PHPStan

Using PHPStan to Extract Data About Your Codebase: In this article, I’m going to show you how to use PHPStan as a data extraction tool — to query your codebase and produce machine-readable output you can use for documentation, visualization, or any other purpose.

New release: PHPStan 2.1.44 github.com/phpstan/phpsta… #phpstan

In case you missed it 👀 @OndrejMirtes delivered an excellent session on “Crafting Custom PHPStan Rules” at PHP UK 2026. Learn how to write custom PHPStan rules to enforce project standards, catch domain-specific bugs, and automate repetitive code review tasks. Watch the full talk below ⬇️ youtu.be/r6oc4Ctor4c?si…

Coming soon to the PHPStan playground 💅

yesterdays #phpstan 2.1.43 release fixes 37 issues. this means since 2.1.40 (released ~4 weeks ago) we fixed ~195 issues. fingers crossed we can keep the pace and reach our goal of pushing open issues to < 1000 in the upcoming months.

New release: PHPStan 2.1.43 github.com/phpstan/phpsta… #phpstan

Do your coding agents often make mistakes that are not yet caught by PHPStan? What are they?

New errors are coming to PHPStan:

I had a bad hair day at PHP UK but I think this talk recording is still worth your time.

Why Array String Keys Are Not Type-Safe in PHP And What Will PHPStan Do About It: phpstan.org/blog/why-array…

New release: php-standard-library/phpstan-extension 2.1.0 github.com/php-standard-l… #phpstan

New release: PHPStan 2.1.42 github.com/phpstan/phpsta… #phpstan

New release: php-standard-library/phpstan-extension 2.0.4 github.com/php-standard-l… #phpstan

It was a pleasure to work with @MisterDeviling thru a lot of old #PHPStan bugs. Yesterdays release contains a massive package of fixes. while we concentrated on the maintenance parts, ondrej could concentrate his efforts on improving DX with better docs and other nice additions.

New release: PHPStan 2.1.41 github.com/phpstan/phpsta… #phpstan

New release: phpstan-doctrine 2.0.20 github.com/phpstan/phpsta… #phpstan

New release: phpstan-doctrine 2.0.19 github.com/phpstan/phpsta… #phpstan

Error identifiers documentation is finally useful! Take a while and browse everything PHPStan can report:

For the longest time I was bothered that “Documentation” link on phpstan.org led directly to “Getting Started” page, and that some really useful docs pages weren’t discoverable at all. Starting today, it’s boxes describing what use-case/problem the page solves.

New release: php-standard-library/phpstan-extension 2.0.3 github.com/php-standard-l… #phpstan