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Practical PHP Performance

in PHP added by ducani, on 20/3/2008 intermediate optimization performance

When it comes to building web applications in PHP, performance isn't typically a major concern. Features, usability and any business concerns are considered a greater priority, as they can be better demonstrated and visualised. Performance graphs don't make the boss's day. So, why should you as a PHP developer, worry about performance? Quite a few reasons, in fact...

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LAMP performance for dummies

in PHP added by goodphptutorials, on 15/1/2008 advanced tutorials blog caching database mysql performance

I've spent the last six months combing Google for 'slow mysql' results. It was enlightening. Now in the spirit of giving back to the community I give you:

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Optimizing Apache and PHP

in PHP added by goodphptutorials, on 28/5/2007 general lamp performance tuning

Applications using the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl) architecture are constantly being developed and deployed. But often the server administrator has little control over the application itself because it's written by someone else. This series of three articles discusses many of the server configuration items that can make or break an application's performance. This second article focuses on steps you can take to optimize Apache and PHP. Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (or Perl) form the basis of the LAMP architecture for Web applications. Many open source packages based on LAMP components are available to solve a variety of problems. As the load on an application increases, the bottlenecks in the underlying infrastructure become more apparent in the form of slow response to user requests. The previous article showed you how to tune the Linux system and covered the basics of LAMP and performance measurement. This article focuses on the Web server components, Apache and PHP.

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High Performance PHP

in PHP added by goodphptutorials, on 16/2/2007 advanced tutorials caching optimization performance speed

If you need to improve the performance of your PHP application, then these methods should help you.

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Improving Performance by Profiling PHP Applications

in PHP added by goodphptutorials, on 8/8/2006 advanced tutorials memory optimisations performance profiling

There are lots of subtle things in PHP that can save a lot of memory and give a small extra boost in performance. This article serves as an introduction to profiling PHP applications, and to making changes to a script and comparing the values of the optimizations.

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