Vulnerabilities & updates

Unbound 1.24.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.24.0 of the Unbound recursive DNS resolver. This release features increased defaults, num.valops statistic, unbound-control cache_lookup , and bug fixes. The default value increase for num-queries-per-thread is to make saturation of the task queue more resource intensive and less …

Using Tech to Tackle Homelessness. The Artisan of the Day Is Kevin McKee.

Kevin McKee, CTO of Padmission, explains how he uses Laravel to power the SaaS platform helping communities fight homelessness with secure software solutions.

From Self-Taught PHP to SaaS Creator. The Artisan of the Day Is Vladimir Nikolic.

Vladimir Nikolic shares his journey from self-taught PHP beginner to Laravel SaaS creator and community organizer, building products and mentoring developers worldwide.

Your Software Should Be Fantastic. The Artisan of the Day Is Marc Beinder.

Marc Beinder, of Encore Digital Group and PHPxSTL, went from procedural PHP to building Laravel tools and leading the community in St. Louis.

1M Deploys on Laravel Cloud: Lessons on Billing, Admin & Integrations

Laravel Cloud hit 1M deployments since EA. Here’s how we built billing, admin tools, and integrations to support every deployment.

Bun v1.2.22

Fixes 144 issues (addressing 257 👍). Async stack traces for better debugging, RFC 6455 compliant WebSocket client subprotocol negotiation, MySQL adapter improvements including affectedRows and lastInsertRowid support, JSX side effects preservation during bundling, event loop delay monitoring with perf_hooks, HTTP server idle connection management, --workspaces in bun run, function name removal during minification, and numerous Node.js compatibility fixes including child_process.spawnSync, socket.write with Uint8Array, crypto.verify RSA defaults, N-API improvements, HTMLRewriter error handlin…

Building Up the Laravel Community in the Philippines: The Artisan of the Day Is Prince John Santillan.

Prince John Santillan found his footing with Laravel, connected at Laracon Australia, and launched the PHPxCebu meetup.

From PHP3 to Laravel Live. The Artisan of the Day Is Kasper Hartwich.

Kasper Hartwich shares his journey from PHP3 days to organizing Laravel Live Denmark, and why bold ideas and community matter for Laravel’s future.

The Laravel Fanboy Who Made NativePHP Possible. The Artisan of the Day Is Shane Rosenthal.

Shane Rosenthal co-founded NativePHP and Bifrost, enabling Laravel developers to build native mobile apps. His latest platform surpassed $200K in sales in its first six months.

PHP 8.5.0 Beta 3 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the third beta release of PHP 8.5.0, Beta 3. This continues the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the . PHP Wiki For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 Beta 3, please visit the . download page Please carefully test this version and report any issues found . on GitHub Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version. For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the file, or the file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive. NEWS…

From Numbers to Code. The Artisan of the Day Is Kristian Just Kastrup.

From accounting to agency life, Kristian Just Kastrup shares how he built a career around Laravel, from early frustrations to organizing Laravel Live Denmark.

Node.js 24.8.0 (Current)

Visual Basic, Mentoring, and Community Building. The Artisan of the Day Is Ibrahim Abotaleb.

Ibrahim Abotaleb shares his journey from early days in Visual Basic to a decade of building with Laravel, and how he’s giving back to the Arabic Laravel community through teaching and mentoring.

Behind The Scenes of Bun Install

Learn how Bun is able to cut install times by up to 25×. Bun skips Node.js's overhead with direct system calls, cache-friendly data layouts, OS-level copy-on-write, and full-core parallelism.

What to Expect in the Next Generation of Laravel Forge

The next generation of Laravel Forge eliminates deployment anxiety with zero-downtime updates, Laravel VPS, and robust developer experience tools.

Deno 2.5: Permissions in the config file

Simpler permission management with permission sets, new Deno.test APIs for setting up and tearing down test cases, specifying custom headers in WebSocket connections, runtime APIs in deno bundle, and more.

Building Smarter E-Commerce with Laravel: The Artisan of the Day Is Emma De Silva.

From startup founder to backend developer at Grebban, Emma De Silva talks Laravel, Horizon, and why mastering fundamentals matters for every developer.

Early Start, Continuous Learning. The Artisan of the Day Is Diana Scharf.

Diana Scharf started coding PHP at 11 and now builds Laravel Herd and Tinkerwell at Beyond Code. Learn her journey and advice for new developers.

Our New Approach to Laravel Product Support

Read how Laravel scaled its product support team to cut response times and deliver a better developer experience.

PHPKonf 2025 Baku

PHPKonf 2025 will take place on October 26, 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan, bringing together PHP developers, software engineers, and technology enthusiasts from the local and international community. This one-day conference will feature practical talks and case studies on PHP and its ecosystem, including frameworks such as Laravel and Symfony, as well as modern practices in testing, security, architecture, and performance optimization. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with experienced speakers, exchange knowledge with peers, and explore real-world solutions to everyday development…

Why Standardization Matters. The Artisan of the Day Is Sigurd Hansen.

After 10 years of custom PHP, Eupry CTO Sigurd Jervelund Hansen explains why his team is switching to Laravel to solve hiring challenges and scale faster.

Forum PHP 2025

Join the biggest PHP event organized by the French PHP user group, organized for the fourth time in Disneyland Paris, at the Hotel New York - The Art of Marvel! For two days, on , enjoy the company of our friendly audience, share your knowledge with +700 attendees, meet the companies who use PHP every day, in an environment that will bring even more magic to the language. October 9th and 10th This year is a special one for the French PHP community: along with 30 years of PHP, we will also celebrate 25 years of AFUP, 20 years of Symfony and 10 years of API Platform! Check out more details and…

Quantifying Tech Debt: The Artisan of the Day Is Ed Grosvenor

Ed Grosvenor, co-founder of Artisan Build, uses Laravel to help developers quantify tech debt, build tooling, and power client projects.

An Industrial Designer Turned Laravel Dev: The Artisan of the Day Is Morten Harders.

From industrial designer to Laravel developer, Morten Harders shares how a 20-year hobby, encouragement at home, and community shaped his career.

Laravel Cloud Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Certification, Nightwatch and Forge Next

Laravel Cloud achieves SOC 2 Type 2 certification for Security, Confidentiality, and Availability. Read how Laravel's compliance roadmap includes Nightwatch and Forge SOC 2 audits.

13 Years of Laravel, SaaS, and Knowledge Sharing: The Artisan of the Day Is Peter Suhm.

Peter Suhm shares his 13-year Laravel journey from early adoption to building SaaS products and working at Tailwind Labs with his go-to tech stack.

Node.js 20.19.5 (LTS)

Old-School Craft: The Artisan of the Day Is Simon Hamp.

Simon Hamp, creator of NativePHP, brings PHP and Laravel to desktop and mobile apps by turning decades of LAMP experience into practical tools.

NSD 4.13.0 released

Today, we released version 4.13.0 of the authoritative DNS nameserver NSD. NSD 4.13.0 now comes with the features --enable-bind8-stats , --enable-zone-stats , --enable-ratelimit , --enable-dnstap enabled by default, reducing confusion when using the same version of NSD packaged by different distributions with different configure options. Additionally, NSD 4.13 …

Dutch PHP Conference 2026 - Call For Papers

🚀 Dutch PHP Conference 2026 is coming! 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce that the 20th edition of the Dutch PHP Conference will take place from March 10 to March 13, 2026 in Amsterdam! 🗓️ 🎤 Call for Papers is now OPEN! 🎤 Got insights, skills, or experience to share? Submit your talk ideas before the deadline on December 19th! We’re looking for both technical and non-technical sessions that will inspire and engage our community. Highlights: 👥 Expected attendance: around 1000 📅 Conference dates: March 10 – 13, 2026 🎙️ 30-40 speaking slots available 🎟️ Early Bird Tickets Available Now! 🎟️ D…

From Freelancer to SaaS Creator: The Artisan of the Day Is Bjorn Lindholm Hansen

Freelance Laravel developer Bjorn Lindholm Hansen builds SaaS apps and data-driven websites, sharing his journey and advice with the Laravel community.

Fresh 2.0 Graduates to Beta, Adds Vite Support

Fresh 2.0 beta introduces optional Vite integration - with hot reloading, faster boot times, seamless React aliasing, and the full Vite plugin ecosystem

Migrating a Platform in 3 Days: The Artisan of the Day Is Dan Ferguson.

Dan Ferguson of Communiti Labs uses Laravel to power civic tech, disaster response tools, and AI-driven community analysis platforms.

Laravel as a Trampoline: The Artisan of the Day Is Austin White.

Austin White, a former world champion in double mini trampoline, leverages Laravel to revolutionize scoring systems in gymnastics and develop robust applications at Scorsync.

Ten Years of Laravel and Counting: The Artisan of the Day Is Andy Hinkle.

Andy Hinkle turned complex scheduling into code, built a career with Laravel, and now thrives at Wilber while giving back to the Laravel Community.

From Framework-Hopping to Laravel Focused: The Artisan of the Day Is Bert De Swaef.

Belgian developer Bert de Swaef leads Vulpo, builds with Laravel, shares tutorials on YouTube, and speaks at Laracon and community meetups.

Node.js 22.19.0 (LTS)

PHP 8.5.0 Beta 2 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the second beta release of PHP 8.5.0, Beta 2. This continues the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the . PHP Wiki For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 Beta 2 please visit the . download page Please carefully test this version and report any issues found . on GitHub Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version. For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the file, or the file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive. NEWS…

PHP 8.3.25 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.25. This is a bug fix release. All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version. For source downloads of PHP 8.3.25 please visit our , Windows source and binaries can be found on . The list of changes is recorded in the . downloads page windows.php.net/download/ ChangeLog

From Grit to Growth: The Artisan of the Day Is Daniel Gouvignon.

Daniel Gouvignon built Hatchet from the ground up with Laravel, sponsored Laracon AU, and supports Perth’s developer community.

PHP 8.4.12 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.12. This is a bug fix release. All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version. For source downloads of PHP 8.4.12 please visit our , Windows source and binaries can be found on . The list of changes is recorded in the . downloads page windows.php.net/download/ ChangeLog

Node.js 24.7.0 (Current)

From Hobby to Hustle: The Artisan of the Day Is Ryan Bilesky

Ryan Bilesky built a SaaS from domain pain, turned it into X7 Media, his solo Laravel agency, and continues sharing creative tech ideas.

Building With Purpose: The Artisan of the Day Is Alpesh Nakrani.

Alpesh Nakrani empowers the Laravel community through mentorship, inclusion, and innovation as CTO of Acquaint Softtech.

PHPeste 2025 - Parnaiba-PI

About the Conference Introducing , a distinguished PHP conference, championed by the resilient communities of Brazil's Northeast. Over the years, this event has graced cities including João Pessoa, Salvador, São Luis, Recife, Natal, Fortaleza. PHPeste Spanning two enriching days, attendees can anticipate: Dive deep into the world of PHP through hands-on sessions and workshops. Comprehensive Learning: Engage with passionate PHP enthusiasts and professionals who embody the spirit and vigor of the Northeast. Networking Opportunities: Gain insights from an array of top-tier industry speakers, sha…

Bun v1.2.21

Fixes 69 issues (addressing 204 👍). Bun.SQL now supports MySQL and SQLite, alongside PostgreSQL. Native YAML support. 500x faster postMessage(string). Bun.build() compile API, with cross-platform targets. Reduced idle CPU usage. Bun.stripANSI for SIMD-accelerated ANSI escape removal. bunx --package flag support. customizable User-Agent headers. Windows executable metadata embedding. and extensive Node.js compatibility improvements

From CakePHP to Laravel Community Architect: The Artisan of the Day Is Abbas Ali.

Abbas Ali, Director of Ranium Systems, grew with Laravel from CakePHP, building apps, leading meetups, and co-organizing Laracon India.

AI Coding Tips for Laravel Developers

If you haven’t tried AI tools in your Laravel development, here are our AI coding tips to ease you into it.