---
title: "WeakMaps, a hidden gem in PHP"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/weakmaps-a-hidden-gem-in-php-evbb97agx
source_url: https://freek.dev/2729-weakmaps-a-hidden-gem-in-php
type: article
source: "FREEK.DEV"
published: 2024-06-27T12:38:59.981Z
updated: 2024-08-23T15:46:49.879Z
tags: ["webdev", "php", "laravel"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 67
comments: 3
language: en
---

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# WeakMaps, a hidden gem in PHP

**[FREEK.DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/freek)** · 1 min read · 67 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

Oh Dear offers an all-in-one monitoring tool for websites, including uptime, SSL certificates, broken links, scheduled tasks, and more. It features a developer-friendly API and excellent documentation. Users can also create a public status page quickly and start monitoring with a free trial. Monthly newsletters are available with programming tips, tutorials, opinions, and packages, particularly focusing on the Laravel framework.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://freek.dev/2729-weakmaps-a-hidden-gem-in-php>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@walterwoshid** · 3 upvotes

> TLDR is wrong, because this site links to another site.

**@ghost** · 3 upvotes

> Direct link to actual article: https://flareapp.io/blog/weakmaps-a-hidden-gem-in-php

**@irronin** · 0 upvotes

> Nice example with concrete application.

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