Month: 2025-12 Key features delivered: - OpenSSL Tagged Algorithms Support for PHP OpenSSL bindings: added parameters for tag handling in openssl_seal and openssl_open to support tagged algorithms. - API changes include a seventh parameter in both functions: - openssl_seal: new by-ref parameter populated with the computed tag. - openssl_open: new by-value parameter providing the computed tag. Major bugs fixed: - GH-7737: openssl_seal/openssl_open did not handle tagged algorithms. The fix was implemented in commit 2ee5e6b432c7ed51ff7296522c123551975be95b, ensuring tag computation and retrieval and closes GH-7737. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Enables secure, interoperable use of tagged algorithms in PHP OpenSSL workflows, improving cryptographic flexibility and compatibility with modern OpenSSL configurations. This reduces integration friction for developers implementing encrypted data exchange and strengthens security posture by enabling explicit tag handling. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - PHP core and C extension development, OpenSSL integration, cryptography API design, code review and Git-based issue tracking, and a focus on API stability and backward compatibility.

March 2025 summary for ramsey/web-php: Key features delivered include updating CODEOWNERS to include @sgolemon to ensure the new reviewer participates in code reviews, and deprecating the legacy release/states.php in favor of the release/branches.php API that returns branch information in JSON. In addition, OpenAPI documentation was added to document the PHP website endpoints (news, announcements, host configuration, active PHP versions). No major bugs were fixed this month. Impact: improved governance of code reviews, a cleaner API surface with a JSON-based branches API, and better developer experience through OpenAPI docs, enabling faster client integrations and easier onboarding. Technologies/skills demonstrated: PHP, REST API design, JSON data modeling, OpenAPI specification, CODEOWNERS workflow, and documentation automation.