Jan 4, 2019Things to consider when scaling your PHP web app from one web server to two (or more)There are many benefits to moving from a single web server to having 2 or more of them. First off your app won’t die when dealing with a failure on that server, commonly known as removing a single point of failure. …Web Development5 min read
Published in eMAG TechLabs·Jul 30, 2018Announcing Bucharest PHP MeetupHow did we start? While reviewing the developer communities around PHP in the Bucharest area, I noticed that there are a couple of active meetups on specific PHP topics (like Symphony or Drupal), which are great, but not one that covers a larger spectrum of PHP topics. After all, being…PHP2 min read
Published in eMAG TechLabs·Dec 11, 2017Parallel processing challenges when using message queues in PHP applicationsMessage queues are an easy way to handle many performance issues in web apps. For example, you might have a frontend app that takes orders in an e-commerce store but the order processing process might be slow and you don’t want to hog the whole system. An easy fix is…Programming7 min read
