PHP UK Conference Courses

The Future of the PHP Development Environment

Explore Vagrant for streamlined PHP development environments. Learn to create reproducible setups, automate configurations, and enhance collaboration across teams.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Ten Commandments of a Software Engineer

Discover essential principles for software engineers, including unit testing, clean code, and effective communication. Gain insights to improve your coding skills and earn respect from peers.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

RabbitMQ Hands On

Hands-on introduction to RabbitMQ messaging, covering theory and live coding. Learn to implement messaging in applications, from basic queue servers to publish-subscribe systems.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Continuous Integration

Explore continuous integration for projects of all sizes, learning about tools, implementation strategies, and how to make it work effectively for your development process.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Writing Unit Tests Using PHPUnit

Hands-on introduction to writing unit tests with PHPUnit, covering best practices, TDD, and addressing common challenges in real-world PHP applications.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Hypermedia API

Explore hypermedia API design, from architectural styles to resource identification, HTTP verbs, and various hypermedia formats. Learn to create self-explanatory, interoperable APIs with effective documentation.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Pair Programming, TDD and Other Impractical Things

Explore efficiency vs. effectiveness in software development, challenging traditional practices and introducing "impractical" techniques for improved project outcomes and quality.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Refactoring to Symfony Components

Explore refactoring large applications using Symfony2 components, with real-world examples from a high-traffic news website. Learn practical strategies for improving code without full rewrites.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Help, I'm Running Out of Memory!

Explore PHP memory management, from hardware to software, focusing on Zend Memory Manager. Learn monitoring techniques and optimize your scripts for efficient memory usage.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

PHP Traits, Threat or Treat?

Explore PHP Traits to reduce complexity and reuse methods across class hierarchies. Learn semantics, benefits, and potential drawbacks of this powerful feature in modern PHP development.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Event Stream Processing in PHP

Learn to build reactive systems using React PHP for complex event processing, enabling early pattern detection in business and finance applications.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

PHP is Evil - Defensive Programming

Explore PHP security, best practices, and defensive programming techniques to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities in web development.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Running on Amazon EC2

Explore Amazon EC2 for PHP applications: scaling, availability zones, load balancing, and deployment strategies. Learn best practices and alternatives for cloud infrastructure.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Continuous Improvement in PHP Projects

Explore strategies for ongoing PHP project enhancement, covering PDCA cycle, Scrum, Extreme Programming, and tools like Jenkins and Cinder for effective refactoring and integration.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

NoSQL Databases - What, Why, and When

Explore NoSQL databases: their principles, types, and use cases. Learn about distributed systems, consistency models, and popular NoSQL solutions for modern data challenges.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk