Join JetBrains PHPverse to Celebrate 30 Years of PHP

PHP turns 30 this June, and we’re looking forward to celebrating this notable milestone together with you! On June 17, 2025, we’re hosting JetBrains PHPverse 2025, where prominent people from the PHP community will come together and share their thoughts about the state and the future of the modern PHP language and ecosystem. This is […]

May 16, 2025 - 16:32

Join JetBrains PHPverse to Celebrate 30 Years of PHP

PHP turns 30 this June, and we’re looking forward to celebrating this notable milestone together with you!

On June 17, 2025, we’re hosting JetBrains PHPverse 2025, where prominent people from the PHP community will come together and share their thoughts about the state and the future of the modern PHP language and ecosystem. This is a free online event with inspiring talks, discussions, Q&A sessions, and an exclusive PHP anniversary merch giveaway.

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Agenda

When: 11:30–17:00 UTC on June 17, 2025.

Where: Online

Hosted by: Brent Roose, JetBrains Developer Advocate for PhpStorm and creator of the PHP Annotated YouTube channel, and Nils Adermann, co-founder of Packagist and co-creator of Composer.

Language: English

Lineup:

FrankenPHP: Reinventing PHP for the Modern Web by Kévin Dunglas
Symfony: Current State and Future Plans by Nicolas Grekas
Building MCP Servers With PHP by Marcel Pociot
A PhpStorm Announcement You Won’t Want to Miss!
Laravel Q&A With Its Creator by Taylor Otwell
PHP Anniversary Merch giveaway
The Future of PHP Education by Jeffrey Way, Povilas Korop, and Kevin Bond
How AI Is Changing the Tech Industry by Cheuck Ting Ho
PHP Foundation: Growing PHP for the Future by Roman Pronsky and Gina Banyard

For more information about the speakers and their talks, see the PHPverse 2025 page.

What to expect

Each talk will be 20 minutes long with a 10-minute Q&A session afterward, so you are welcome to ask the speakers any questions you may have. Besides talks and the Q&A, we’ve prepared one panel discussion and a couple of exciting announcements!

We’ll stream the event on the official JetBrains YouTube channel, and all of the talks will remain available after the event is over so you can catch up on any you miss.

“I’m super excited to celebrate 30 years of PHP together with the community and hope to see you there!”

Brent Roose, JetBrains Developer Advocate

Brent Roose, PHP Annotated YouTube channel Developer Advocate for PhpStorm

Can’t make it on June 17? Register anyway and you’ll receive the link with the talk recordings via email after the event.

Ask speakers now

Already have questions for our speakers? Leave them in the comments below this blog post, and the event hosts will make sure to ask them during the Q&A sessions.

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