--- title: Best Symfony posts of 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Symfony posts of 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/symfony/best-of/2025 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/symfony/best-of/2025 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Symfony posts of 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Symfony posts of 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Symfony — 2025 1. 1 [](/posts/frankenphp-vs-php-fpm-part-3-cpu-memory-and-the-hidden-cost-of-doing-nothing-3buzczlgk "FrankenPHP vs PHP-FPM (Part 3): CPU, Memory, and the Hidden Cost of Doing Nothing") Article Medium · 1y FrankenPHP vs PHP-FPM (Part 3): CPU, Memory, and the Hidden Cost of Doing Nothing A comprehensive performance comparison between FrankenPHP and PHP-FPM focusing on CPU and memory usage patterns during both active load and idle states. The analysis reveals that FrankenPHP with worker mode delivers 3x better throughput and 60% lower latency than PHP-FPM, but consumes more memory even when idle (85MB vs 25MB). PHP-FPM excels for low-traffic applications due to minimal resource usage when inactive, while FrankenPHP becomes more cost-effective for high-traffic scenarios due to its persistent application state and reduced per-request overhead. 41 7 2. 2 [](/posts/php-annotated-may-2025-rj0vc7m5k "PHP Annotated – May 2025") Article JetBrains · 1y PHP Annotated – May 2025 PHP Annotated May 2025 covers major PHP developments including the upcoming pipe operator in PHP 8.5, new array\_first() and array\_last() functions, security updates across PHP versions 8.1-8.4, and the introduction of the #\[\\NoDiscard\] attribute. The edition highlights PHP's 30th anniversary celebration, FrankenPHP's official support by The PHP Foundation, and various tools for building desktop applications with PHP. It also covers AI tooling growth in the PHP ecosystem, framework updates including Laravel 12 and Symfony 7.3, and upcoming PHP conferences. 39 1 3. 3 [](/posts/new-in-symfony-7-4-better-php-configuration-symfony-blog--uwqqhfafi "New in Symfony 7.4: Better PHP Configuration (Symfony Blog)") Article Symfony · 47w New in Symfony 7.4: Better PHP Configuration (Symfony Blog) Symfony 7.4 deprecates the fluent PHP configuration format introduced in 5.3 and replaces it with a new array-based configuration system. The new format uses dynamically generated array shapes that provide full IDE autocompletion, static analysis, and type validation while maintaining the simplicity of YAML-like syntax. Configuration shapes are generated based on installed bundles and stored in a reference.php file. While YAML remains the recommended format for now, this change positions PHP as a potential first-class configuration option once tooling support matures. 31 4. 4 [](/posts/the-patch-for-laravel-container-aw84ukrco "The Patch for Laravel Container") Article Tomas Votruba · 1y The Patch for Laravel Container The post discusses patching the Laravel Container to optimize performance by ensuring services are treated as singletons rather than being instantiated multiple times. The suggested approach avoids extensive configuration by modifying a single line of code in the Laravel container file. The article highlights the benefits of using patches stored in an open-source repository to simplify the process across projects. 23 1 5. 5 [](/posts/custom-phpstan-rules-to-improve-every-symfony-project-fyden7bvv "Custom PHPStan Rules to Improve Every Symfony project") Article Tomas Votruba · 2y Custom PHPStan Rules to Improve Every Symfony project To ensure long-term code quality in Symfony projects, implementing custom PHPStan rules can be highly effective. These rules help maintain a clean codebase by promoting practices like clear constructor injection, avoiding service locators, and preventing route prefixing. By following these rules, projects can remain robust and maintainable even after the original developers have left. 17 6. 6 [](/posts/new-in-symfony-7-4-caching-http-client-symfony-blog--i1jxsez0i "New in Symfony 7.4: Caching HTTP Client (Symfony Blog)") Article Symfony · 51w New in Symfony 7.4: Caching HTTP Client (Symfony Blog) Symfony 7.4 introduces a revamped HTTP client caching feature that is fully compliant with RFC 9111\. The new implementation replaces HttpCache with the Cache component and uses tag-aware cache pools. Configuration is simplified through YAML, requiring only a cache pool definition and a caching option on the HTTP client. The feature supports shared caching across users and allows capping server-provided TTLs with a max\_ttl option. 12 7. 7 [](/posts/php-benchmarks-8-4-performance-is-steady-compared-to-8-3-and-8-2-pm8oamygw "PHP Benchmarks: 8.4 performance is steady compared to 8.3 and 8.2") Article FREEK.DEV · 1y PHP Benchmarks: 8.4 performance is steady compared to 8.3 and 8.2 Tideways conducted tests comparing PHP versions 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4\. The results indicate steady performance across these versions for Laravel, Symfony, and WordPress demo applications. 11 8. 8 [](/posts/symfony-7-4-2-released-symfony-blog--9muyreow8 "Symfony 7.4.2 released (Symfony Blog)") Article Symfony · 44w Symfony 7.4.2 released (Symfony Blog) Symfony 7.4.2 has been released. The update includes bug fixes and improvements. Developers can use the Symfony upgrade guide and SymfonyInsight upgrade reports to help with the upgrade process and identify necessary code changes. 11 1 9. 9 [](/posts/native-array-first-and-array-last-functions-in-php-8-5-1c2int2f5 "Native array_first() and array_last() Functions in PHP 8.5") Article Laravel News · 1y Native array\_first() and array\_last() Functions in PHP 8.5 PHP 8.5 introduces native array\_first() and array\_last() functions to retrieve the first and last elements from arrays. These functions address long-standing challenges with existing solutions like reset() and end() that modify array iterators or require cumbersome workarounds. The functions return null for empty arrays and work with any array structure regardless of key types. 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