Category Archives: Performance

Web performance webinar today

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Alan Seiden

Hope you can join me for “Web performance first aid,” a webcast for the COMMON user group. The webcast will be recorded and archived for future listenings as well. The webcast is for COMMON members, so anyone wanting to hear … Continue reading →

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Zend Framework DB2 adapter for IBM i

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Alan Seiden

I recently received a question about how to use DB2 with Zend Framework on IBM i. Thomas wrote: I would like to start with Zend Framework on i5 [IBM i] with Zend Server and ZF’s DB2 database adapter. I got … Continue reading →

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PHP performance tip: disable unused extensions with Zend Server

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Alan Seiden

Whenever I’m brought in to improve the performance of a PHP application, an easy change I make is to disable any PHP extensions that the application does not use. PHP extensions are code libraries written in C that add to … Continue reading →

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Maximize Zend Server PHP performance with Apache compression

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Alan Seiden

Faster web sites sell more products, create better user satisfaction, and even rank higher in Google searches. Try compression to boost the download speed of your Zend Server for IBM i pages. You can compress PHP output javascript, style sheets, and other text-based content. My tests show a speed improvement of 10-50%. Continue reading →

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