All articles tagged with PHP
SOAP is dead. Mobile is eating the world. Learn how to architect low-latency JSON APIs using PHP-FPM, APC caching, and Nginx in a high-performance Nordic environment.
Stop battling 'noisy neighbors' and Apache overhead. Learn how to optimize PHP 5.3, tune MySQL buffers, and leverage Xen virtualization for low-latency performance in Norway.
Is your server swapping during traffic spikes? Apache mod_php might be the culprit. Learn how to implement PHP-FPM and Nginx to handle high concurrency without melting your VPS.
Still storing sessions in /tmp? You're bottlenecking your application. We explore why the new 'Redis' project is the persistent, high-speed alternative to Memcached that European systems architects have been waiting for.
Is Apache eating all your RAM? Discover how to compile PHP 5.2.10 with the PHP-FPM patch and pair it with Nginx to survive the Slashdot effect. A guide for serious SysAdmins.
Is mod_php eating your RAM? Learn how to implement the PHP-FPM patch with Nginx to handle high concurrency without melting your server. A 2009 guide to high-performance VPS tuning.
Is Apache mod_php eating your RAM? Discover how switching to PHP-FPM and Nginx can handle high concurrency without melting your server. A guide for serious sysadmins.
Is your site stalling under load? It might be disk I/O on /tmp. We explore replacing file-based sessions with the emerging Redis key-value store to slash latency.
Is your LAMP stack choking on session locks? Forget MySQL and file-based storage. We test the new Redis project against Memcached and show you how to cut latency by 80% using high-performance Xen VPS nodes.
Is your server swapping to death under load? Stop using mod_php. We explore the Nginx + PHP-FPM architecture to handle thousands of concurrent connections on your VDS without buying more RAM.
Is your disk I/O choking on session files? Learn why file-based session management is obsolete and how the new Redis project offers a persistent, sub-millisecond alternative for high-load applications.
Is Apache eating all your RAM? Discover how the PHP-FPM patch coupled with Nginx can lower your memory footprint and handle high concurrency better than standard LAMP stacks.