{"id":1327,"date":"2026-05-29T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:00:00","slug":"php-foundation-security-team-is-the-boring-news-php-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/2026\/05\/29\/php-foundation-security-team-is-the-boring-news-php-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP Foundation Security Team Is the Boring News PHP Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/codex-c9f011471d78-01-vault.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up of an old safe lock\" style=\"float:right; width:280px; max-width:40%; height:auto; margin:0 0 1rem 1rem;\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The most useful PHP news is not always another syntax feature. Sometimes it is the platform getting more boring in the right places. 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