Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Does anyone want to help fix PHP..? launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Namespaced PHP functions to fix inconsistencies in the PHP language▲19

   Wrapper library to fix inconsistencies in PHP's core functions - nkkollaw/zubr

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Domain-Driven Design in PHP▲71

   Real examples written in PHP.

   2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

3. 3PA
   phpconsole - a new tool for web developers▲6

   Hi HN, I want to share with you phpconsole - my dev tool that I started developing quite a while ago, got to the point where it was usable and started testing and implementing it in my daily workflow. In the last 10 months me and some of my coworkers used it over 17k times in total, which gives me an indication that it may be useful for many more people. Phpconsole is aimed at PHP/JS devs, but I believe that porting the client code to other languages would be fairly easy. All feedback is welcome and if you're interested, leave your email on the page - you'll get an invitation to a beta…

   2012 · phpconsole.com · its alternatives →

4. 4LP
   Learning PHP and how to use APIs, made something slightly useful▲5

   2015 · dailytil.xyz · its alternatives →

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

   phpbestpractices.org ist Ihre erste und beste Informationsquelle über phpbestpractices. Hier finden Sie auch weitere interessante Links. Wir hoffen, dass Sie bei Ihrer Suche erfolgreich sind!

   2012 · phpbestpractices.org · its alternatives →

6. 6RF
   Requests for PHP - HTTP library, my project for the last few weeks▲5

   A HTTP request library written for human beings

   2012 · requests.ryanmccue.info · its alternatives →

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   I created a simple and fast Broken Link Checker for WordPress▲9

   There aren't any reliable free broken link checkers out there, so I decided to create one. Right now, it is a Python script that can be run on any platform. It is multi-threaded and has a lot of room for improvement. Feel free to check out the code and point out the mistakes or leave suggestions. I am newbie programmer :)

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PHP Slack community▲9

   Get instant help from other PHP Developers. Join now!

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   My standalone PHP Debugger▲12

   Hello HN community ! Finally I have a "Show HN" post. I'm bootstrapping my first Mac app, it's a standalone Xdebug PHP debugger. It aims to help any PHP developers out there who don't want to use IDE to debug code. My app it's slimmer, faster to load and easy to work and setup :) Hope you guys like it Site: http://codebugapp.com/

   2012 · codebugapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PHP 7▲9

    The new version of the old programming language, 7.0.0!

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11MF
    My first side project – A job board for PHP developers▲6

    Hi all :) Saturday, I launched my first side project. It's basically a job board for PHP devs. https://php-at.work In the moment, everyone can post a job listing for free. I review it and activate it manually. I would love to hear any kind of feedback :) I posted it already on saturday, but probably it should be better in Show HN section.

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12IB
    I built my own minimal PHP framework▲9

    This is a simple PHP framework I built myself from scratch with minimal dependencies from composer. It has Autowiring DI and some simple routing provided by the Slim router. The code: https://github.com/cipher-code/phpframework

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    The only PHP library you miss▲12

    Make your PHP arrays sweet'n'safe. Save your mental energy on type casting. - zakirullin/mess

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14IC
    I couldn't find an idea so I created a problem bank▲6

    After 6 months looking for an idea, procrastinating and over analyzing what I should build. I built a tool that allows people to find problems using custom plugins built with Grok and Claude.

    2025 · gotaprob.com · its alternatives →

15. 15YA
    Yet another "my first open-source project" thread. Feedback, please?▲7

    I must say I was encouraged to post my project here when I saw the positive response to this post: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3780731 Before you make any comments, please keep in mind that the project is written for fun. I'm not forcing anyone to use it. In fact, nobody should use the current unstable version in a serious project. Here is the link: http://github.com/bsg/libserv Please share your thoughts. All criticisms are welcome, even the harsh ones. p.s. The project is still a work-in-progress.

    2012 · its alternatives →

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    Leetcode but for front end devs (terrible idea?)▲8

    Howdy friends! Tell me if this is an atrociously terrible idea - I've been working on building a leetcode for clientside devs so we can practice React and Javascript interview questions in a more concise way, I call it clientside.dev I just finished a beta version of it yesterday and plan on releasing it with many more problems on Jan 1st but it's there if you wanna play with it open to any ideas / feedback however mean or nice it may be :)

    2022 · vacation-call-335691.framer.app · its alternatives →

17. 17AM
    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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    Whoops – PHP errors for cool kids▲8

    PHP errors for cool kids . Contribute to filp/whoops development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Thx bro!▲11

    Give and get instant programming help.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Codeception▲9

    Elegant and Efficient Testing for PHP

    2017 · codeception.com · its alternatives →

21. 21OS
    Open-source re-usable PHP code repo marked up in schema▲7

    2014 · blockify.co · its alternatives →

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    I made an open-source project to ask questions to the Laravel docs▲6

    After I posted about https://cosme.dev/ask-docs on Reddit I received some messages asking me how If I was going to make the code open source or if I could show them how I did it. So I decided to create this repo so you can take a look at the code and maybe apply the same techniques on your own apps. It's made using only PHP as language so I think is pretty different since most stuff out there is made using python or javascript. It uses the OpenAI API and Redis as a vector database.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    resolving part of Linus Torvald's problem with github - text wrapping▲7

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24PD
    PhpAppBuild – develop software fast and easy▲8

    2016 · phpappbuild.com · its alternatives →

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