A Response To PHP- The Wrong Way

Chris Silverman 🌻 (@csilverman@mastodon.social)

Nothing puts the lie to "PHP is irrelevant" like "good morning, 70% of the internet needs to be fixed ASAP".

Critical Vulnerabilities in PHP

Critical Vulnerabilities in PHP

Today's PHP Security Release, and How We're Strengthening PHP Security

Describing the story behind how critical security vulnerabilities were found and fixed.

Today's PHP Security Release, and How We're Strengthening PHP Security

Describing the story behind how critical security vulnerabilities were found and fixed.

Today's PHP Security Release, and How We're Strengthening PHP Security

247 votes, 49 comments. We have posted more information about today's security releases, including the sequence of events that led to the discovery…

Taking PHP Seriously

Slack uses PHP for most of its server-side application logic, which is an unusual choice these days. Why did we choose to build a new project in this language? Should you? Most programmers who have only casually used PHP know two things about it: that it is a bad language, which they would never use if…

Best open source help desk: Zendesk & Help Scout alternative

FreeScout is the super lightweight and powerful free open source help desk and shared inbox built with PHP (Laravel framework). Now you can enjoy free Zendesk & Help Scout without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control. FreeScout is multichannel — it centralizes all customer conversations from various channels in one place.

Opinion | How to Save the Web (Published 2018)

Governments, businesses and users around the world must commit to a set of fundamental principles for the web.

The Web Is a Customer Service Medium, by Paul Ford

I look forward to your feedback.

Why everything was broken yesterday

Unsolicited tech advice about the two issues (PHP, compromised certificates) that, separately, each pose some security risks and are worth attending to.

Where It's at:// — overreacted

From handles to hosting.