Ivan Herak upgraded the PHP runtime for the netgen/media-site repository, focusing on a targeted transition from PHP 8.1 to 8.2 to enhance security and performance. He implemented this change through a Makefile-driven deployment process, ensuring the upgrade was straightforward and introduced no functional changes to the application. Ivan’s work emphasized configuration management and DevOps best practices, maintaining traceability through clear commit history. By keeping the changes minimal and low-risk, he improved the maintainability and future readiness of the deployment pipeline. The project demonstrated depth in runtime management and careful alignment with modern standards using Makefile and PHP.