Forum PHP is the French Association of PHP Users’ (AFUP) flagship event, and a major two-day event for the French PHP community. The French-language event is expected to gather up to 800 people. According to the event website, “the reputation of AFUP events enables us to invite the world's leading PHP experts.”

AFUP was founded in year 2000, and organizes meetings and conferences to “promote the exchange of expertise and the dissemination of knowledge within the [PHP] community.”

For TYPO3, as a PHP-based content management system, this event is a chance to expand our network and create synergies with the PHP community at large. That's why TYPO3 Association board member Rachel Foucard and other French community members will be present at the TYPO3 booth. TYPO3 is also a silver sponsor.

TYPO3 is a PHP-based open-source CMS, just like Drupal. The structure and backend experience differs, but, under the hood, our two communities solve web publishing and content management with similar tools and third-party dependencies. DrupalCon is a place to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss solutions to the challenges faced by open source software today.

DrupalCon Barcelona is the largest Drupal event in Europe in 2025. The conference features seven tracks and numerous sessions over three days, 14–16 October, followed by the Contribution Day on 17 October.

The Drupal Association is the event organizer. They collaborate with the TYPO3 Association, Open Source Matters (Joomla), and WordPress Project in the Open Website Alliance. This conference will be a chance to strengthen the collaboration between Drupal and TYPO3.

TYPO3 Project Ambassador Mathias Bolt Lesniak will be present at the conference and speak about Digital Sovereignty by Design with Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire.