Call for Papers

phpday 2026

in 7 months

phpday 2026

event starts

14 May 2026

event ends

15 May 2026

location

San Marco Hotel Verona, Italy

website

2025.phpday.it


phpday 2026 is the 23rd edition of the Italian PHP conference, organized by GrUSP, happening in beautiful Verona (Italy).

The event is international and all sessions will be in English.

phpday is happening in Verona and online on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th May 2026.

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Call for Papers
Call opens at 1:00 AM

01 Oct 2025

Call closes at 11:59 PM

10 Jan 2026

Call closes in W. Europe Standard Time (UTC+01:00) timezone.
Closing time in your timezone () is .

What we can offer you if your talk is selected

  • conference ticket;
  • a single room for up to 2 nights (3 nights for people coming from outside the European continent);
  • speakers' dinner;
  • a refund of up to €250 for travel costs within Europe (up to €500 outside the European continent).

If your company wants to cover all your expenses it will receive a Silver sponsorship badge (worth €750); covering only your travel expenses will grant them a Bronze sponsorship badge (worth €500), or a discount of the same value if they purchase a higher level sponsorship.


Scholarships and Code of Conduct

GrUSP is committed to host a conference as inclusive, diverse and accessible as possible.
We have a scholarship program to provide discounted or free tickets to students and to those from under-represented and marginalized groups.
To ensure that anyone can feel comfortable we apply a code of conduct.


What we are looking for 

1. Modern PHP & Next-Gen Features

  • PHP 8+ Features and Best Practices
  • PHP Frameworks: Laravel, Symfony, and Beyond
  • PHP in the Enterprise
  • Legacy PHP Code Refactoring

2. Architectures & Cloud-Native PHP

  • Modern PHP Architectures
  • PHP and Cloud-Native Development
  • DevOps and PHP Deployment Pipelines
  • API Development with PHP

3. Performance, Security & Reliability

  • Performance Optimization in PHP
  • Security Best Practices for PHP Applications
  • Database Optimization and Management with PHP
  • Testing and Quality Assurance in PHP

4. Real-Time, Frontend & Beyond

  • Building Real-Time Applications with PHP
  • PHP and Front-End Integration
  • PHP and Machine Learning

5. Community, Open Source & AI-powered Development

  • Open Source PHP Contributions
  • AI Tools to Enhance PHP Development

travel

expenses covered

accommodation

expenses covered

event fee

free for speakers

Travel expenses: a refund of up to €250 for travel costs within Europe (up to €500 outside the European continent).


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