Rebase is safe in exactly two situations, and everything else is risky. First, the commits exist only on your local machine, and nobody else has seen them. Second, the branch is yours alone, and you're the only one adding commits to it. That's it. Those are the conditions. If either is true, you can rebase freely. If neither is true, you're rewriting history that other people depend on, and you're setting up a conflict that's painful to untangle. This isn't complicated, but it's easy to violate without realizing it, especially on a fast-moving team where branches get shared early. Before you rebase, ask: has anyone else touched these commits? If the answer is yes or "I'm not sure," don't do it. Check first. https://www.phparch.com/2026/06/how-to-use-git-rebase-without-breaking-your-teams-history/ #PHP #SoftwareEngineering #WebDevelopment #PHPDeveloper #Git #GitRebase #VersionControl #DevWorkflow