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Tideways 2026.2 Release

Tideways 2026.2 Release

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Tideways 2026.2 Release

Understanding complex request traces is one of the hardest parts of performance analysis. In this Release, we focused on making this significantly easier in Tideways. The Timeline has been redesigned to provide a clearer view of how requests are executed, with new layout modes, improved navigation, and a more consistent span model. These changes help […]
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Ten years of Tideways! Thank you for being part of the journey.

10 years ago, Benjamin founded Tideways with a clear goal: support PHP developers and help build faster, more reliable websites. Since then, more than 2,000 customers have used Tideways to gain better visibility into their PHP applications. Seeing that web applications are slow without understanding why sparked an idea for Benjamin, that ultimately led to […]

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An Introduction to PHP-FPM Tuning

An Introduction to PHP-FPM Tuning

PHP Performance | Tech

An Introduction to PHP-FPM Tuning

PHP-FPM (or Fast Process Manager) offers several advantages over mod_php, with two of the most notable being that it is more flexible to configure and currently the preferred mode of running PHP by many in the community. However, if you’re using your package manager’s default configuration settings, then you’re likely not getting the most out of it.
Four Logging Best Practices for Production Applications

Four Logging Best Practices for Production Applications

PHP Performance | Tech

Four Logging Best Practices for Production Applications

Logging is an essential part of just about any PHP-based application; whether in a script or a larger application. However, how little is too little and how much is too much to log?
PHP & Shared Nothing Architecture: The Benefits and Downsides

PHP & Shared Nothing Architecture: The Benefits and Downsides

PHP Performance | Tech

PHP & Shared Nothing Architecture: The Benefits and Downsides

There are several ways (architectures) in which applications can work, with the most notable being:
Tideways sponsoring Unconference at the PHP Benelux 2020
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Tideways sponsoring Unconference at the PHP Benelux 2020

At the end of the week one of our favorite PHP conferences is opening its doors – the PHP Benelux.
Reliable Integration with Third-Party APIs in PHP

Reliable Integration with Third-Party APIs in PHP

PHP Performance | Tech

Reliable Integration with Third-Party APIs in PHP

It’s a fact of modern software development that aspects of our applications interact with third-party APIs. This could be for any number of reasons, with some common ones being payment processing, telecommunications, logging, and data analysis.
PHP Timeouts, Retries and Limits

PHP Timeouts, Retries and Limits

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PHP Timeouts, Retries and Limits

We have blogged about timeouts, retries and limits before in these three blog posts:
THANK YOU FOR 2019

THANK YOU FOR 2019

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THANK YOU FOR 2019

A heartfelt “thank you” to you, dear customers, partners and friends! You made 2019 a very special year for us with lots of great talks, cooperations and especially ideas and inspirations.
Four Key Considerations When Running PHP Applications On Multiple Servers

Four Key Considerations When Running PHP Applications On Multiple Servers

PHP Performance | Tech

Four Key Considerations When Running PHP Applications On Multiple Servers

Building and deploying PHP applications on one server is a, relatively, straightforward process. However, what about deploying a PHP application across multiple servers? In this article, I’m going to discuss four key considerations to bear in mind when deploying PHP applications when doing so.
5 Ways to Increase PHP Performance

5 Ways to Increase PHP Performance

PHP Performance | Tech

5 Ways to Increase PHP Performance

Out of the proverbial, box, PHP provides decent performance. However, there are several things that we, as PHP developers and systems administrators, can do to increase its performance even further; sometimes for almost no effort.