Scaling PHP
Applications

This two-part mini series details the process of making a website able to handle high amounts of traffic, specifically with code in PHP. PHP has a bit of a bad reputation on this front, but this series will walk you through a way to keep users happy by making your website fast-paced even with high traffic.

Series

Part One

Part one gives an overview of scaling PHP and walks you through the first step in the process: replacing Apache.

Introduction to Scaling PHP Applications – Part 1

November 18, 2013

Part Two

The second piece of this series dives into more advanced topics that demand consideration when moving a LAMP stack to a scaled architecture.

Introduction to Scaling PHP Applications – Part 2

November 25, 2013

About the Author

Zach Gardner

I am a HTML5/JavaScript Consultant for Keyhole Software in Kansas City. I help large enterprises with Single-Page Application architecture as well as consulting on full stack development. In my spare time, I read anything I can get my hands on when I'm not playing Dad to a 1-year-old girl, or playing husband to my wife.

Additional Resources

For continued learning about developing with PHP, we encourage you to take a look at our other resources on the subject, all written by Keyhole's expert team of consultants. For continued learning about any programming related topics, check out the Keyhole Development Blog, written by the Keyhole team.