About us
Welcome to PHP Antwerp! We're a vibrant community of PHP developers based in Antwerp, passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences.
Every two months, on the last Thursday of the month, we host meetups featuring insightful talks, networking opportunities, and plenty of PHP-related discussions.
Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting your PHP journey, you'll find a welcoming environment to learn, share, and connect with fellow developers in the Antwerp region.
Join us and be part of growing the PHP community!
Our meetups are sponsored by Take The Lead
Take The Lead is a Belgian e-commerce agency that helps companies launch, optimize, and scale their online business. We combine strategic consulting with deep technical expertise to build powerful webshops and composable commerce architectures — always providing the right guidance and support along the way. www.takethelead.be www.takethelead.be
Featured event
June meetup @ Take The Lead
📣 Our fantastic speakers for this month:
- Tim Haselaars
- Siebe Vanden Eynden
📍 Location: Take The Lead
Straatsburgdok-Noordkaai 33
2030 Antwerpen
SCHEDULE
19:00 Doors Open
20:00 Unlocking the Power of Spec-Driven API Development in the Age of AI by Tim Haselaars
20:45 Pit stop (short break)
21:00 Growing Disks and Fighting DDoS with (Franken)PHP by Siebe Vanden Eynden
21:30 Socialising & networking
22:?? That's all folks
Unlocking the Power of Spec-Driven API Development in the Age of AI by Tim Haselaars
AI ships API code fast. Without a spec, it's chaos.
This talk covers Spec-Driven API Development — using a single OpenAPI spec to automatically generate docs, tests, mocks, and SDKs. It explores how AI can assist: drafting specs from conversations, catching vibe-coding pitfalls early, and converting your spec into an MCP server so AI agents can call your API without any custom integration
Tim Haselaars has a track record in Technical Product Management with a passion for music and APIs. He contributes to API-related open-source projects such as Inspectr, Portman, Postman-to-K6, and OpenAPI-format.
Growing Disks and Fighting DDoS with (Franken)PHP by Siebe Vanden Eynden
At team.blue we manage a large number of servers, and keeping them happy isn’t strictly our job as developers. However, we’re happy to help!
Working alongside our operations team, we use PHP to grow disks, combat DDoS attacks, scan for malware, and much more.
This talk delves into our internal tools, our collaboration with the operations team, and the process of building and distributing those tools. (Spoiler alert: FrankenPHP!)
Siebe Vanden Eynden is a full-stack developer at team.blue, with PHP and TypeScript as his primary tools. He sees the value in automating boring tasks so that more time can be spent on the fun ones.
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If you'd like to host or speak at one of the meetups, make sure to contact us at hello@phpantwerp.be.
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Our meetups are sponsored by Take The Lead
Take The Lead is a Belgian e-commerce agency that helps companies launch, optimize, and scale their online business. We combine strategic consulting with deep technical expertise to build powerful webshops and composable commerce architectures — always providing the right guidance and support along the way. www.takethelead.be
Upcoming events
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June meetup @ Take The Lead
Take The Lead, Straatsburgdok-Noordkaai 33 2030 Antwerpen, Antwerpen, BE📣 Our fantastic speakers for this month:
- Tim Haselaars
- Siebe Vanden Eynden
📍 Location: Take The Lead
Straatsburgdok-Noordkaai 33
2030 AntwerpenSCHEDULE
19:00 Doors Open
20:00 Unlocking the Power of Spec-Driven API Development in the Age of AI by Tim Haselaars
20:45 Pit stop (short break)
21:00 Growing Disks and Fighting DDoS with (Franken)PHP by Siebe Vanden Eynden
21:30 Socialising & networking
22:?? That's all folksUnlocking the Power of Spec-Driven API Development in the Age of AI by Tim Haselaars
AI ships API code fast. Without a spec, it's chaos.
This talk covers Spec-Driven API Development — using a single OpenAPI spec to automatically generate docs, tests, mocks, and SDKs. It explores how AI can assist: drafting specs from conversations, catching vibe-coding pitfalls early, and converting your spec into an MCP server so AI agents can call your API without any custom integrationTim Haselaars has a track record in Technical Product Management with a passion for music and APIs. He contributes to API-related open-source projects such as Inspectr, Portman, Postman-to-K6, and OpenAPI-format.
Growing Disks and Fighting DDoS with (Franken)PHP by Siebe Vanden Eynden
At team.blue we manage a large number of servers, and keeping them happy isn’t strictly our job as developers. However, we’re happy to help!Working alongside our operations team, we use PHP to grow disks, combat DDoS attacks, scan for malware, and much more.
This talk delves into our internal tools, our collaboration with the operations team, and the process of building and distributing those tools. (Spoiler alert: FrankenPHP!)Siebe Vanden Eynden is a full-stack developer at team.blue, with PHP and TypeScript as his primary tools. He sees the value in automating boring tasks so that more time can be spent on the fun ones.
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If you'd like to host or speak at one of the meetups, make sure to contact us at hello@phpantwerp.be.
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Our meetups are sponsored by Take The Lead
Take The Lead is a Belgian e-commerce agency that helps companies launch, optimize, and scale their online business. We combine strategic consulting with deep technical expertise to build powerful webshops and composable commerce architectures — always providing the right guidance and support along the way. www.takethelead.be13 attendees
August meetup @ TBD
Location not specified yet📣 Our fantastic speakers for this month:
- You?
- Your colleague, your friend, ...?
📍 Location: TBD
SCHEDULE
19:00 Doors Open
20:00 Speaker 1
20:45 Pit stop (short break)
21:00 Speaker 2
21:30 Socialising & networking
22:?? That's all folksIf you'd like to host or speak at one of the meetups, make sure to contact us at hello@phpantwerp.be.
Our meetups are sponsored by Take The Lead
Take The Lead is a Belgian e-commerce agency that helps companies launch, optimize, and scale their online business. We combine strategic consulting with deep technical expertise to build powerful webshops and composable commerce architectures — always providing the right guidance and support along the way. www.takethelead.be2 attendeesOctober meetup @ TBD
Location not specified yet📣 Our fantastic speakers for this month:
- You?
- Your colleague, your friend, ...?
📍 Location: TBD
SCHEDULE
19:00 Doors Open
20:00 Speaker 1
20:45 Pit stop (short break)
21:00 Speaker 2
21:30 Socialising & networking
22:?? That's all folksIf you'd like to host or speak at one of the meetups, make sure to contact us at hello@phpantwerp.be.
Our meetups are sponsored by Take The Lead
Take The Lead is a Belgian e-commerce agency that helps companies launch, optimize, and scale their online business. We combine strategic consulting with deep technical expertise to build powerful webshops and composable commerce architectures — always providing the right guidance and support along the way. www.takethelead.be2 attendeesDecember meetup @ TBD
Location not specified yet📣 Our fantastic speakers for this month:
- You?
- Your colleague, your friend, ...?
📍 Location: TBD
SCHEDULE
19:00 Doors Open
20:00 Speaker 1
20:45 Pit stop (short break)
21:00 Speaker 2
21:30 Socialising & networking
22:?? That's all folksIf you'd like to host or speak at one of the meetups, make sure to contact us at hello@phpantwerp.be.
Our meetups are sponsored by Take The Lead
Take The Lead is a Belgian e-commerce agency that helps companies launch, optimize, and scale their online business. We combine strategic consulting with deep technical expertise to build powerful webshops and composable commerce architectures — always providing the right guidance and support along the way. www.takethelead.be2 attendees
Past events
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