[web-php] master: Revamp support page structure (#1356)

Author: Roman Pronskiy (pronskiy) Committer: GitHub (web-flow) Pusher: derickr Date: 2025-09-04T13:44:33+01:00 Commit: https://github.com/php/web-php/commit/52e8bd6265213d0aa57f2ddd163331cdf8aea261 Raw diff: https://github.com/php/web-php/commit/52e8bd6265213d0aa57f2ddd163331cdf8aea261.diff Revamp support page structure (#1356) * Revamp support page structure: add relevant resources, move outdated to archive * Code review updates * Reflow for CS * Tweak language on NNTP and news/mailinglists --------- Co-authored-by: Derick Rethans <github@derickrethans.nl> Changed paths: M support.php Diff: diff --git a/support.php b/support.php index 370e834f7e..3f1848e60c 100644 --- a/support.php +++ b/support.php @@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ <div class="body"> <ul> <li><a href="#documentation">Documentation</a></li> - <li><a href="#mailing-lists">Mailing Lists</a></li> - <li><a href="#newsgroups">Newsgroups</a></li> - <li><a href="#user-groups">User Groups</a></li> - <li><a href="#events-training">Events &amp; Training</a></li> - <li><a href="#irc">IRC</a></li> + <li><a href="#community-support">Community Support</a></li> + <li><a href="#user-groups-events">User Groups &amp; Events</a></li> + <li><a href="#archive">Archive (Legacy resources)</a></li> <!-- Purposefully no link to the webmasters --> </ul> </div> @@ -36,74 +34,71 @@ href="/docs.php">documentation</a> section. </p> -<h2 id="mailing-lists">Mailing Lists</h2> +<h2 id="community-support">Community Support</h2> <p> - There are a number of mailing lists devoted to talking about PHP and related - projects. <a href="mailing-lists.php">This list</a> describes them all, has - links to searchable archives for all of the lists, and explains how to - subscribe to the lists. -</p> - -<h2 id="newsgroups">Newsgroups</h2> - -<p> - The PHP language newsgroup is comp.lang.php, available on any - news server around the globe. In addition to this many of our mailing - lists are also reflected onto the 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>. + 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> - Mailing list messages are transfered to newsgroup posts and - newsgroup posts are sent to the mailing lists. Please note - that these newsgroups are only available on this server. + 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="user-groups">User Groups</h2> +<h2 id="archive">Archive (Legacy Resources)</h2> +<h3 id="mailing-lists">Mailing Lists</h3> <p> - Chances are that there is a User Group in your neighborhood, which are generally - a great resource both for beginners and experienced PHP users. - Check out the User Group listing on <a href="http://php.ug/">PHP.ug</a> to see if there - is one close by. + 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> -<h2 id="events-training">Events &amp; Training</h2> - +<h3 id="newsgroups">Newsgroups</h3> <p> - A list of upcoming events (such as user group meetings and PHP training - sessions) is included in the right-hand column of the front page, and - on the <a href="/cal.php">event calendar page</a>. If you want to list - an upcoming event, just fill out the form <a - href="/submit-event.php">on this page</a>. + 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> - -<h2 id="irc">Internet Relay Chat</h2> - <p> - Otherwise known as IRC. Here you can usually find experienced PHP people - sitting around doing nothing on various channels with php in their names. - Note that there is no official IRC channel. Check - <a href="https://libera.chat/">Libera.Chat</a> or any other major network - (<a href="http://www.efnet.org/">EFNet</a>, - <a href="http://www.quakenet.org">QuakeNet</a>, - <a href="http://www.ircnet.com/">IRCNet</a>, - <a href="http://www.dal.net/">DALNet</a> and - <a href="http://oftc.net">OFTC</a>). + 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 or mirror sites</em>, <a href="/contact.php">please - contact the webmasters</a>. 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. + 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> <?php site_footer(['sidebar' => $SIDEBAR_DATA]); ?>