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Yet another modular PHP framework, by Mark Shust. Not to be confused with Markojs.
https://marko.build/
Marko - The Modular PHP Framework | Press Start

Marko: The world's most extensible modular PHP framework. Modularity without limits.

ddless, another take on PHP debugging, here the author Jefferson Silva shares some technical details: https://ddless.com/blog/technical-journey-building-php-debugger
ddless - PHP Development Workbench

A desktop workbench for PHP and Laravel developers. Debug, run code, test methods, and manage CLI scripts โ€” all in one place. No Xdebug, no IDE plugins.

ddless
So many new tools are popping up. Larabox helps with local PHP and Laravel development. Not to be confused with Laragon. We usually recommend DDEV. https://larabox.org/
Larabox | Modern Local Development for Windows

Larabox is a modern local development environment for Windows. Native performance, no Docker/WSL complexity, and pre-bundled runtimes.

This looks useful: Dead code detector as PHPStan extension.
https://github.com/shipmonk-rnd/dead-code-detector
GitHub - shipmonk-rnd/dead-code-detector: ๐Ÿ’€ PHP unused code detection via PHPStan extension. Detects dead cycles, supports libs like Laravel, Symfony, Twig, Doctrine, PHPUnit etc. Can automatically remove dead PHP code. Able to detect dead code used only in tests. Finds unused methods, constants, properties and enum cases.

๐Ÿ’€ PHP unused code detection via PHPStan extension. Detects dead cycles, supports libs like Laravel, Symfony, Twig, Doctrine, PHPUnit etc. Can automatically remove dead PHP code. Able to detect dead...

GitHub
Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later! โ€”Fred Brooks
Announcing fortrabbit agent skills (early access). Chat to deploy with Claude or Codex.
https://github.com/fortrabbit/agent-skills
GitHub - fortrabbit/agent-skills: fortrabbit domain knowledge for your agent. Works with Claude, maybe also with Codex.

fortrabbit domain knowledge for your agent. Works with Claude, maybe also with Codex. - fortrabbit/agent-skills

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Yes: "Web Scale !== Enterprise Scale โ€ฆ Write code > Deploy via FTP > Youโ€™re live.", but PHP also needs to attract young people. XenForo, WordPress, phpbb and MediaWiki are not very sexy.
https://tadeubento.com/2025/why-php-still-isnt-dead/
The PHP Advantage

In the age of cutting-edge frameworks, microservices, container orchestration, and serverless functions, it's easy to assume that PHP is a relic of the past. Developers love to hate on it, and yet - somehow - PHP still powers a significant chunk of the web.

Tadeu Bento
Profanity is the one language all programmers know best.
Live code examples: Copy/paste most code snippets from our docs with actual data. Hosting for humans.
https://docs.fortrabbit.com/platform/concepts/live-code-examples
Oh, Slim, the micro PHP framework is still around! Last release November 2025 with support for PHP 8.5.
https://sagiadinos.com/articles/why-big-php-frameworks-waste-your-time/?ref=dailydev
Why Big PHP Frameworks Waste Your Time | sagiadinos