PHP Extension 5.20.0 released

  • New Feature: The automated worker mode instrumentation now supports Magento’s task queue and cronjobs.
  • New Feature: Add the cached tag to pages returned from Magento’s page cache.
  • Improvement: Add automated service detection for WoltLab Suite’s ACP.
  • Improvement: Symfony Messenger transactions now include a span for each message handler.
  • Bugfix: Fix automated backend service detection for Magento.
  • Bugfix: Fix transaction detection for Magento if request is intercepted by a plugin.

About the author

Tim Düsterhus

I’m a Software Engineer at Tideways, where I work on the PHP extension. My focus is on helping developers gain accurate insights into the runtime behavior of their applications with minimal overhead.

I’m interested in PHP internals and regularly contribute performance improvements to the PHP engine. I enjoy working on problems where small changes can have a measurable impact on the performance and efficiency of PHP applications. Several of my performance optimizations have become part of PHP itself, helping improve the language for developers worldwide.