Category: PHP
12/03/09
Why echo is slow in PHP and how to make it really fast
You may have noticed that PHP scripts that echo a lot of content appear to be running with poor performance... Well, the operative word here is "appear". It is a common misconception that "echo is the slowest PHP command"! The problem is actually… more »
11/29/09
How to install the APC PHP Cache on Debian (Lenny)
The APC cache can significantly improve your PHP script performance, just by installing it, whoch basically takes 5 minutes! Here's what I did on my Debian Lenny box... First you may want to have a reference benchmark to see if it actually improves:… more »
06/22/07
About the PHP 5 migration chicken & egg issue
It's been 3 years since PHP 5 has been released. Yet PHP 4 still rules on the vast majority of web hosting platforms.
This is annoying for PHP open source developers who cannot leverage the potential of PHP 5 as long as they need to support PHP 4. Thi… more »

