# Event Details - **Event Name**: Barcelona PHP Talks #5: What’s Next for PHP? - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join the Barcelona PHP Talks community, powered by Manychat! Let's get together to dive into PHP discussions and share practical experiencesAbout this Event? Roman Pronskiy, Executive Director of the PHP Foundation, is coming to town. Hear firsthand what’s next for PHP—from the man steering its future.? Max Fomichev, Infrastructure Engineer at Manychat, will walk us through an advanced, real-world case study: slashing memory consumption by 50% in long-running PHP CLI apps. Expect deep insights into pcntl_fork(), Linux internals, and the quirks of php-cli.Whether you're building the next high-performance app or just care where PHP is headed—this is the room to be in.Details⏰ June 26th? Starting 6:30 pm?? Talks in English? Free? WeWork, Paseo de Gracia: Passeig de Gràcia, 17, 08007 BarcelonaTalks1. Topic: Slashing PHP-cli Memory Consumption: Proven Techniques for High-Performance ApplicationsSpeaker: Max Fomichev, Infrastructure Engineer at ManychatStruggling with high memory usage in long-running PHP CLI processes? While php-cli is great for bulk data handling, it lacks the memory optimizations of php-fpm—or does it?This session explores PHP internals, shared memory, and Linux's copy-on-write to uncover surprising optimization opportunities in php-cli. Through a real-world Manychat case study, you'll see how we cut memory usage by 50% using pcntl_fork()—and how you can do the same. We'll also highlight key pitfalls to avoid when applying these techniques.About the SpeakerMax has decades of experience in IT, primarily focused on programming in PHP and running Unix servers. For the past six years, he has been working at Manychat, a leading chat-marketing platform, where I combine the roles of an Infrastructure Engineer, SRE, and developer, optimizing systems and ensuring reliability.2. Topic: The PHP Foundation and What’s Next for PHPSpeaker: Roman Pronskiy, Executive Director at The PHP FoundationMore information to come soon.Useful Links:– Learn more about Manychat Engineering– Careers at ManychatFollow us on Eventbrite to learn more about the Engineering and Product events we regularly host in Europe.Agenda?: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PMWelcome coffee ☕️?: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM Talk 1?: 07:30 PM - 07:40 PMBreak?: 07:40 PM - 08:10 PMTalk 2 ?: 06:30 PM - 09:30 PMNetworking - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/barcelona/barcelona-php-talks-5-what’s-next-for-php/100001368714384569 - **Event Categories**: it - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Barcelona - **state**: CT - **country**: Spain - **location**: Pg. de Gràcia, 17 - **lat**: 41.3898192 - **long**: 2.1672718 - **full address**: Pg. de Gràcia, 17, 17 Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona, Spain ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Barcelona PHP Talks #5: What’s Next for PHP? - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/7ed528c9426252d7d754cf428b51f81a8c8adcbc18d4e3666e622c7fffa6fc6f-rimg-w1200-h675-dcc18900-gmir.jpg?v=1750469324 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Barcelona PHP Talks #5: What’s Next for PHP? being held? - **A:** Barcelona PHP Talks #5: What’s Next for PHP? takes place on Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 at 09:30 pm at Pg. de Gràcia, 17, 17 Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona, Spain. - **Q**: Who is organizing Barcelona PHP Talks #5: What’s Next for PHP?? - **A:** Barcelona PHP Talks #5: What’s Next for PHP? is organized by ManyChat. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Barcelona PHP Talks #5: What’s Next for PHP?", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/7ed528c9426252d7d754cf428b51f81a8c8adcbc18d4e3666e622c7fffa6fc6f-rimg-w1200-h675-dcc18900-gmir.jpg?v=1750469324", "startDate": "2025-06-26", "endDate": "2025-06-26", "url": "https://allevents.in/barcelona/barcelona-php-talks-5-what’s-next-for-php/100001368714384569", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Pg. de Gràcia, 17", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "17 Passeig de Gràcia", "postalCode": "08007", "addressLocality": "Barcelona", "addressRegion": "CT", "addressCountry": "ES" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "41.3898192", "longitude": "2.1672718" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join the Barcelona PHP Talks community, powered by Manychat! 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