> > What I'd really like is a way to "statically link" a PHP application.
While
> > this is somewhat possible today, PHP's dynamic nature makes this
difficult
> > to fully realize. For example, it can be cumbersome on the developer to
> > check in multiple places if APC is available, what files ar
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Hans Zaunere wrote:
>
> What I'd really like is a way to "statically link" a PHP application.
> While
> this is somewhat possible today, PHP's dynamic nature makes this difficult
> to fully realize. For example, it can be cumbersome on the developer to
> check
> > What I'd really like is a way to "statically link" a PHP application. While
> > this is somewhat possible today, PHP's dynamic nature makes this difficult
> > to fully realize. For example, it can be cumbersome on the developer to
> > check in multiple places if APC is available, what files a
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Hans Zaunere wrote:
>
> What I'd really like is a way to "statically link" a PHP application. While
> this is somewhat possible today, PHP's dynamic nature makes this difficult
> to fully realize. For example, it can be cumbersome on the developer to
> check in
> I think this may have been mentioned in the presentation, but one way
> to improve performance is to use an opcode cache like APC (with the
> stat check turned off) so that the included files don't have to be
> recompiled every single time. The compilation of and the *stat() calls
> for the incl
I think this may have been mentioned in the presentation, but one way to
improve performance is to use an opcode cache like APC (with the stat check
turned off) so that the included files don't have to be recompiled every
single time. The compilation of and the *stat() calls for the included
files
I know I'm late on this, but I finally got around to watching it and
found it pretty fascinating.
Agarwal mentions how including PHP files has a linear effect on
execution time. He also mentioned that PHP tends to become difficult
to manage when a project becomes really large. One of the ways that
Interesting presentation:
http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Facebook-Software-Stack
A lot of valid pros/cons in my opinion. If the cons can be dealt with, I
see PHP remaining and growing as the dominant language on the web, both for
larger and smaller sites.
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Hans Zaunere / Managing Member
