Not every problem should be solved with PHP. For certain types of applications it’s simply more appropriate to select a different programming language. You might be glad to hear that parsing binary data, is **NOT** one of them. If you don’t have to worry about microseconds and the biggest concern is development time, PHP might be in fact a very good tool for the job.
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A painless guide to Apache CouchDB for a PHP developer
World of technology loves buzzwords. There is always something new which allegedly is the game changer, and we all should upgrade in the matter of urgency. On the other hand, absorbing new knowledge costs time and effort. It’s difficult to decide which technology is worth sacrificing brain glucose levels.
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API-based Web Application with Backbone, Require.js and Slim framework
A single-page application (SPA) was something I’ve been exploring for the last few months. I always liked the idea of moving certain responsibilities to the client’s side. After all, why would you like to waste server’s RAM/CPU to buil a HTML page (and pay for a transfer to deliver it) when a web browser is perfectly capable of doing that on its own? You will not only save money but also provide a better user experience. In addition to the performance, moving the presentation layer to the web browser gives a clearer division between back-end and front-end code.
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How to improve PHP programming skills
“How do I improve my PHP skills?” is a recurring question on various boards and chats. It’s often asked by newbies but even experienced developers ask themselves the same thing. After all trying to be better is in the human nature. This is a deep question and when you think about it there isn’t a straight forward reply. Nevertheless I will try to give a comprehensive answer which hopefully is going to be useful not only to the beginners but also to the people with some commercial experience.
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Reading PHP session from Varnish Cache
In my previous post I showed how to integrate Varnish Cache with a PHP application. The example can solve various simple problems but it might not be enough for a complex software. A good example is a multilingual application. One URL can have multiple caches. You might also need to know more about a user (is he logged in? has he received a notification? etc) to make some additional caching decisions.
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Integrating Varnish Cache with a PHP application
Varnish Cache is a web application accelerator. It stands in front of a web server and can cache any type of data. It stores data in memory and can speed up your application by a factor of 300-1000x depending on your architecture.
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3 simple steps to boost performance of a PHP web application
Developers care about performance of their software. The problem is that they don’t usually have enough time for a proper optimisation. I would like to propose 3 relatively simple steps which won’t take much time and will improve a response time by at least 60%.
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