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Matthew Weier O’Phinney

Principal Product Manager

Matthew Weier O’Phinney is the Principal Product Manager at Perforce Zend and OpenLogic, where he focuses on creating the tools developers need to build and deploy their applications. He is a founding member of the PHP Framework Interop Group (PHP-FIG), which creates and promotes standards for the PHP ecosystem, where he has served two elected terms on the PHP-FIG Core Committee and collaborated on many specifications. 

Matthew began developing on Zend Framework (ZF) before its public release, and he led the project for Zend from 2009 through 2019. He acts as the Project Lead for the Laminas Project, which includes the subprojects Laminas API Tools (formerly Apigility) and Mezzio (formerly Expressive). He has contributed to many open source projects and communities, many of which can be found on github and his personal website.

Latest Content from Matthew Weier O’Phinney

2026 PHP Usage Statistics and Deployment Trends Blog

2026 PHP Usage Statistics and Deployment Trends

Explore 2026 PHP usage trends from the new PHP Landscape Report, including application types, integrations, deployment strategies, and OS choices.
State of PHP
Introducing the 2026 PHP Landscape Report Video

Introducing the 2026 PHP Landscape Report

State of PHP
Fast Facts About PHP 8.5 Video

Fast Facts About PHP 8.5

PHP Development
Introducing the Zend Enterprise Web Platform Blog

Introducing the Zend Enterprise Web Platform

Simplify PHP management with the Zend Enterprise Web Platform. Secure, scalable, and efficient, it’s built for mission-critical apps. Schedule your demo today!
PHP Development
Using the PHP Job Queue to Improve Web App Performance Blog

Using the PHP Job Queue to Improve Web App Performance

Optimize PHP applications with the Zend PHP JobQueue, a simpler way to schedule, manage, and monitor background jobs for better performance and scalability.
PHP Development
Enterprise Application Modernization: Hidden Costs to Watch Blog

Enterprise Application Modernization: Hidden Costs to Watch

Discover the 7 hidden costs of enterprise application modernization and learn proven strategies to control your budget, manage resources, and ensure success.
Modernization, Migration
Is PHP Still Relevant in 2026? Blog

Is PHP Still Relevant in 2026?

Is PHP still relevant? While the language remains dominant in web development, other server-side options are growing in popularity. Find your best option here.
State of PHP, PHP Development
Choosing the Right PHP Stack Blog

Choosing the Right PHP Stack

In this article, our expert discusses how to choose the right PHP stack for your needs -- including discussion on popular PHP development and production application stacks.
PHP Development
Using PHP Web Application Performance Metrics for Early Threat Detection Blog

Using PHP Web Application Performance Metrics for Early Threat Detection

Use PHP web application performance metrics, logs, and traces to spot threats early and strengthen security with OpenTelemetry and integrated platforms.
Security, Performance