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Has anyone seen measurable performance improvements from #PHP opcache preloading?
I tried to set it up on a test setup but could not see any improvements, I do not know if that means I’m doing it wrong or not preloading enough stuff, or if the feature simply got obsoleted by better auto preloading integrated in PHP newer versions or something.

The benchmarks at the time of 7.4 release says there was a 10% speedbump at the time.

Boosts welcome.

Combining all of the logic for my ogimage generator to use the page's proper image for the page's head:

ogimage = page's ogimage,
else = relatedproduct -> ogimage,
else = page's cover image,
else = relatedproduct -> cover image,
else = site -> ogimage,
else = site -> cover image,
else = site -> fpoImage.

(where ogimage is for social sharing preview, and cover is for a page's card preview on the site)

It's brilliant!
#php #WebDesign #design @getkirby

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Over the past month, I've been teaching myself #PHP, with help from lots of videos, websites, and folks I follow here on Mastodon. I really don't understand all the negativity from other developers who don't use it. I mean, I understand those other developers use other languages, and they're obviously going to favor those languages that they are comfortable with using, but I still don't get the negativity.

Many of the comments I get from developers that don't use PHP go something like, "Why PHP? It's dead."

Man, I am really sick of that comment.

#introduction hello from my new account- I've moved off of #fosstodon

I do #openSource websites (preferring #ProcessWire cms these days but sometimes #drupal and #wordpress and #backdrop), databases (especially #CiviCRM) for organisations with good missions - a mix of charities, campaigns and journalism etc. - I'm particularly keen to work with orgs doing #ClimateEmergency #antiFascist #peace #LGBTQIA rights...

I post about #php #javascript #webdev #css and anti #ai nonsense.

The PHP community's resident API curmudgeon, @Philsturgeon, has a new post on setting up HTTP caching with Laravel Vapor.

"It's worth the work, because it cuts down on costs, and even helps reduce the carbon impact of your software, so it's basically rude not to turn it on."

apisyouwonthate.com/blog/http-

APIs You Won't Hate · HTTP Caching APIs with Laravel and VaporStop wasting server(less) resources answering the same questions over and over again, by enabling CloudFront for your Laravel REST/HTTP API.

I'd like to make 2 changes to the software industry.

1. The removal of AI. Let’s just pretend it never happened, so we can try again in 50 years with a more ethical and sustainable approach.

2. Find a way to include the use of lasers in software development. Where would we use them? How would they be implemented? I have no idea. These are questions without answers. I just know I want lasers, because lasers are cool 😎

If you use Laravel and deploy APIs to Laravel Vapor you need to enable HTTP Caching with CloudFront. It’ll save you money, and it will massively reduce the natural resources you’re wasting repeatedly answering the same requests for no reason. #PHP @phpc @laravelnews apisyouwonthate.com/blog/http-

APIs You Won't Hate · HTTP Caching APIs with Laravel and VaporStop wasting server(less) resources answering the same questions over and over again, by enabling CloudFront for your Laravel REST/HTTP API.