Use a Unix Socket with PHP cURL Without Configuring a Proxy
Use CURLOPT_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH for a local Unix-domain socket and reserve CURLOPT_PROXY for an actual HTTP or SOCKS proxy.
Category: PHP
Replace spl_object_hash in PHP 8.6
Replace deprecated spl_object_hash with spl_object_id for temporary identity or WeakMap for object-keyed metadata.
Fix XAMPP Apache Duplicate Listen 443 Errors
Find duplicate Apache Listen 443 directives or a competing process before starting HTTPS in a local XAMPP environment.
Handle curl_setopt Failures and ValueError in PHP
Check curl_setopt_array results, catch PHP 8 ValueError for invalid options, and report transfer failures separately.
Pass Controller Data to a PHP MVC View
Let a PHP controller validate request data, call the model, and pass an explicit view-data array to a template.
Recover from MySQL Server Has Gone Away Before a Transaction
Refresh an idle PHP PDO connection before starting a MySQL transaction, while avoiding unsafe retries after writes begin.
Set the PHPMailer Envelope Sender Correctly
Set the visible From address and SMTP envelope sender separately in PHPMailer without manually adding a Return-Path header.
Reject NUL Bytes Before Saving PostgreSQL Text with PHP
Detect NUL bytes in PHP before inserting text into PostgreSQL, and use bytea when the value is truly binary data.
Fix Local PHP Asset 404 Errors by Setting the Document Root
Make local CSS, SVG, and image URLs match production by starting the PHP development server with the correct public document root.
Enable PHP Session Strict Mode and Regenerate IDs Safely
Enable PHP session strict mode, secure the session cookie, and regenerate the ID after authentication without accepting attacker-supplied IDs.