Tonight: Atlanta PHP / MergePHP January 2026 Online Meeting

[Chris Spruck]

Announcing a new Meetup for the Atlanta PHP User Group!

NOTE: new time, 8pm EST

When: Thursday, January 8th, 2026 — 8pm-9:30pm

Please RSVP at: https://www.meetup.com/atlantaphp/events/312784397/

MergePHP - Mastering Agentic PHP Development with MCP

Presentation by Hunter Skrasek

Join us live on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/@MergePHP/streams

AI coding assistants are powerful, but they're only as good as the context they have access to. Without real-time documentation, even the best models can hallucinate APIs or bridging AI agents with live, authoritative data. We'll cover MCP's core concepts, then build a functional server using the Official PHP SDK that connects directly to PHP.net documentation. We'll also implement Composer package search for intelligent dependency discovery. Join me to see how this Master Control Program... unlike the TRON original... is actually here to help.

About Hunter:
Fullstack Web Developer who specializes in PHP and APIs; Currently a Software Architect @ Modernize Home Services. Co-organizer at Longhorn PHP Conference.

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Want to present at MergePHP? Sign up to speak with the link below. Technical talks are appreciated! Please make a note if it's a full-length or shorter lightning talk.
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MergePHP is:

• AtlantaPHP
• AustinPHP
• AZ PHP
• BostonPHP
• Kansas City PHP
• PDX (Portland, OR)
• San Diego PHP
• SeattlePHP
• UtahPHP
• Vegas PHP
• Vancouver PHP

Previous streams available at: https://www.youtube.com/c/MergePHP
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