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rector May 2nd, 2026

Rector PHP: Automate Laravel Upgrade Refactors

Stop hand-editing hundreds of files when bumping PHP or Laravel versions. Here's how to wire Rector into a Laravel project, run it safely, and write a custom rule for the patterns specific to your codebase.

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php April 21st, 2026

PHP 8.5 Deprecations Cheat Sheet: What to Fix Before Upgrading

PHP 8.5 ships with a batch of deprecations that will become hard errors in PHP 9.0. Here's the complete list with one-line fixes and a Rector command to automate the scan.

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