PHP Annotated September 2024 [Video]

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Welcome to the September edition of PHP Annotated! After a brief summer break, we’re back with all things PHP. This recap is carefully handcrafted and brings you the most interesting developments in the PHP community over the past couple of months, so you don’t have to sift through the noise—we’ve done it for you.

• Laravel raises a $57 million Series A from Accel

  Right after the Laracon US, Taylor Otwell posted a tweet announcing a $57M investment from Accel, a renowned venture capital firm.

  Congratulations to Taylor and the team!

  Check out this video interview to learn more:

• PHP 8.4.0 Beta 4 is available for testing

  Updates for PHP 8.4 are released every two weeks, following the timeline. The final release is expected on November 21.

  The feature freeze took effect on August 13, meaning the set of new features is now locked in, and any major changes will be postponed to the next PHP version.

  Some of the most notable changes in PHP …