---
title: "PHP 8.4 Is Good"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-8-4-is-good-1vfbybjfi
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5nGmE92zNA
type: video:youtube
source: "ThePrimeTime"
published: 2024-11-28T15:15:17.882Z
updated: 2024-12-08T21:15:47.075Z
tags: ["tech-news", "webdev", "php"]
reading_time: 15
upvotes: 121
comments: 9
language: en
---

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# PHP 8.4 Is Good

**[ThePrimeTime](https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen)** · 15 min read · 121 upvotes · 9 comments

## Summary

PHP 8.4 introduces significant updates including property hooks, asymmetric visibility, and an enhanced DOM API. It also brings performance improvements, bug fixes, and additional features such as better support for computed properties, new array functions, and improved database driver interfaces. These changes are aimed at bringing modern features and improved usability to the language.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@kyoukhana** · 2 upvotes

> So now we have a excuse to switch from Node to PHP now lol

**@kokorolx** · 2 upvotes

> Thank you. I haven’t worked with PHP 8 yet as my WordPress setup is still on PHP 7.4. When I tried upgrading from PHP 7.4 to 8, I encountered numerous issues. It would be great if you could create a step-by-step video on upgrading the PHP version and resolving any challenges along the way

**@rodrigovieira92** · 2 upvotes

> I just thought that the "(set)" in asymmetric visibility is totally unnecessary. They screwed up the syntax. It wasn't necessary and it makes life difficult for IDE parsers.

**@adharshchottu** · 1 upvotes

> isn't it nice yet?

**@jraslavsky** · 0 upvotes

> Does anyone have any suggestions for a course or lab that I can take to strengthen my PHP skills? I want to take my skills to another level.

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