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Collect, compare, and trade PHP’s beloved mascot.

ElePHPants are the plush mascots shared at PHP conferences and by community sponsors. ElePHPant.me helps you catalog your herd, climb the rankings, and find collectors to swap with.

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Species catalogued: 91
Collectors with herds: 550
Species found: 9,881

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What are ElePHPants?

More than swag. A shared piece of PHP culture.

The tradition started with Vincent Pontier’s blue ElePHPant logo and grew into collectible plush mascots handed out at PHP conferences, user groups, and by sponsors around the world. Each design marks an event, a company, or a moment in the community. Collectors call their sets herds, and no two are exactly alike.

Why use ElePHPant.me?

Everything you need to manage a growing collection.

Whether you picked up your first ElePHPant at a meetup or you’re hunting the rarest conference editions, the site keeps your collection organised and connected to other collectors.

Track your herd

Log every ElePHPant you own, including duplicates you are ready to trade away.

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Climb the rankings

Compare your collection globally and see how you rank against collectors in your country.

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Find trade partners

Find collectors with extras of the species you still need to complete your herd.

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Explore the data

See which species are most popular and which conference editions are hardest to find.

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