Since PHP 8.4, we can use asymmetric property visibility, which enables class properties to define their visibility (public, protected, or private) separately for reading and writing operations. It can minimize...
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The error_reporting function allows defining which PHP errors should be reported. PHP provides various error levels. The E_ALL constant represents all error types in PHP. It includes errors, warnings, notices...
The Pspell extension in PHP enables functionality for checking spelling of a word and offer suggestions. The Aspell C library, which the extension depends on, has not received updates in...
PHP provides pow function and ** operator. The pow function takes two arguments: the base and the exponent, and returns the result of raising the base to the power of...
PHP provides an HTTP wrapper that enables access to files over HTTP. For instance, the file_get_contents function can retrieve both remote files via HTTP and local files from the file...
Since PHP 8.4, we can use property hooks, which enables defining custom getter and setter logic directly for class properties, eliminating the need for separate getter and setter methods. The...
Since PHP 8.4, lazy objects can be utilized to defer an object's initialization until it is actually accessed. This technique reduces resource consumption, particularly for objects with complex initialization logic...
Since PHP 8.4, the new DOM API offers standards-compliant support for parsing HTML5 documents, resolves several longstanding compliance issues in DOM functionality, and provides functions to simplify working with documents...
Since PHP 8.4, we can use the #[Deprecated] attribute to mark functionality as deprecated, providing a clear indication to developers that the feature should no longer be used and may...
PHP offers BCMath extension, which provides arbitrary precision arithmetic operations for working with large numbers. Since PHP 8.4, we can use object-oriented BCMath instead of functional. This new approach improves...