So there we are in Bulgaria, and two of the PHP Vikings actually made it here: Derick and me. As I write this, he’s having his first session about the eZ Components. The conference is very well-visited (with around 300 people attending to 2 tracks and some workshops) and so far has been pure fun. Bogomil, the organiser, and his wife have everything under control and they really know how to celebrate

Yesterday evening, we experienced the mighty power of Thor first-hand: A huge thunderstorm went down over Sofia and literally flooded everything. In a brave attempt to get to the hotel, me and some other attendees ran from the restaurant, only to be greeted with lots of car alarm sirens (due to the hailing) and lots of water from every direction. The roads were actually converted to rivers with water flowing about 10-20 cm deep. I am not kidding you.
Around 1pm, I’ll be in for my first session, talking about how to harden PHP and about the Hardened-PHP Project.