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
Upcoming events
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October meetup @ IO
Location not specified yet📣 Our fantastic speakers for this month:
- Sam Bellen
- Your colleague, your friend, ...?
📍 Location: IO - Mechelsesteenweg 271 box 1.1, 2018 Antwerp
SCHEDULE
19:00 Doors Open
20:00 Paradigm Shift! by Sam Bellen
20:45 Pit stop (short break)
21:00 Speaker 2
21:30 Socialising & networking
22:?? That's all folksParadigm Shift! by Sam Bellen
Access control is a part of all modern applications, protecting sensitive data and ensuring secure system interactions. This talk will explore various access control paradigms, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), Policy-Based Access Control (PBAC), and Relationship-Based Access Control (ReBAC). Each approach has unique benefits and is suited to different scenarios, from cloud-native environments to dynamic, data-intensive applications.We'll examine the core principles of these paradigms and discuss their advantages and limitations. You'll learn how RBAC simplifies management with predefined roles while ABAC offers detailed control based on attributes. We'll also explore PBAC's policy-driven flexibility and ReBAC's ability to handle complex relationships.
A key focus will be the emerging AuthZEN standard by the OpenID foundation, which provides a uniform API for interacting with various decision engines implementing different access control methods. This standard aims to simplify development, improve interoperability, and reduce the complexity of integrating multiple access control systems or migrating from one to another.
If 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.be10 attendees
December 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.be3 attendees
Past events
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