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Introduces phpbench for micro-benchmarks, Xdebug callgrind output, and flame graph visualization for identifying hot paths.
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13 articles filed under Performance.
Explains PHP's zval memory model, reference cycles, gc_collect_cycles, and tools like Valgrind and xDebug for leak detection.
Read: PHP Memory Management: Reference Counting, Garbage
A production Laravel Octane checklist for safe workers, memory, queues, database connections, Core Web Vitals, and measurable SEO performance gains.
Read: Laravel Octane Production Checklist
Evaluates three PHP profilers for production use - setup, overhead, callgraph visualizations, and alerting on regressions.
Read: PHP Profiling in Production: Blackfire, Tideways & SPX
Implements three rate-limiting algorithms in PHP with Redis, covering distributed locking, graceful degradation, and HTTP 429 responses.
Read: PHP Rate Limiting Strategies: Token Bucket, Sliding Window
End-to-end performance playbook: queue tuning with Horizon, debug profiling with Telescope, and k6 load testing strategies.
Read: Optimizing Laravel for High Traffic: Horizon, Telescope
Compares serial vs parallel HTTP calls, demonstrates Guzzle pool concurrency, and benchmarks real-world API aggregation speedups.
Read: PHP Async HTTP Requests With Guzzle Promises & cURL MultiIntroduces RoadRunner as a Go-based PHP app server, covering worker loops, middleware, HTTP/2, and benchmarks vs php-fpm.
Read: PHP Microservices With RoadRunner: High-Performance Worker
Shows how to enable and tune OPcache and JIT, use Blackfire.io to pinpoint bottlenecks, and reduce response times by up to 60%.
Read: PHP Performance Tuning: OPcache, JIT Compiler & ProfilingArchive overview