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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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Improving XHProf Trace Analysis

Improving XHProf Trace Analysis

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Improving XHProf Trace Analysis

With several waves of beta testers using the Tideways, we already recieved a fair share of feedback, both positive and negative. One point of criticism was centered around the user interface, particularly unexpected page reloads and weird back-button behavior.
Efficient collection of profiling data

Efficient collection of profiling data

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Efficient collection of profiling data

One of the first challenges when collecting profiling data from PHP requests regularly is the question of efficency. One central requirement we faced for the application performance monitoring is minimal overhead.
Introducing the Qafoo Profiler

Introducing the Qafoo Profiler

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Introducing the Qafoo Profiler

We are excited to welcome you to the first blog-post about the Qafoo Profiler, a tool for PHP application performance and profiling.