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IssueNº 109
Dated6 Nov 2026
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Artisan Weekly Edition 109

Edition №109

Published
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10 featured · 3 notable
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Editor's
Note

This week has been a busy one at Jump24 new hire, in person meetings and lots of dev talk. Feels like the good old days. I've been getting my head into Orbs setting up a spare mac to run them locally and I had a lot of fun doing so.

By
Daniel Newns

Top 10 Links

Featured · Edition 109
01
Blog Post laravel.com

Post Mortem: Patching the PHP and Node.js Vulnerabilities

A detailed technical breakdown of how Laravel Cloud rapidly patched critical PHP and Node.js vulnerabilities, sharing lessons learned and the multi-layered approach taken to protect customers' applications during a high-pressure security incident.

Aaron Francis
02
Blog Post phpnews.net

Why PHP 6 Never Shipped and PHP Skipped to 7

Have you ever wondered why there is no PHP6 and what ever happened to it? Well wonder know more Eric has done the research and written a full run down of when the development started on PHP6 what it was meant to be and what actually happened to it.

Eric Barnes
03
Blog Post securinglaravel.com

Security Tip: New Composer Cooldown Period

Explore Composer 2.11.0's new cooldown dependency policy that delays package updates to give malware scanners time to identify malicious versions before they reach your project. Learn how to configure this security feature and balance protection against delayed security fixes.

Stephen Rees-Carter
05
Blog Post standaniels.nl

Tuning Laravel Horizon

Have you ever wondered why your Horizon setup might not be performing as good as it should be, well in this post Stan was seeing issues and high server load during mailcoach campaigns, so he spent some time tuning his Laravel Horizon setup and he was kind enough to put into words the things that he did to help you tune yours.

Stan Daniëls
06
YouTube Video youtube.com

This Week In PHP Internals | Nov 5, 2026

It's time for this weeks update from the PHP Internals from the Artisan Build team, Kévin Dunglas, who created FrankenPHP, says PHP's engine can't tell when a web request ends if the same long-running script serves the next one as well as 13 other stories

Len Woodward
07
Blog Post dev.to

Your Laravel queue workers keep 8 copies of your app in memory

A deep dive into Laravel queue worker memory usage, exploring why each worker maintains separate compiled code copies and demonstrating practical techniques to optimise memory consumption for large-scale queue deployments.

10
Blog Post laravel-news.com

Live Props for Real-Time Updates in Inertia.js v3.11

Pascal Baljet has been at it again, Live Props no more polling or having the user have to click a button to get an update, you can now setup a prop to be live and that prop will reload when a broadcast event arrives from the server. Live props use Laravels broadCast system so if your already using Reverb you're good to go.

Paul Redmond

Also Notable

+3 more
Tool/Package php-debugger.dev

PHP Debugger

A lightweight PHP debugging tool that integrates with popular IDEs and supports AI agents through MCP server compatibility, featuring breakpoints, stepping, and variable inspection with near-zero performance overhead.

Carlos Granados
Tool/Package
Blog Post exakat.io

Eight PHP Myths That Need to Finally Retire

A thought-provoking article debunking eight persistent myths about PHP that have become outdated, covering everything from performance misconceptions to legacy features that have been removed. Perfect for developers looking to understand modern PHP's genuine capabilities and dispel common misconceptions about the language.

Blog Post
Blog Post richdynamix.com

Postgres Major Version Upgrade With Logical Replication

Steven Richardson provides a comprehensive guide to upgrading PostgreSQL major versions using logical replication, covering practical strategies to minimise downtime and avoid common pitfalls like replica identity issues that can silently cause data divergence.

Steven Richardson
Blog Post