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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

The State of PHP in 2021: Development Trends and Projections Blog

The State of PHP in 2021: Development Trends and Projections

In this blog, we discuss the current reality of PHP in 2021, and offer projections for the future of PHP — both as a language and as an ecosystem.
State of PHP, PHP Development
Laminas Project: A Year in Review Blog

Laminas Project: A Year in Review

In this blog, Laminas Project Development Lead Matthew Weier O'Phinney breaks important milestones in the first year of the Laminas Project
Laminas, Zend Framework
Exploring the New PHP JIT Compiler Blog

Exploring the New PHP JIT Compiler

Join us for an overview of the new PHP JIT compiler, including insights on performance impact and development considerations.
PHP Development, Performance
PHP 7.2 EOL: What's Your Plan? Blog

PHP 7.2 EOL: What's Your Plan?

PHP 7.2 EOL occurred November 30th, 2020. This blog looks at the impact of PHP 7.2 end of life, plus migration and LTS options.
State of PHP, Migration
PHP 8: New Features and Improvements Blog

PHP 8: New Features and Improvements

PHP 8 launched in November 2020 and introduced major updates for your applications. Learn more about PHP 8 features, improvements, and ongoing developments.
State of PHP, PHP Development
Combining Swoole and Mezzio for Async Programming in PHP Blog

Combining Swoole and Mezzio for Async Programming in PHP

In this blog, we show how to combine Swoole and Mezzio for speedy async programming in PHP applications.
PHP Development, Performance
Creating a Basic PHP Web Server With Swoole Blog

Creating a Basic PHP Web Server With Swoole

In this blog, we walk through how to set up a basic php web server with Swoole.
PHP Development, Performance
PHP Basics: What Is Swoole? Blog

PHP Basics: What Is Swoole?

In this article, we give an overview of Swoole, discuss its benefits and drawbacks, and consider how it compares to NodeJS.
PHP Development, Performance
PHP Basics: What Is PHP Used For? Blog

PHP Basics: What Is PHP Used For?

In this blog, we give an overview of the ways in which PHP can be used, and where it excels.
PHP Development