PHP news of June 2016 as well as upcoming conferences and talks.

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

2. PHP Patch Releases
PHP 7.0.8 - Upgrade!
● Security fixes
● See: php.net/ChangeLog-7.
php#7.0.8
PHP 5.6.23 - Upgrade!
● Security fixes
● See: php.net/ChangeLog-5.
php#5.6.23
PHP 5.5.37 - Upgrade!
● Security fixes
● See: php.net/ChangeLog-5.
php#5.5.37

3. Security Bulletin...
ImageMagick
● Remote Code Execution
● Mitigation recommendation:
○ Sandbox ImageMagick
■ If you find a good way to do this, it might make a good KCPUG talk!
○ Update your policy.xml file.
■ See: imagetragick.com

4. Upcoming Features via PHP RFC
Replace "Missing argument" warning with "Too few arguments" exception
● Target: PHP 7.1
● tl;dr: execution happens with warning, but not with exception
● See: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/too_few_args

5. Upcoming Features via PHP RFC
Add curl_multi_errno(), curl_share_errno()
and curl_share_strerror()
● Target: PHP 7.1
● tl;dr: some curl error functions were
missing
● See: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/too_few_args
Adds methods in bold:

6. Upcoming Features via PHP RFC
Fix inconsistent behavior of $this variable
● Target: PHP 7.1
● tl;dr: reduce stupidity of $this as var
● Note: many BC breaks, all are good
● See: wiki.php.net/rfc/this_var
Note: Examples stolen directly from the RFC :)

7. PHP-Framework Interoperability Group
Two proposals have entered “draft” status
● Simple Cache
○ Adds a simpler layer on top of PSR-6
○ Does NOT replace PSR-6
○ See: github.com/dragoonis/fig-standards/blob/psr-simplecache/proposed/simplecache.md
● HTTP Factories
○ Defines factory interfaces for PSR-7
○ See: github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/proposed/http-factory/http-factory.md
● See: php-fig.org/psr

8. CMSes: Drupal
Drupal 8.1.[2, 3] & 7.4.4
● Patch Release
○ Security Release
■ Drupal 7: (Users module) Saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles
■ Drupal 8: (Views module) Views can allow unauthorized users to see Statistics
information
○ See: drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-002

9. CMSes: WordPress
WordPress 4.5.3
● Security release - Upgrade!
○ Fixes:
■ 2 XSS vulnerabilities
■ Redirect bypass
■ oEmbed DOS
■ and more...
● See: wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/

10. Frameworks - CakePHP
CakePHP 3.2.11 & 2.8.5
● Some bugfix and maintenance updates
● See:
○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/06/20/cakephp_3211_released.html
○ bakery.cakephp.org/2016/06/12/cakephp_285_released.html

11. Frameworks - Laravel
Laravel 5.2.[36, 37, 38, 39]
● Bugfix and maintenance updates
● See: github.com/laravel/framework/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

12. Frameworks - Symfony
Symfony [3.1.1, 3.0.7, 2.8.7, 2.7.14]
● Many bugfixes
● See:
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-1-1-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-3-0-7-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-8-7-released
○ symfony.com/blog/symfony-2-7-14-released

13. Frameworks - Zend
ZF 3 Released!
● PHP7 support
● Up to 4X faster applications under PHP 5, and even better performance under
PHP 7!
● Documentation is now included within each component repository
● PSR-7 (HTTP messaging interfaces) features:
○ Diactoros - a PSR-7 HTTP message implementation
○ Stratigility - middleware foundation for building and dispatching middleware pipelines
○ Expressive - a PSR-7 middleware microframework
● See: framework.zend.com/blog/2016-06-28-zend-framework-3.html

14. PHP: The Right Way
● Fixed syntax of vhost snippet for Xdebug
○ See: phptherightway.com/#xdebug
● Fixed capitalization for "PHP" and "PaaS" on the index page
● Changed dead link to live link for “PHP Devs to Follow” and corrected a
spelling error
○ See: phptherightway.com/#people_to_follow
● Note: Every open-source project can use your help with documentation. What
are you waiting for?

15. PHP Conferences
php[cruise]
● July 17-24 - Bahamas
● 10% Discount Code for our UG:
REDACTED
● See: cruise.phparch.com
Laracon US
● July 27-29 - Louisville, KY
● See: laracon.us
Midwest.io
● August 20-23 - Kansas City, MO
● See: midwest.io
Pacific Northwest PHP 2016
● Sept 15-17 - Seattle, WA
● See: pnwphp2016.dryfta.com

16. PHP Conferences - Continued
StrangeLoop
● Sept 15-17 - St. Louis, MO
● See: thestrangeloop.com
International PHP Conference
● Oct 23-27 - Munich, Germany
● See: phpconference.com/en/
True North PHP
● Nov 3-5 - Toronto, Canada
● See: truenorthphp.ca
ZendCon
● Nov 18-21 - Las Vegas, NV
● See: zendcon.com

17. Nomad PHP (Online) - July 28
Nomad PHP EU - 01:00 PM CDT
Grown-up MongoDB: Schema Design
● Derick Rethans (@derickr)
● See: nomadphp.com/grown-mongodb-
schema-design
Nomad PHP US - 08:00 PM CDT
How the 3rd Normal Form Destroyed a
Family
● Chuck Reeves (@manchuck)
● See: nomadphp.com/3rd-normal-form-
destroyed-family

18. Next Month in KCPHPUG
● Looking for Speakers!
● Nomad PHP edition?
● Hack Night?