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<h2 id="documentation">Documentation</h2>

<p>

A good place to start is by skimming through the ever-growing list of <a

href="/FAQ.php">frequently asked questions (with answers, of course)</a>. Then

have a look at the rest of the online manual and other resources in the <a

href="/docs.php">documentation</a> section.

</p>

<h2 id="community-support">Community Support</h2>

<p>

For day-to-day help and troubleshooting, the broader PHP community is very active in a few places:

</p>

<ul>

<li>

<p><strong>Reddit:</strong> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PHP/">r/PHP</a> — look for the Weekly help threads that are pinned to the top for beginner and general questions.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><strong>Stack Overflow:</strong> browse or ask questions using the <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/php">php tag</a>.</p>

</li>

<li>

<strong>Discord:</strong> there are many community-ran servers for chat-based help and discussion. Here are a couple of popular ones:

<ul>

<li><a href="https://phpc.chat/">phpc.chat</a></li>

<li><a href="https://discord.gg/php-developers-484326318851358720">PHP Developers</a></li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>

<strong>IRC:</strong> real-time chat at <a href="https://libera.chat/">Libera.Chat</a> in <strong>#phpc</strong>.

This channel is also bridged with Discord via <a href="https://phpc.chat/">phpc.chat</a>.

</li>

</ul>

<h2 id="user-groups-events">User Groups &amp; Events</h2>

<p>

Connect with local and regional PHP User Groups and find upcoming meetups, conferences, and training sessions:

</p>

<ul>

<li>Find a user group near you on <a href="http://php.ug/">PHP.ug</a>.</li>

<li>Browse upcoming events on the <a href="/cal.php">event calendar</a>.</li>

<li>Want to list an event? Submit it <a href="/submit-event.php">here</a>.</li>

</ul>

<h2 id="archive">Archive (Legacy Resources)</h2>

<h3 id="mailing-lists">Mailing Lists</h3>

<p>

Historically, a number of mailing lists were devoted to talking about PHP and related projects. While

many are no longer active, you can still find their descriptions and archives on <a href="mailing-lists.php">this page</a>.

</p>

<h3 id="newsgroups">Newsgroups</h3>

<p>

There was a PHP language NNTP newsgroup at comp.lang.php, and many of our support mailing

lists are also reflected onto our news server at <a href="news://news.php.net">news://news.php.net/</a>.

The server also has a read only web interface at

<a href="https://news-web.php.net/">https://news-web.php.net/</a>.

</p>

<p>

Please note that these are legacy resources and primarily useful for historical reference.

</p>

<h2 id="webmasters">PHP.net webmasters</h2>

<p>

If you have a problem or suggestion <em>in connection with the PHP.net

website</em>, <a href="/contact.php">please contact the webmasters</a>.

</p>

<p>

If you have problems setting up PHP or using some functionality,

please ask your question on a support channel detailed above,

the webmasters will not answer any such questions.

</p>

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