Exakat 1.4.9 Review Exakat 1.4.9 follows the preparation of PHP 7.3 : we added a lot of new rules to get ready for the upcoming version. There was already 9 available checks, but more are coming in. The most interesting of it is that they close edge cases that will benefit other versions : avoid […]
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Oct
Oct
The Land Where PHP Uses eval() It is 2018, and the PHP world useseval() in more than 28% of every PHP code source. It is repeatedly reported as a security issue and a performance bottleneck, and a memory hazard. Yet, we can’t get rid of it. It seems reasonable to think that most of eval […]
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Sep
Sep
Exakat 1.4.3 review Welcome back to a new edition of the Exakat 1.4.3 review. This Monday, we have a lot new analyzers : they deal with Classes that could be final, closure that could be simplified and inconsistent if/elseif situations. Also, the PHP directive report has been augmented with a full list of functions that […]
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Aug
Aug
As PHP evolves With the upcoming PHP 7.3, the question of the next migration is back on our tables. We’ll hear a strange mix of begging to move to the new versions for features and security, mixed with a constant threatening that some old versions will soon be unmaintained or worse. Indeed, there is versions […]
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Jul
Jul
Exakat 1.3.5 review More stability and refinements for Exakat 1.3 series. Exakat closed several bugs and added refinements to analysis during last week. Undefined ::class are now reported, and useless assignations are now reported as issues. Array_key_fill() suggestions has been upgraded and preprocessing recommendations are extended to static concatenations. The Exakat 1.3.5 review packs quite […]
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Jun
Jun
5 usages of static keyword in PHP Static is a PHP keyword with many usages. It is almost universally used, though there are many variations of it. Let’s review all the five of them : static method static property static closure static variable static as a classname Static method The most common usage of static […]
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Jun
Jun
Exakat 1.3.2 review Another week, another set of features for Exakat 1.3. This week we worked on the local idioms: the Ambassador audit now reports the fight between strict and relaxed comparison, along with > or < preference. Also, we sped up the processing a bit, by moving the internal structure. Finally, git will fail […]
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Jun
Jun
Exakat 1.3.1 review Exakat 1.3.1 embarks on a new version of the underlying graph database : gremlin server 3.3.3. We’ve started using those new features, and that includes 4 new analysis and many false positive eliminations. Let’s cover the Exakat 1.3.1 review, like no one is watching. Always check JSON results Since null is a […]
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May
May
The 100 PHP functions that you have to know There is a newer top PHP functions in 2022 here!. Here is the top 100 PHP functions : it is the list of the most often used PHP native functions. The functions are named, and ranked from 1 to 100. The other 4500 functions are not […]
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May
May
Configuring analysis in Exakat With the 15 mins install, you can get Exakat running in short time, and audit any PHP code without configuration. This is great to start with, and explore the features of the static analysis engine. Later, when you get to know the report and the important analysis for you, you want […]
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May
May
Exakat 1.2.7 review Exakat 1.2.7 received an intensive bug cleaning treatment. Lots of false positives went away, and won’t be bother you for a long time. The documentation was revamped with a lot new sections and content. In the mean time, we added support for the PHP ext/cmark extension. ‘Use the Exakat 1.2.7 review, Luke’, […]