How to Run PHP Applications on Multiple Servers
In this episode, Benjamin and Matthew talk with Robert Douglass and Larry Garfield from Platform.sh about running PHP applications on multiple servers. Robert and Larry share a load of excellent advice that you can start using today in your PHP applications.
In this episode, Benjamin and Matthew talk with Robert Douglass and Larry Garfield from Platform.sh about running PHP applications on multiple servers. Robert and Larry share a load of excellent advice, including:
- Why you need to use Load Balancers (along with what they are and some of the key options)
- How PHP is exceptionally well suited to being deployed across multiple servers out of the box
- How you can start deploying your PHP apps on multiple servers today
- How to properly share files, data, cache, and sessions
- Why sticky sessions are, often, a bad idea
- How to handle workers and Cron jobs
- Plus loads load more!
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Guests: Robert Douglass and Larry Garfield.
Hosted By: Benjamin Eberlei and Matthew Setter.
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