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A "related articles" query was quietly eating 75% of our database CPU.
Full-text natural language mode matched 16,000 of 80,000 rows, sorted all of them by a computed freshness expression, then returned six.
Fix: shorter search term + two-stage ranking, so the sort runs over 60 rows instead of 16,000. 4.5x faster, no cache added.
First talk at #FOSSY is Daniel Scherzer’s “From First PR to Release Manager: A Path into Open Source,” his own story about contributing to #PHP as a release manager.

"Pre-auth reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) on the login screen with potential to lead to PHP code execution reported by the team at pwn.ai."
This sounds serious. Update your Wordpress instances.
🚀 Exciting updates in the PHP Foundation Q2 2026! Dive into URI Builders, unleash the power of Raw Sockets, and discover a leaner zval. Your PHP journey just got a major upgrade! Check it out! #PHP #WebDev
https://shocm.me/posts/2026-08-06-php-foundation-q2-2026-report/
🚀 Exciting updates in the PHP Foundation Q2 2026! Dive into URI Builders, unleash the power of Raw Sockets, and discover a leaner zval. Your PHP journey just got a major upgrade! Check it out! #PHP #WebDev
https://shocm.me/posts/2026-08-06-php-foundation-q2-2026-report/
Framework migrations are one of the most significant investments a development team can make. Done well, they can improve maintainability, accelerate development, and help organizations modernize critical applications without unnecessary disruption.
This article explores common PHP framework migration challenges, proven migration patterns, and practical steps teams can take to reduce risk before the first line of code is moved: https://ter.li/ze7va032

How to Create #PHP #Cron Jobs on Linux Server
This guide demonstrates how to create PHP cron jobs on Linux server.
What are PHP Cron Jobs?
Cron is the standard Linux scheduler used to run scripts automatically at defined intervals. PHP cron jobs are commonly used for automation tasks such as backups, billing runs, log cleanup, monitoring scripts, email campaigns, and application maintenance.
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Каталог ассетов и git для MMO: как командой вести игру в облаке — создание сервера для онлайн ММО игр на PHP, ч. 19
Над одной игрой работает команда: люди правят контент в браузере, ИИ — через тот же сервис, локально разворачивать ничего не нужно. Каждый ассет живёт своим git-репозиторием: это и бэкап, и способ собрать игру из готовых анимаций, карт и библиотек — а перед тем как правки уедут в мир, видно построчно, что именно уйдёт.
PHP 8.6: Full Review – What’s New & What Changed!
security essentials: rate limiters & never trusting the input
PHP crew!
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