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WordPress 7.0 raised the minimum PHP version to 7.4, but some sites online are also claiming it raised the MySQL requirement, and one of them later corrected that claim. Here is what actually changed, straight from WordPress's own official announcement.
Upgraded PHP on your WordPress VPS and now your error log is full of "implicitly marking parameter as nullable" warnings? Here's why it happens, why it matters more than it looks, and how to actually deal with it.
PHP 8.1 stopped getting security patches on December 31, 2025, and roughly half of top PHP sites are reportedly still running an end of life version. Here is how to check what you are actually running, and how to upgrade without breaking your WordPress site or Laravel app.
Octane's speed gain is real, but on a small VPS the cost isn't a benchmark footnote — it's a standing RAM commitment plus a new bug class to manage. Here's the actual worker-memory math for deciding whether Octane is worth it for a solo project, versus staying on PHP-FPM.
Your Laravel queue worker isn't actually broken — it was never told to survive an SSH disconnect. Here's why nohup falls short and how to keep it running permanently with Supervisor.
Real 2026 pricing for running a personal project, a small WordPress site, a Laravel/PHP SaaS, and a small business site in the cloud — VPS, storage, backups, domain, email, and monitoring costs, broken down honestly.
