PHP Landscape Report by Perforce Zend

What bothers me the most about PHP is that both maps and lists are just arrays. This leads to issues when converting to/from JSON because you might end up with a JSON object when you wanted an array or vice versa. So how do you check if an array is a list or map? Starting in PHP 8.1, you can use array_is_list(). is_array($list) && array_is_list($list); // true is_array($map) && !array_is_list($map); // true Additional tip: if you're removing elements from a list and want to make sure the result is still a list, use array_values(). unset($list[$index]); $list = array_values($list);

Pure PHP at Scale: My Playbook for Maintainable LAMP Apps Scaling PHP isn’t about buzzwords—it’s about the database. In this episode I hint schema design, composite indexes, query discipline, and safe migrations that keep apps fast and stable. Watch/listen: https://lnkd.in/dyhD-QRd #SoftwareEngineering #PHP #LAMP #DBPerformance #NigeriaTech

I often hear people say that PHP is dead. I get the impression that such statements are made by people who stopped watching how grows this language a long time ago. Over the years, it has matured significantly – among other things, to support high-load environments. I invite you to read my article in which I show how to increase the performance of PHP applications using available tools. I searched for a long time for a similar article, and based on my experience, I wrote my latest post on Medium. https://lnkd.in/dHxhz3ha

Introducing the new URI Extension in PHP! The extension delivers standards-compliant parsing (supporting RFC 3986 and WHATWG) and features a robust, object-oriented API. Its development was the result of extensive collaboration across the open-source community. We encourage all developers to test this functionality in #PHP 8.5 RC 2. Read the full details on the development process and features: https://lnkd.in/eBVJyCV3

Great milestone for the PHP ecosystem! The new URI Extension brings standards-compliant parsing (RFC 3986 + WHATWG) and a robust OOP API. I’ll test it on PHP 8.5 RC2 across WordPress integrations and share findings soon. What edge cases should I try? #PHP #OpenSource #PHP85 #WebDev #WordPress

🐘 For years, the PHP deployment model has been a given: NGINX + FPM. It's a reliable stack, but it comes with a known performance cost - booting your entire application framework from scratch on every single request. We've optimised, cached, and tuned, but that fundamental step remained. But what if we could eliminate that step entirely? Imagine being able to boot your application just once, keeping all its services and objects resident in memory. 🧠 This is exactly what FrankenPHP's "Worker Mode" enables. By maintaining a live, bootstrapped application, it can process thousands of subsequent requests without the costly re-initialisation step. The result is a dramatic improvement in response times and overall throughput, especially for complex applications built on frameworks like Symfony and Laravel. This powerful technique was detailed by Kévin Dunglas in his talk from PHP UK 2025, "Give your PHP apps superpowers with FrankenPHP." He explains the architecture behind this modern application server and how it redefines what's possible for PHP performance. You can find the full talk in the comments. 👇 ➡️ What's the first thing you would test if your framework stayed booted in memory between requests? #PHP #FrankenPHP #Performance #DevOps #Backend #PHPUK #Symfony #Laravel #Yii

Laravel Performance Optimization in 2025: 7 Strategies from Expert Developers The year is 2025, and in the fast-paced world of web development, a sluggish application is a death sentence. Users demand lightning-fast experiences, and search engines reward speed. Laravel, the popular PHP framework, remains a corne... Read more: https://lnkd.in/g7hgm8pb #Laravel #performance_optimization #PHP #web_development #Expert_Developers #caching #database #queries #queues #server_configuration

Future-Proof Your PHP Code: Expert Developers' Guide to PHP 9 in 2025 The landscape of web development is constantly evolving, and PHP is no exception. As we approach 2025, staying ahead of the curve means mastering the latest advancements in PHP. PHP 9 promises to bring significant improvements in performance, secu... Read more: https://lnkd.in/gKKempXy #PHP_9 #Expert_Developers #future_proof_code #PHP_development #web_development #PHP_9_features #PHP_best_practices

🔥 Laravel Pro Tip: Stop the Eloquent Slowdown! The N+1 problem and fetching redundant columns can cripple your application performance. Master these 4 essential Eloquent optimization techniques to ensure your database queries are lightning-fast. Save this for your next project review! 👇 #Laravel #PHP #DevTips #BackendDevelopment