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How to Test Your Application Features in Practice During a PHP Version Upgrade - 4 minutes - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 92 Part 6

By Manuel Lemos

After you have planned all the steps of a PHP version upgrade process, it is time to execute the planned steps.

Read this article, watch a 4-minute video, or listen to part 6 of episode 92 of the Lately in PHP podcast to learn how to test your application features in practice during a PHP version upgrade using reliable testing tools.

What Are Your App Features to Test First Before a PHP Version Upgrade - 3 minutes - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 92 Part 5

By Manuel Lemos

Testing a PHP application may require that you test a lot of features. Therefore you need to define the order of the features that you will test.

First, you need to define the most critical features of your PHP application to verify if they are working as expected early on in the testing process.

Read this article, watch a 3-minute video, or listen to part 5 of episode 92 of the Lately in PHP podcast to learn how to determine which are the most critical features you should test first during a PHP version upgrade testing process.

How to Setup a Development Environment to Test a PHP Version Upgrade - 3 minutes - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 92 Part 4

By Manuel Lemos

The first thing you need to do to start an upgrade of a PHP version is to set up a development environment where you can test if your application continues to work well with the new PHP version.

Read this article, watch a 3-minute video, or listen to part 4 of episode 92 of the Lately in PHP podcast to learn how to set up a machine to test if your PHP applications work as expected after the PHP upgrade version.

How to Plan a PHP Version Upgrade Successfully - 11 minutes - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 92 Part 3

By Manuel Lemos

Upgrading to a new PHP version can be a complex task that may fail due to the lack of planning on how to solve each problem of each step of the upgrading job.

Please read this article, watch an 11-minute podcast video or listen to the audio of part 3 of episode 92 of the Lately in PHP podcast to learn how to plan a PHP version upgrade process so it can conclude successfully.

When Is the Right Time to Update to a New PHP Version - 5 minutes - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 92 Part 2

By Manuel Lemos

When you consider updating your applications to use a new PHP version, many available versions are available.

Updating too soon or too late to a newer version of PHP may cause problems of instability or security in their applications.

Please read this article, watch a 5-minute podcast video or listen to the audio of part 2 of episode 92 of the Lately in PHP podcast to learn about criteria that you can use to do a safe version update.

Why You Need to Choose the Right Moment to Upgrade to a New PHP Version - 4 minutes - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 92 Part 1

By Manuel Lemos

Every developer depends on several types of software applications to run their applications to do their work. Examples of those software applications are PHP, a database server, a Web server, and an operating system.

Newer versions of these software applications are released to improve their features and fix their bugs to benefit the community of developers that use them in their projects.

Upgrading too soon or too late to a newer version of a software tool that you need may cause problems of instability or security in their applications.

Please read this article, watch a 4-minute podcast video or listen to the audio of part 1 of episode 92 of the Lately in PHP podcast on why it is essential to carefully choose the right time to upgrade to a newer version of PHP or those software tools.

10 Pieces of PHP Developer Advice in 2022: Advice #10: How to Have a Better PHP Developer Career Learning While You Give Advice to Other Developers - 4 minutes - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 90 Part 10

By Manuel Lemos

One of the best ways to learn in practice is to help others solve their problems.

This learning method works well because when you try to solve other people's problems, you also learn more about possible solutions.

Read this article, watch a 4-minute podcast video or listen to the audio of part 10 of episode 90 of the Lately in PHP podcast on how to advise yourself and other PHP developers to evolve in your PHP developer career.

How You Can Be the Winner of the PHP Innovation Award of the Year in 2022 - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 91

By Manuel Lemos

The PHP Classes Site has organized the PHP Innovation Award initiative since 2004 to distinguish the most creative PHP developers that share innovative packages with other developers.

Please read this article, watch the podcast video, or listen to episode 91 of the Lately in PHP podcast to learn about the winners' packages of 2021 and the prizes they earned from the sponsors.

This way, you can also understand why the packages were considered innovative and which package the site's users liked the most. This year, you can also participate in the Innovation Award and be recognized publicly as a winning PHP developer even earn prizes.

10 Pieces of PHP Developer Advice in 2022: Advice #9: How Can You Be More Productive as PHP Developers by Using Good Time Management Method and Tools - 6 minutes - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 90 Part 9

By Manuel Lemos

If you want to have an excellent quality of life, you need to spend your time doing most of the time activities that you love.

To do those activities you love, you need to plan well how you spend your time, splitting your time well between activities you do for yourself, your spouse, family, friends, and PHP developer work.

The best way to plan well how you use your time is to use good time management tools and methods.

Read this article, or watch a 6-minute podcast video or listen to the audio of part 9 of episode 90 of the Lately in PHP podcast to learn how to do good time management with suggested methods and tools.

10 Pieces of PHP Developer Advice in 2022: Advice #8: How Can You Find Compatible Partners to Collaborate on Your Business of PHP Products or Services - 6 minutes - Lately in PHP Podcast Episode 90 Part 8

By Manuel Lemos

Many developers want to become business owners and sell their products or services. Some try to collaborate with partners to split the work and move on faster.

Sometimes they fight with the partner and split. This situation happens because they are not compatible with their chosen partners.

There is a means to determine if you are compatible with other people before you even start talking with other people to become a partner.

Read this article, watch a 6-minute podcast video, or listen to part 8 of episode 90 of the Lately in PHP podcast to learn how to determine if another person is compatible with you to collaborate in a successful business.