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Scaling PHP in 2025: Master Load Balancing and Advanced Caching Strategies

Introduction # It is 2025, and the landscape of PHP development has matured significantly. With the release of PHP 8.4 and the continued evolution of JIT (Just-In-Time) compilation, PHP is faster than ever. However, raw execution speed is only one piece of the puzzle. When your application grows from serving hundreds of users to hundreds of thousands, the bottleneck shifts from code execution time to architecture.

Mastering PHP Containerization: A Production-Ready Docker Guide

Introduction # It is 2025. If you are still deploying PHP applications by FTP-ing files to a shared server or manually configuring systemd services on a VPS, it is time for a paradigm shift. The ecosystem has matured significantly. Modern PHP (8.2, 8.3, and beyond) is faster and more robust than ever, but it requires a runtime environment that matches its sophistication.