MySQL Performance Boosting with Indexes and Explain
PHP
By Claudio Ribeiro,
Claudio Ribeiro shows how you can use explain and indexes to spot and remedy possible performance issues with your database before they strike.
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PHP-level Performance Optimization with Blackfire
PHP
By Bruno Skvorc,
Bruno applies Blackfire to a freshly started project to identify PHP performance bottlenecks, establishing a process of continuous performance testing.
Building an Image Gallery Blog with Symfony Flex: Data Testing
PHP
By Zoran Antolovic,
After setting up and organizing files for a Symfony Flex project, Zoran populates the database with data to test application performance.
Building an Image Gallery Blog with Symfony Flex: the Setup
PHP
By Zoran Antolovic,
Zoran covers the basics of setting up and organizing files for a Symfony Flex project, including tips, tricks and helper scripts to speed up development.
Apache vs Nginx Performance: Optimization Techniques
PHP
By Tonino Jankov,
Tonino Jankov introduces techniques to improve Apache and Nginx web server performance, explaining the theory behind those techniques.
Making Your Website Faster and Safer with Cloudflare
PHP
By Tonino Jankov,
Tonino Jankov introduces Cloudflare, a website performance and security service, explaining how it works and how to get started using it.
What Is a CDN and How Does It Work?
PHP
By Bruno Skvorc,
What's a CDN? How do Content Delivery Networks work anyway, and what's so special about them? Which one should you choose? Come find out!
The Complete Guide to WordPress Performance Optimization
PHP
By Tonino Jankov,
Tonino lists tools, tips and best practices for optimizing WordPress sites — from hosting options to asset management, caching and software considerations.
How to Fix Magento Login Issues with Cookies and Sessions
PHP
By Shaik Ismail,
We look at how Magento cookies can create issues with login functionality, and how these issues should be resolved.
PHP-FPM tuning: Using ‘pm static’ for Max Performance
PHP
By Hayden James,
Hayden James looks at how best to setup PHP-FPM for high throughput, low latency and a more stable use of CPU and memory.
23 Development Tools for Boosting Website Performance
PHP
By Ahmed Bouchefra,
Ahmed Boucherfra presents 23 tools you should know about for boosting front-end and back-end website performance.
Case Study: Optimizing CommonMark Markdown Parser with Blackfire.io
PHP
By Colin O'Dell,
Colin O'Dell demonstrates how Blackfire helped with optimizations that resulted in a 53% performance boost in the league/commonmark parser.
How to Optimize Docker-based CI Runners with Shared Package Caches
PHP
By Colin O'Dell,
Colin O'Dell explores how using a shared cache volume across Docker-based Gitlab CI jobs drastically improves build speeds.
How to Optimize SQL Queries for Faster Sites
PHP
By Iain Poulson,
Iain Poulson provides a helpful guide to database query optimization, showing how to track down slow database queries and fix them up.
How to Read Big Files with PHP (Without Killing Your Server)
PHP
By Christopher Pitt,
Christopher Pitt shows how to read and write large files efficiently, using of streams and generators to remove an entire category of application errors.
Your First PHP Code
PHP
By Tom Butler,
Now that you have your virtual server up and running, it’s time to write your first PHP script. PHP is a server-side language.