RoadRunner for Long-Running PHP
RoadRunner is a Go-based application server that hosts PHP workers. The framework boots once per worker; subsequent requests are served against the warm state.It is…
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FrankenPHP Is a Different Application Server
FrankenPHP is a Go binary that embeds the PHP interpreter and serves HTTP through Caddy. Worker mode keeps PHP processes warm — competing directly with…
Read article →Symfony Messenger for Background Jobs
Symfony Messenger abstracts message buses and transports. Drop in Redis, RabbitMQ, Doctrine, or SQS without changing message handlers.It is the right tool for retries, delayed…
Read article →Eloquent Eager Loading Patterns
The N+1 query is the silent killer of Laravel apps. with('relationship') eager-loads in one extra query; with('post.author') chains across hops.For 'select only what you need'…
Read article →Carbon vs DateTimeImmutable
Carbon wraps DateTime with a friendlier API: now()->addDays(5)->startOfMonth(). The catch is mutability — operations modify the instance.For new code, prefer CarbonImmutable …
Read article →theme.json Is the New functions.php (for Styles)
theme.json is the canonical place to configure block editor styles, settings, and tokens. Colour palettes, font sizes, layout sizes, and spacing units all live there.The…
Read article →Block Bindings API in WordPress 6.5+
The Block Bindings API connects block attributes to dynamic data sources — post meta, options, or any registered source. core/paragraph can read its content from…
Read article →Block Patterns vs Reusable Blocks
A block pattern is a template — inserting it copies the blocks into the document, and edits do not affect the pattern. A reusable block…
Read article →WP-CLI: Top Commands You Should Memorise
wp search-replace old new --dry-run is the safest way to move a site between domains. Always run with --dry-run first.wp db export takes a fast…
Read article →Custom REST Routes with Proper Permissions
Register routes with register_rest_route(). The permission_callback is required — set it to __return_true only when the route is genuinely public.For privileged operations, check c…
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