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PHP 8.5 has officially arrived. Explore the most impactful updates coming to PHP 8.5 with Zend PHP expert Matthew Weier O’Phinney. Learn about the pipe operator and other essential new PHP 8.5 features, key deprecations, upgrade strategies, and what's next for the language.

Time’s almost up on PHP 8.1 – do you have an upgrade strategy ready? With PHP 8.1 end of life occurring on December 31, 2025, it is critical to plan your upgrade strategy now. Zend can help. In this video, we provide an expert guidance on how to update PHP, including an incremental upgrade strategy for moving from PHP 8.1 and a look at how to upgrade PHP 8.1 to 8.2 and beyond. For teams unable to upgrade before the deadline, we also go through long term support (LTS) options. Using LTS provides essential security patches and expert support to keep your applications secure and compliant.

Looking to learn how to migrate an app in PHP, or at least how to kickstart your strategy? This clip from our recent webinar, “Managing Mission-Critical Web App Migrations,” has the PHP tips you need for a successful app migration. See how to choose the right PHP version, deal with outdated third-party packages, and tackle framework migrations.

The ZendHQ JobQueue is a language-agnostic solution for PHP queuing and job automation. Unlike traditional CRON setups, it centralizes job management and eliminates the need to dig through system logs. With support for deferred, recurring, and scheduled jobs, you can streamline tasks like generating invoices asynchronously. Get the full details in this webinar clip!