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PHP 8.1 is out soon, what are the new features?

PHP 8.1 is out soon, we take a quick look at the new features.

2 years ago


Google December 2020 Search Update - The Core Update Advice and Tips

Google released a core search update in December 2020 - we discuss the impact and tips for recovering

3 years ago


PHP 8 is out soon, what are the new features and how easy is it to upgrade?

PHP 8 is out soon, we run through the major new features and look at how tricky it might be to upgrade your applications.

3 years ago


Migrating a PHP website with hundreds of thousands of urls and 17 years worth of data

A write up about how we migrated All In London from it's old php codebase on to Laravel, the lessons learned and challenges faced.

3 years ago


PHP 7.4 is out and PHP 7.1 is reaching end of life, are you up to date?

PHP 7.4 is out and PHP 7.1 is reaching end of life, are you up to date?

4 years ago


Creating multi-player, multi-team, real-time games with PHP and Vue JS

We recently worked on a project to create a live game with multiple teams competing, read about the solution and challenges.

4 years ago


PHP 7.4 is released soon - a quick new feature round up

PHP 7.4 is due to be released at the end of this month, here's a round-up of the things we're looking forward to

4 years ago


Managing SEO when moving and updating applications and websites

When you want to make big changes to your website or application but don't want to disrupt your SEO performance what do you do?

4 years ago


Upgrading and Updating Older PHP Applications to new versions

When a PHP application is left unmaintained for years it can be a real problem to migrate to new hosting

4 years ago


The Cowshed Works studio is ready

The Cowshed Works studio is ready

6 years ago


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