https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html Recently added or updated entries in the PHP Dictionary. en Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:18:10 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/lint-wont-execute.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/lint-wont-execute.html ``Lint, won't execute`` is a special state of the code, where the source can be parsed, but cannot be executed. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:16:11 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/ctf.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/ctf.html Capture The Flag, abbreviated CTF, is a type of cybersecurity competition in which participants solve security challenges to find hidden strings called flags. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:15:34 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/uuencode.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/uuencode.html Uuencode, short for ``Unix-to-Unix encoding``, is a binary-to-text encoding mechanism originally designed to transfer binary data over mediums that only support text, such as email or newsgroups. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:14:32 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/unicode.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/unicode.html Unicode is a standard to represent text. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:14:11 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/try-catch.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/try-catch.html Try-catch is a PHP command, which runs a block of code, and catches some configured exceptions that the block may throw. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:13:51 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/throw.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/throw.html Throw is the keyword which raises an exception. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:13:38 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/tabulation.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/tabulation.html A tabulation is a whitespace character, that often represents the equivalent of four space characters. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:12:46 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/resource-leak.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/resource-leak.html A resource leak occurs when a resource, such as a file handle, database connection, network socket, or stream, is opened but never properly closed. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:09:21 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/posix.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/posix.html ``posix`` is a PHP extension that gives access to functions defined in the IEEE 1003. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:09:01 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/json_encode.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/json_encode.html ``json_encode()`` encodes a data structure into a JSON string. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:07:32 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/ignored-catch.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/ignored-catch.html ``catch`` does not check that the caught exception exists. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:06:19 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/finally.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/finally.html Finally is the default clause of a try-catch expression. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:05:56 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/fatal-error.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/fatal-error.html Fatal error is a type of PHP error, which ends the execution of the application. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:05:35 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/exception.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/exception.html Exceptions are a mechanism for handling errors and exceptional situations in a more structured and controlled way compared to traditional error handling methods like using error codes or ``die()`` statements. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:05:16 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/exception-handler.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/exception-handler.html The exception handler is a default or custom function, which is called once an exception has exhausted all available ``try-catch`` blocks. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:04:58 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/disable_functions.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/disable_functions.html The ``disable_functions`` PHP directive prevents specific native functions from being called by the code. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:04:41 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/data-mapper.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/data-mapper.html A data mapper, also called an object mapper, performs a bidirectional conversion of data, between PHP's OOP representation and a database storage. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:03:07 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/catchable-fatal-error.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/catchable-fatal-error.html A catchable fatal error is a fatal error that PHP allows user code to intercept before the script terminates, instead of stopping execution unconditionally. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:55 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/catch.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/catch.html ``catch`` is the complement clause of try. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:58:07 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/argon2.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/argon2.html Argon2 is a modern, secure, and highly efficient password hashing algorithm. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:57:48 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/anonymous-catch.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/anonymous-catch.html Traditionally, the catch statement requires specifying both an Exception class and an identifier variable to hold the caught exception. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:53:02 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/isp.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/isp.html The interface segregation principle, or ISP, states that no code should be forced to depend on methods it does not use. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:40:46 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/json.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/json.html ``JSON``, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a lightweight data-interchange format. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:40:30 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/jsonc.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/jsonc.html ``JSONC``, aka SON with Comments, is a superset of JSON that extends its functionality by allowing single-line ``//`` and multi-line ``/* */`` comments. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:40:13 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/jsonl.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/jsonl.html JSONL, JSON Lines, is a text-based format where each line is a valid, independent JSON object, separated by newline characters. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:39:54 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sbom.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sbom.html A Software Bill of Materials, aka ``SBOM``, is a formal, machine-readable inventory of all components, libraries, and dependencies used in a software project. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:39:26 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sca.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sca.html Static code analysis, or ``SCA`` or static analysis, analyzes the source code: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:39:07 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sdk.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sdk.html SDK stands for Software Development Kit. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:38:46 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/search-engine.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/search-engine.html A search engine is a system that indexes and retrieves data based on queries. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:37:51 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/seo.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/seo.html Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is the practice of improving a website so that search engines rank it higher in search results. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:37:31 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/serialize_precision.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/serialize_precision.html The ``serialize_precision`` directive controls the number of significant digits used when serializing float values via ``serialize()`` and ``json_encode()``. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:37:05 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/serverless.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/serverless.html Serverless computing is an execution model where a cloud provider allocates compute resources on demand, scaling to zero when idle. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:36:42 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/service-registry.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/service-registry.html A service registry is a database of available service instances in a distributed system. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:36:03 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/short_open_tag.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/short_open_tag.html ``short_open_tag`` is a ``php. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:34:56 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sqids.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sqids.html ``Sqids``, formerly known as ``Hashids``, is an open-source library that encodes one or more non-negative integers into short, YouTube-like alphanumeric strings, and decodes them back. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:34:28 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sql-database.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/sql-database.html A SQL database is a database server that processes data based on the SQL language. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:34:09 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/contract-test.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/contract-test.html A contract test checks that two sides of an interface agree on the messages they exchange. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:57:05 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/authorization-header.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/authorization-header.html The Authorization header carries the credentials that a client sends to a server to authenticate a request. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:56:34 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/mocking.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/mocking.html Mocking is the practice of replacing a dependency with a controlled object during a test. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:55:56 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/mock.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/mock.html A mock replaces a code dependency with an object, to make testing easier. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:55:27 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/malformed-response-body.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/malformed-response-body.html A malformed response body is an HTTP response whose content does not match what the client expects. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:54:51 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/json_decode.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/json_decode.html ``json_decode()`` decodes a JSON string into a data structure. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:54:22 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/api.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/api.html An API is a set of functions and procedures allowing the creation of applications that access the features or data of another service. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:39:28 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/fixture.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/fixture.html A fixture is a set of test data. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:39:28 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/http-code.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/http-code.html HTTP status codes are three-digit numeric codes that are returned by web servers to indicate the outcome of a client's request to a server. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:39:28 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/http-header.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/http-header.html HTTP headers are extra information, exchanged between the server and the client, to configure further the network transaction. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:39:28 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/integration-test.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/integration-test.html Integration tests are tests that verify how multiple components or packages work together, as opposed to unit tests, where test are dedicated to one component. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:39:28 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/property.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/property.html Class properties are variables, local to an object or a class. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:39:28 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/retry.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/retry.html A retry is the act of re-attempting an operation that previously failed, typically due to a transient error such as a network timeout, a temporarily unavailable service, or a rate-limit response. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:39:28 +0000 https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/supply-chain-attack.html https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index/supply-chain-attack.html Supply Chain Attack is a security attack that uses dependencies to infect a program. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:39:28 +0000