PHP: Geocoding with MaxMind and nginx
How to use nginx’s GeoIP module and MaxMind databases to expose IP geolocation data to PHP while avoiding the performance costs of PHP-based lookups.
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PHP: How fast is HipHop PHP?
Benchmarks HipHop PHP against Zend PHP, showing HHVM’s gains after replacing slow str_getcsv and array_map implementations with simpler operations.
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A step-by-step guide to installing HipHop PHP on 64-bit Ubuntu, including dependencies, libevent and libunwind builds, compilation, and startup.
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An analysis of PHP’s continued popularity through WordPress, Drupal, Symfony, Doctrine, and Zend, while examining language flaws and stalled core evolution.
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How to override a form’s native submit() method to capture and process its fields before allowing third-party widgets to submit the form.
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