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24 alternatives to 50 Useful PHP Tips and Code Snippets

Ebook to help you deal with PHP functions fast and reliable

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 50 Useful PHP Tips and Code Snippets launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   50 drops of PHP▲7

   E-book with 50 PHP functions.

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2IW
   I wrote a free eBook about many lesser-known/secret database tricks▲865

   2022 · sqlfordevs.com · its alternatives →

3. 3LP
   Learning PHP and how to use APIs, made something slightly useful▲5

   2015 · dailytil.xyz · its alternatives →

4. 4PB
   PHP Best Practices, a short guide for common and confusing PHP tasks▲16

   2012 · phpbestpractices.org · its alternatives →

5. 5JB
   JavaScript books, free online▲222

   2016 · exploringjs.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Some Drops of PHP▲1

   Free open-source e-book about PHP

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Front Line PHP▲12

   Building modern applications with PHP 8

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8TB
   The best way to run PHP apps▲32

   2013 · serverpilot.io · its alternatives →

9. 9AP
   A PHP parser written in PHP▲77

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10PD
    PHP does Meta Programming too▲45

    2011 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Upgrade your PHP▲124

    Is your site at risk?

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Beginner’s Guide to Faster Websites▲166

    Free ebook on how to optimize your websites

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13NP
    Namespaced PHP functions to fix inconsistencies in the PHP language▲19

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14IJ
    I just released Requests for PHP 1.6▲32

    2013 · journal.ryanmccue.info · its alternatives →

15. 15PA
    PHPunctional, a PHP Functional Programming Library▲37

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16PO
    PHP on Netlify Edge Functions▲22

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Road to PHP 8.1▲10

    A 10-day newsletter to get you up to speed with PHP 8.1

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18PC
    PHP Code Generator – A scaffolding framework▲27

    2014 · about.asika.tw · its alternatives →

19. 19DA
    Does anyone want to help fix PHP..?▲6

    We're trying to build a wrapper to fix inconsistencies in PHP's core functions, but the project has kind of stalled for a month (personally, I've been crazy-busy with work). Does anyone feels like joining the effort..? This is the repo: https://github.com/nkkollaw/zubr/

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20SC
    Sodium_compat, a Pure PHP implementation of libsodium▲62

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21HA
    Halite – A simple libsodium wrapper for PHP projects▲43

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AB
    A/Bingo for PHP▲33

    2010 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23FP
    From PHP to Python – A Straight-to-the-Point Guide▲5

    Hello everyone! After two years of hard work, I'm excited to announce the release of my first book, "From PHP to Python". As developers, it can be frustrating to learn a new language from scratch. This is why I wrote this book to help PHP developers quickly learn Python by focusing on what's different and taking shortcuts when things are similar. It's written in a straight-to-the-point style and the chapters are concise and condensed. The book covers everything needed in my opinion to have solid foundations in Python, in a web-oriented approach. After finishing this book, you will be able to…

    2023 · einenlum.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AM
    A Minimal PHP Wiki▲8

    First, I'm by no mean a programmer. Second, I am reading HN for years, just registered to make this public and see if it can be useful for someone. I have nothing to gain monetary. A while ago, I decided that no blogging system was simple enough and I looked for a small wiki to use as a CMS/blog. Found WikWiki on C2.com and I mixed it with some basic Markdown syntax, a minimal template and added password protection. The result is a single php file, no database and no dependencies. Code is a mess, not modulable, probably wrong in so many ways, but it can probably used by some as personal…

    2022 · mindwi.se · its alternatives →

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