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PHP 8.x architecture reference - frameworks, design patterns, Laravel/Symfony, WordPress, and production best practices for 2024-2025. Use when making architectural decisions, reviewing PHP code, or selecting packages.

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name	php-patterns
description	PHP 8.x architecture reference - frameworks, design patterns, Laravel/Symfony, WordPress, and production best practices for 2024-2025. Use when making architectural decisions, reviewing PHP code, or selecting packages.
user-invocable	true
argument-hint	[frameworks\|patterns\|architecture\|practices\|features\|all]

PHP Patterns & Architecture Skill

Quick Navigation

Frameworks & Libraries — Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, ORMs, testing, async runtimes
Design Patterns — Builder, Factory, Repository, Strategy, Value Object, DTO, Result
Architecture — Clean Architecture, Hexagonal, DDD, Vertical Slice, PSR standards
Best Practices — Type safety, security, error handling, CI tooling
Language Features — PHP 8.0-8.5 features with code examples

Decision Framework

Need	Recommendation
Web API (REST/GraphQL)	Laravel 12 + API Resources, or API Platform 4.2 (Symfony)
CMS / Content site	WordPress 6.8 (simple), Statamic 5 (Laravel-based), Drupal 11 (enterprise)
E-commerce	WooCommerce (WordPress), Magento 2 / Adobe Commerce, Sylius (Symfony)
CLI tool	Symfony Console, Laravel Zero, or Minicli
Enterprise / DDD	Symfony 7.4 + Doctrine + Messenger
High-performance / Async	FrankenPHP 1.8 + Laravel Octane, or Swoole / RoadRunner
Microservice	Slim 4, Mezzio (Laminas), or Symfony micro-kernel

Recommended Stacks 2025

Use Case	Stack
API development	Laravel 12 + Sanctum + Eloquent + Pest 3 + PHPStan
Enterprise platform	Symfony 7.4 + Doctrine + Messenger + PHPUnit 11 + Psalm
CMS / Marketing	WordPress 6.8 + ACF Pro + Gutenberg + WP-CLI
E-commerce	Magento 2.4 / Sylius 2.0 + Stripe SDK + Redis
CLI tooling	Laravel Zero / Symfony Console + PHP-CS-Fixer
High-performance	FrankenPHP + Laravel Octane + Swoole + Redis

PHP Version Reference

Version	Release	Status	Key Features
8.1	Nov 2021	Security fixes until Dec 2025	Enums, Fibers, intersection types, readonly properties, `never` type
8.2	Dec 2022	Active support	Readonly classes, DNF types, `null`/`false`/`true` standalone types
8.3	Nov 2023	Active support	Typed class constants, `json_validate()`, `#[\Override]`, dynamic class const fetch
8.4	Nov 2024	Active support	Property hooks, asymmetric visibility, lazy objects, `array_find()`, `#[\Deprecated]`
8.5	Nov 2025	Upcoming	Pipe operator (`\|>`), `clone-with`, `#[\NoDiscard]`, `array_first()`/`array_last()`

Production Users

Company/Product	Scale	PHP Usage
WordPress	43% of all websites	Core CMS engine
Slack	42M+ daily active users	Backend services
Etsy	$13.2B GMV	Primary backend
Wikipedia (MediaWiki)	Top 10 global site	Core platform
Tumblr	500M+ blogs	Backend infrastructure
Facebook / Meta	3B+ users	Hack (PHP derivative), HHVM origin
Mailchimp	13M+ users	Backend services
Shopify (Liquid)	$236B GMV	Admin tooling

Minimum recommended version: PHP 8.2 for new projects (readonly classes, DNF types). PHP 8.4 preferred for property hooks and lazy objects.

Related Skills

dev-patterns — Language-agnostic design principles
qa-patterns — Testing strategies and quality gates
devops-patterns — CI/CD, containers, and infrastructure

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name	php-patterns
description	PHP 8.x architecture reference - frameworks, design patterns, Laravel/Symfony, WordPress, and production best practices for 2024-2025. Use when making architectural decisions, reviewing PHP code, or selecting packages.
user-invocable	true
argument-hint	[frameworks\|patterns\|architecture\|practices\|features\|all]

PHP Patterns & Architecture Skill

Quick Navigation

Frameworks & Libraries — Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, ORMs, testing, async runtimes
Design Patterns — Builder, Factory, Repository, Strategy, Value Object, DTO, Result
Architecture — Clean Architecture, Hexagonal, DDD, Vertical Slice, PSR standards
Best Practices — Type safety, security, error handling, CI tooling
Language Features — PHP 8.0-8.5 features with code examples

Decision Framework

Need	Recommendation
Web API (REST/GraphQL)	Laravel 12 + API Resources, or API Platform 4.2 (Symfony)
CMS / Content site	WordPress 6.8 (simple), Statamic 5 (Laravel-based), Drupal 11 (enterprise)
E-commerce	WooCommerce (WordPress), Magento 2 / Adobe Commerce, Sylius (Symfony)
CLI tool	Symfony Console, Laravel Zero, or Minicli
Enterprise / DDD	Symfony 7.4 + Doctrine + Messenger
High-performance / Async	FrankenPHP 1.8 + Laravel Octane, or Swoole / RoadRunner
Microservice	Slim 4, Mezzio (Laminas), or Symfony micro-kernel

Recommended Stacks 2025

Use Case	Stack
API development	Laravel 12 + Sanctum + Eloquent + Pest 3 + PHPStan
Enterprise platform	Symfony 7.4 + Doctrine + Messenger + PHPUnit 11 + Psalm
CMS / Marketing	WordPress 6.8 + ACF Pro + Gutenberg + WP-CLI
E-commerce	Magento 2.4 / Sylius 2.0 + Stripe SDK + Redis
CLI tooling	Laravel Zero / Symfony Console + PHP-CS-Fixer
High-performance	FrankenPHP + Laravel Octane + Swoole + Redis

PHP Version Reference

Version	Release	Status	Key Features
8.1	Nov 2021	Security fixes until Dec 2025	Enums, Fibers, intersection types, readonly properties, `never` type
8.2	Dec 2022	Active support	Readonly classes, DNF types, `null`/`false`/`true` standalone types
8.3	Nov 2023	Active support	Typed class constants, `json_validate()`, `#[\Override]`, dynamic class const fetch
8.4	Nov 2024	Active support	Property hooks, asymmetric visibility, lazy objects, `array_find()`, `#[\Deprecated]`
8.5	Nov 2025	Upcoming	Pipe operator (`\|>`), `clone-with`, `#[\NoDiscard]`, `array_first()`/`array_last()`

Production Users

Company/Product	Scale	PHP Usage
WordPress	43% of all websites	Core CMS engine
Slack	42M+ daily active users	Backend services
Etsy	$13.2B GMV	Primary backend
Wikipedia (MediaWiki)	Top 10 global site	Core platform
Tumblr	500M+ blogs	Backend infrastructure
Facebook / Meta	3B+ users	Hack (PHP derivative), HHVM origin
Mailchimp	13M+ users	Backend services
Shopify (Liquid)	$236B GMV	Admin tooling

Minimum recommended version: PHP 8.2 for new projects (readonly classes, DNF types). PHP 8.4 preferred for property hooks and lazy objects.

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dev-patterns — Language-agnostic design principles
qa-patterns — Testing strategies and quality gates
devops-patterns — CI/CD, containers, and infrastructure