It’s 5 years ago this month that Rich Sage hosted the first ever meetup of BrightonPHP, and thanks to our members – that’s people like you – we’re still going strong. If you’re a long-time member, or someone wondering whether they should come along for the first time, you are the user group.

It’s therefore entirely fitting that this month we welcome a regular member of the group, Tibor Besze giving his first talk, A Brief Introduction to Laravel. Join him and us on the evening of Monday 16th October at The Student Room Group, for that and to celebrate our birthday! As usual, the talks will kick off around 7pm, but by popular request, our generous hosts at The Student Room have agreed that people can start arriving from 6:15pm if they want to socialise between leaving the office and the official start.

We look forward to seeing you all there; and by the way, if you haven’t joined our Facebook group or signed up to our mailing list, why not go ahead and do that too? Read More

This month, on Monday 18th September, we’ll be attempting to answer the big questions relating to PHP and development in general. Please come along and join us, share your thoughts, and hear what everyone else has to say, from 18:45 at The Student Room offices, right by Brighton station. Don’t forget to drag your friends and colleagues along too and let us know you’re coming on Facebook. As always, please e-mail any feedback about BrightonPHP to feedback@brightonphp.org. Read More

This month, on Monday 21st August, we want to hear from you, in our evening of 10-minute lightning talks. Please come along and join us, tell your story, and hear what everyone else has to say, from 18:45 at The Student Room offices, right by Brighton station. Please do let us know if you’re coming, and if you’d like to talk, on Facebook, or via e-mail. Read More

Can you believe it’s already been a few weeks since our last meeting? Time flies when it’s sunny outside! But July’s meet-up is almost upon us, and this month has Rowan Merewood talking about Progressive Web Applications in the Wild and Naomi Gotts on Developer Playground: The Power of Personal Projects. So join us on Monday, 17th Read More

Can you believe we’re nearly half-way through the year? Yes, our next meetup will be on Monday 19th June: we’re pleased to welcome Rob Elkin to tell us about his team’s Real World Deployments. Join us at the usual time – 18:45 – at the usual place – The Student Room. Plus Simon Downes will give us a rundown of last weekend’s PHP South Coast conference, there’ll be the usual beer and pizza courtesy of our hosts and sponsors, The Student Room, and another chance to win a 12 month PhpStorm licence!

As ever, you can find details of how to find the venue and what to expect, let us know you’re coming on Facebook, or on Lanyrd, and do let us know if you have any feedback. Read More