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title: Things you should know about PHP
description: An introduction to PHP, presented to the Swansea Software Development Community (SSDC) meetup and PHPSW.
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events:
  - name: Swansea Software Development Meetup (SSDC)
    location: Swansea, UK
    url: https://www.meetup.com/Swansea-Software-Development-Meetup
    date: 2019-01-28

  - name: PHP South West
    location: Bristol, UK
    url: https://www.meetup.com/php-sw/events/284341510
    date: 2022-03-09

  - name: PHP Stoke
    location: Stoke-on-Trent, UK
    url: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/php-stoke-tickets-429043128547
    date: 2023-01-12
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An introduction to PHP, presented to the Swansea Software Development Community (SSDC) meetup and PHP South West.