The 10 Most Influential New Features of PHP

Whether you are an experienced expert or a beginner who has just entered the world of programming, the 2024 PHP update will be of great help to you, optimizing your code and improving development efficiency. Let’s explore together the 10 most influential new features that will completely change your PHP development journey!

1. Read only property: can only be assigned during initialization and cannot be modified afterwards.

class User {
    public readonly string $username;    public function __construct(string $username) {
        $this->username = $username;
    }
}

2. Enumeration: A set of named constants used to represent a specific state or classification.

enum Status {
    case PENDING;
    case ACTIVE;
    case INACTIVE;
}$status = Status::ACTIVE;

3. Matching expressions: a modern alternative to switch statements, more flexible.

$status = 'active';$message = match ($status) {
    'active' =>      The user is in an active state     ,
    'inactive' =>      The user is in an inactive state     ,
    'pending' =>      The user is in a pending state     ,
    default =>      'Unknown status'     ,
};

4. Builder property enhancement: Set property values directly in the…