What a year it has been for PHP! We'll review major milestones, language progress, community movements, the impact of AI, and newsworthy events including php2shell. Review the 2026 PHP Landscape highlights from Zend and preview what is coming for 2027.

Presented by Mark Niebergall

Mark Niebergall is a security-minded PHP Staff Software Engineer and Team Lead at a cybersecurity software company, with many years of hands-on experience with PHP projects. He is the Utah PHP User Group Co-Organizer, a regular conference speaker, and a PHP-FIG Secretary. Mark has a Masters degree in MIS, is CSSLP and SSCP cybersecurity certified, and volunteers for (ISC)2 security exam development. Mark enjoys endurance sports, being outdoors, and time with his family.