● See:
wiki.php.net/rfc/get_class_disallow_null_p
arameter

4. Upcoming Features via PHP RFC
Warning when counting non-countable objects
● Target: PHP 7.2
● tl;dr: count() and sizeof() against non-arrays that do not implement the
Countable interface will Warn
● Note: Will continue to return 0 when null is passed in and will return 1 when a
non-countable scalar or object is passed in
● See: wiki.php.net/rfc/counting_non_countables

5. CMSes: Drupal
Drupal 8.2.[0,1]
● Drupal 8.2: New Version!
○ Easier to place and configure blocks on pages
○ Content moderation now included
○ Support for date ranges
○ Site building, content authoring, and administrative improvements
○ Platform features for web services
● drupal.org/blog/drupal-8-2-0

6. Frameworks - CakePHP
CakePHP 3.3.[6,7] & 2.9.1
● 3.3.x - bugfixes
○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/10/14/cakephp_336_released.html
○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/10/28/cakephp_337_released.html
● 2.9.1 - Feature release
○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/10/10/cakephp_291_released.html

7. Frameworks - Laravel
Laravel 5.3.[16, 17, 18, 19, 20 21]
● Laravel 5.3
○ Some PHP 7.0 & 7.1 work
○ See: github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.3/CHANGELOG-5.3.md

8. Frameworks - Symfony
Symfony 3.1.[5, 6], 2.8.[12, 13], 2.7.[19, 20]
● Maintenance Releases
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-1-6-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-1-5-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-8-13-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-8-12-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-7-20-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-7-19-released

9. PHP: The Right Way
● Composer and Packagist:
○ Warn about updating Composer on
production
● Opcode Cache:
○ Corrected spelling error
○ Clarified information
● PHP PAAS Providers:
○ Update URLs
○ Remove non-existent providers
● Books:
○ Added “Modern PHP” book
● Design Patterns:
○ Changed link from github to ReadTheDocs
● Fixed header capitalizations
● Translations
○ Added Arabic
● Note: Every open-source project can use
your help with documentation. What are
you waiting for?

10. PHP Conferences
PHP[WORLD] 2016
● Nov 14-18 - Washington, D.C.
● 10% KCPUG Discount: REDACTED
● world.phparch.com/
ZendCon
● Nov 18-21 - Las Vegas, NV
● zendcon.com
SunshinePHP 2017
● Feb 2-4 - Miami, FL
● KCPUG Speaker!
● 2017.sunshinephp.com
PHP UK 2017
● Feb 16-17 - London, UK
● phpconference.co.uk

11. PHP Conferences - Continued
Confoo.CA 2017
● Mar 8-10 - Montreal, CAN
● confoo.ca/en/yul2017
Midwest PHP 2017
● March 17-18 - Minneapolis, MN
● CFP through Nov 15
○ cfp.midwestphp.org
● 2017.midwestphp.org
Lonestar PHP 2017
● Apr 20-22 - Dallas, TX
● lonestarphp.com

12. Nomad PHP (Online) - November 17
Nomad PHP EU - 01:00 PM CDT
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Building a New
PHP Reflection Library
● James Titcumb (@asgrim)
● nomadphp.com/nomadphp-2016-11-eu
Nomad PHP US - 08:00 PM CDT
Monkeys in the Machine
● Eric Mann (@ericmann)
● nomadphp.com/nomadphp-2016-11-us

13. Next Month in KCPHPUG
● Eric Poe: “Iterating Strings -- Iterating Things” ?