Perforce's 2026 PHP Landscape Report Highlights a Growing Skills Gap with PHP
PHP continues to be a popular open source language for web applications and APIs, but fewer early-stage developers have PHP knowledge.
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Fine-Tune Your OPcache Configuration to Avoid Caching Surprises
Learn more about one of the most important levers for optimal PHP performance. OPcache provides support for byte-code caching of PHP scripts. For a dynamic language such as PHP, a byte-code cache can increase the performance significantly because it guarantees a script is compiled only once. OPcache has been bundled with PHP as a loadable extension since PHP 5.5. Starting with PHP 8.5 OPcache is an integral part of PHP and always installed, but not necessarily always enabled.
The Costs of Lost PHP Documentation
Discover the hidden costs of poor documentation and divergent patterns in PHP development. In this video, we explore the importance of thorough PHP documentation and how following PHP best practices can prevent knowledge gaps, reduce rework, and streamline modernization efforts. Don't let tribal knowledge hold your projects back.
PHP Tips for Continuing Business During Modernization
Modernizing enterprise PHP applications can be tricky without the right approach. In this video, we share essential PHP tips and PHP best practices to ensure smooth business continuation during modernization. Learn how to balance legacy support, avoid understaffed teams, and hit your milestones without stumbling into unexpected expenses.
How Managing Time as a Web Developer Can Save PHP Upgrade
Balancing modernization and legacy code can be a challenge for web developers. In this video, we dive into managing time as a web developer during an enterprise PHP upgrade, exploring the hidden time costs of refactoring, training, and debugging. Learn how to navigate these challenges while maintaining team velocity and tackling cognitive load.
Zend Server vs The Enterprise Web Platform
Zend Server is approaching end of life — so what’s the best path forward for PHP teams? In this video, get clear Zend Server info as we compare Zend Server PHP features with the new Enterprise Web Platform and explain why it’s the safest migration option for modern, enterprise PHP applications.
Tideways 2026.1 Release
We’re rolling out a new wave of improvements across Tideways in our first Release of 2026, focusing on deeper visibility, smarter automation, and broader ecosystem support. From automatic tracepoints for selected transactions and improved exception workflows to enhanced FrankenPHP worker-mode instrumentation, these features continue to reduce manual effort while increasing observability.
Dodge the thundering herd with file-based OPcache
In the blog post about Fine-Tuning OPcache Configuration I mentioned the thundering herd problem that affects OPcache during cache restarts. When OPcache is restarted, either automatically or manually, all current users will attempt to regenerate the cache entries. Under load this can lead to a burst in CPU usage and significantly slower requests.
Performance Benchmark Report second half of 2025 for Shopware 6
How does your Shopware 6 store’s PHP backend performance compare to other operators of Shopware in general? To answer this question, we have aggregated and anonymized performance data from over 200 Shopware 6 stores over the second half of 2025 and computed benchmark numbers to compare to for the most important page types: Product details, Category, Search, and Homepage. We previously made these benchmarks for 2025 Q1, and 2025 Q2. Going forward, these will be published every 6 months.
What You Need to Know About PHP Certifications
In this video, Adam Culp, Manager of Professional Services at Perforce Zend, explains why validating your skills via a PHP certification can be an essential investment for modern developers and organizations. Earning a PHP certification (such as the Zend PHP Certification) can help ensure that you and your team are aligned with industry standards and capable of delivering reliable, high-quality code. The exam covers critical topics through PHP 8.4, including object-oriented programming, security, and error handling.