uuid: - value: 5d8952a1-9ae5-4269-986a-177ba1d78679 langcode: - value: en type: - target_id: daily_email target_type: node_type target_uuid: 8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7 revision_timestamp: - value: '2025-06-10T23:16:21+00:00' revision_uid: - target_type: user target_uuid: b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849 revision_log: { } status: - value: true uid: - target_type: user target_uuid: b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849 title: - value: 'Nix for PHP Developers' created: - value: '2025-06-11T00:03:30+00:00' changed: - value: '2025-06-10T23:16:21+00:00' promote: - value: false sticky: - value: false default_langcode: - value: true revision_translation_affected: - value: true path: - alias: /daily/2025/06/11/nix-php-developers langcode: en body: - value: |- I've been brainstorming ideas for new presentations to give at meetups and conferences. The one that appeals to me at the moment is "Nix for PHP Developers". I've been using Nix since September 2022 and have replaced Docker in all of my projects with Nix-based development shells to add the required versions of PHP and anything else needed for each project. In the talk, I can introduce some Nix and NixOS basics before showing different PHP examples from basic development shells with PHP to full Docker Compose-like setups for Drupal applications. Does this sound interesting? If you have feedback or suggestions, or would like me to give this or another talk at your meetup, get in touch. format: markdown processed: |

I've been brainstorming ideas for new presentations to give at meetups and conferences.

The one that appeals to me at the moment is "Nix for PHP Developers".

I've been using Nix since September 2022 and have replaced Docker in all of my projects with Nix-based development shells to add the required versions of PHP and anything else needed for each project.

In the talk, I can introduce some Nix and NixOS basics before showing different PHP examples from basic development shells with PHP to full Docker Compose-like setups for Drupal applications.

Does this sound interesting?

If you have feedback or suggestions, or would like me to give this or another talk at your meetup, get in touch.

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