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24 alternatives to Some Drops of PHP

Free open-source e-book about PHP

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Some Drops of PHP launched in 2023; 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
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3. 3
   50 Useful PHP Tips and Code Snippets▲2

   Ebook to help you deal with PHP functions fast and reliable

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Front Line PHP▲12

   Building modern applications with PHP 8

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   DROP▲426

   Your AI-driven creative hub to create, share, host with ease

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6. 6ST
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   2012 · swola.com · its alternatives →

7. 7PD
   PHP does Meta Programming too▲45

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8. 8
   Eloquent JavaScript ▲149

   Free ebook for the JS Beginners

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PHPForm▲104

   The ultimate Open source solution for form management

   2024 · its alternatives →

10. 10BA
    Blot, a static blog powered by Dropbox▲75

    2014 · blot.im · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PHPBot▲136

    The ultimate PHP Snippet bot

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Upgrade your PHP▲124

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    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13LP
    Learning PHP and how to use APIs, made something slightly useful▲5

    2015 · dailytil.xyz · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PHP 8 in a Nutshell▲3

    A no-fluff guide to PHP 8

    2022 · its alternatives →

15. 15IJ
    I just released Requests for PHP 1.6▲32

    2013 · journal.ryanmccue.info · its alternatives →

16. 16AP
    A PHP parser written in PHP▲77

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    DevFreeBooks▲11

    A collection of free ebooks for devs

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18HA
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    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19PB
    PHP Best Practices, a short guide for common and confusing PHP tasks▲16

    2012 · phpbestpractices.org · its alternatives →

20. 20TO
    The only PHP library you miss▲12

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TB
    The best way to run PHP apps▲32

    2013 · serverpilot.io · its alternatives →

22. 22EP
    Enophp – PHP library for the eno notation language▲17

    The eno notation language[1] now also has an official PHP library: https://eno-lang.org/php/ It features the same API and featureset as the JavaScript / Python / Ruby libraries, and also comes with the same extensive testsuite that has been growing during implementation of the other libraries, with already well over 90% coverage at the time of release. Happy to hear your feedback and answer any questions! [1] A user-friendly format for file-based content: https://eno-lang.org/

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23DF
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    2015 · devfreebooks.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
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