{"product_id":"9781430228998","title":"Pro PHP Application Performance: Tuning PHP Web Projects for Maximum Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003e    \u003cem\u003ePro PHP Application Performance\u003c\/em\u003e will help you understand all the technologies and components which play a role in how well your applications run. When seconds can mean the difference between retaining a user and losing a user, it's important for all of us to have optimization as part of our project roadmap. But what components within your application should you analyze? How should you optimize? And how can you measure how well your application is performing? These are some of the questions that are answered in this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Along the way you will also learn the \"why\" of optimizing. You’ll discover why you should optimize a specific component, why selecting one function over another is beneficial, and how to find and use the optimization tools available to the open source community. You’ll also learn how to deploy caching software as well as web server software. \u003cem\u003ePro PHP Application Performance\u003c\/em\u003e will also teach you more advanced techniques, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e Using Xdebug to profile functions that are not running as efficiently as possible. \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Comparing opcode executed by different PHP functions to narrow the search for functions that run efficiently. \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Using strace to analyze Apache while your application is served to the user. \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  Once you complete this book you will have a complete sense of where to start optimizing and, most importantly, have the tools which allow you to continue optimizing in other PHP applications going forward.        \u003c\/p\u003e    What you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to improve the performance of existing PHP applications \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to maximize the performance of existing operating systems and databases \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to refactor existing PHP code for better performance \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to identify and rectify bottlenecks in PHP code \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to take advantage of variable caching to increase performance \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eStrategies for selecting server hardware for best performance \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book will appeal to established PHP developers who wish to write new, complex applications or want to rearchitect existing ones. Developers of other languages such as Ruby, Python, and VB.NET will also have an interest in the techniques for tuning the performance of web servers, databases, and operating systems.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e   \u003cli\u003eBenchmarking Techniques \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eImproving Client Download and Rendering Performance \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003ePHP Code Optimization \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eOpcode Caching \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eVariable Caching \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eChoosing the Right Web Server \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWeb Server and Delivery Optimization \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eDatabase Optimization \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eInstalling Apache, MySQL, PHP, and PECL on Windows \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eInstalling Apache, MySQL, PHP, and PECL on Linux \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134071914736,"sku":"9781430228998","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430228998_p0.jpg?v=1763749708","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430228998","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}