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Key String Functions (str_contains, str_starts_with, str_ends_with…)
PHP 5.0+
PHP 8.0 introduced readable string helpers that replace strpos() !== false idioms for common substring checks.
3mo ago
php beginner
Late Static Binding (static::)
PHP 5.3+
static:: refers to the class actually called at runtime rather than the class where the method is defined, enabling polymorphic static methods.
3mo ago
php advanced
list() / Short Array Destructuring
PHP 5.5+
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Assigns array elements to variables in a single expression — list($a, $b) or the shorthand [$a, $b] = $array.
3mo ago
php beginner
Magic Constants (__FILE__, __DIR__, __LINE__…)
PHP 5.3+
PHP's built-in compile-time constants that resolve to contextual information like file path, directory, class name, and line number.
3mo ago
php beginner
Magic Methods (__get, __set, __call…)
PHP 5.0+
1
Special PHP methods invoked automatically in response to language events — property access, method calls, serialisation, and more.
3mo ago
php intermediate
match Expression (PHP 8.0)
PHP 8.0+
A stricter, expression-based alternative to switch that uses strict comparison, returns a value, and throws on unmatched input.
3mo ago
php intermediate
match() Exhaustiveness & UnhandledMatchError
PHP 8.0+
PHP 8's match expression throws UnhandledMatchError when no arm matches — enforcing exhaustiveness and eliminating silent fall-throughs.
3mo ago
php intermediate
mime_content_type()
PHP 5.3+
Detects the actual MIME type of a file by inspecting its content — not its extension or the browser-reported type.
3mo ago
php intermediate
move_uploaded_file()
PHP 4.0+
PHP's function for safely relocating an uploaded file from the temporary directory to its final destination.
OWASP A5:2021
3mo ago
php intermediate
MySQLi
PHP 5.0+
1
MySQL Improved Extension — PHP's MySQL-specific driver with prepared statement support, replacing the deprecated mysql_* functions.
3mo ago
php beginner
Named Arguments (PHP 8.0)
PHP 8.0+
Pass arguments to a function by parameter name rather than position, improving readability and allowing optional parameters to be skipped.
3mo ago
php beginner
Named Arguments in Built-in PHP Functions
PHP 8.0+
PHP 8.0 named arguments work with built-in functions — enabling readable calls to functions with many optional parameters like array_slice().
3mo ago
php intermediate
Named Arguments with Spread Operator
PHP 8.1+
Combining PHP 8.0 named arguments with the ... spread operator to unpack associative arrays as named parameters.
3mo ago
php intermediate
Named Constructor Pattern
PHP 5.0+
Static factory methods with descriptive names that replace overloaded constructors — making object creation intent clear when multiple creation paths exist.
3mo ago
php intermediate
never Return Type (PHP 8.1)
PHP 8.1+
Declares that a function never returns normally — it always throws an exception or calls exit(), helping static analysers prove code paths.
3mo ago
php intermediate
never Return Type (PHP 8.1)
PHP 8.1+
Declaring a function's return type as never signals it always throws or exits — enabling static analysers to prune unreachable code branches.
3mo ago
php intermediate
Null Coalescing Operator (??)
PHP 7.0+
Returns the left operand if it exists and is not null, otherwise the right — cleaner than isset() ternary chains.
3mo ago
php beginner
Nullable Types (?Type)
PHP 7.1+
Declaring a type as ?Type allows either a value of that type or null — shorthand for Type|null.
3mo ago
php beginner
Nullsafe Operator (?->)
PHP 8.0+
Chains method calls and property accesses on potentially-null objects without nested null checks; returns null on the first null encounter.
3mo ago
php beginner
Nullsafe Operator Chaining (?->)
PHP 8.0+
PHP 8.0's ?-> short-circuits an entire method chain to null when any step returns null — eliminating nested null checks.
3mo ago
php intermediate