Steve Corona - Scaling PHP Apps [2015, PDF, EPUB, MOBI, ENG] + code

PrefaceHow this book came to be
How this book is designed
Who should read this book?
What you need for this book
What you'll learn
Why you need this book
[*]Rule Numero UnoDitching the LAMP StackWhat's wrong with LAMP?
[*]The Scalable StackDNS: Why you need to careDNS Load Distribution
[*]DNS ResolutionLoad Balancing with HAProxyHAProxy
Choosing the best hardware
Automatic failover with keepalived
Tuning linux for a network heavy load
[*]Issues at scaleApp Server: Horizontal Scaling with Nginx and PHP-FPMChoosing the right version of PHP
Nginx and PHP-FPM
Choosing the best hardware for your application server
Using a PHP Opcode cache
Tuning Linux for PHP
[*]Scaling session handlingDatabase Server: Ultimate MySQL Tuning GuideGetting NoSQL Performance out of MySQL
Dealing with libmysql's inability to set timeouts
Tuning your MySQL Configuration
Tuning Linux for an intensive database
Load balancing MySQL Slaves
Accepting the Master as a SPOF
Understanding issues with NUMA
Choosing the best hardware
Online Schema Changes
[*]Further TopicsCache Server: Using RedisChoosing between Redis, Memcached, and APC
Redis Commands
The importance of Atomic Operations
Performance Limitations of Redis
Installing Redis from Dotdeb
Installing the phpredis C extension
Tuning Redis for Performance
Scaling Redis to Multiple Servers
"The Dogpile"
Russian Doll Caching
Redis Bitmaps
[*]Redis Notification FeedsWorker Server: Asynchronous Resque WorkersWhy use Queues?
Getting started with Resque and php-resque
Writing a Resque Job
Alternatives to Resque
[*]Things you should put in a queueCoding and Debugging at ScaleScaling your code
Capistrano for code deployment
[*]Live Debugging PHP with straceParting AdviceWant to upgrade?
Sending Feedback and Testimonials
In too deep? Need help ASAP?
Updates?
[*]About the AuthorCase Study: Horizontally scaling user uploads
Case Study: How DNS took down Twitpic down for 4 hours
Case Study: Scaling MySQL Vertically (10 to 3 MySQL Servers w/ SSDs)
[*]Case Study: Hot MySQL Backups w/ PerconaMoving from mysqldump to Percona XtraBackupCase Study: Async APIs w/ Kestrel saved my butt
Case Study: The missing guide to MemcachedChoosing Memcached over Redis?
Installing Memcached
Hooking up PHP to Memcached
Protocols
Compression and Serialization
Server Pools
Atomic Counters
Avoiding the Rat Race: CAS Tokens
Watch out for timeouts
Using Memcached for Sessions
Debugging Memcached from Telnet
My Memcached Setup
[*]Further Reading and ToolsCase Study: HTTP Caching and the Nginx Fastcgi CacheCaching Static Assets
[*]Caching ProxyCase Study: CakePHP Framework CachingCakePHP, you devilish dessert
The life and death of a CakePHP request
If it smells like a race condition…
Busting the assumptions
Now what? I'm out of ideas
[*]The solution(s)Case Study: Optimizing image handling in PHPThe naive "PHP Tutorial" way
ImageMagick vs GraphicsMagick
Allowing Large File Uploads
Stripping EXIF Metadata
[*]AutorotationCase Study: Benchmarking and Load Testing Web ServicesSetting up a Test Environment
The famous ab (Apache Benchmark)
Siege, a more modern ab
Bees with machine guns
[*]Sysbench[*]Sponsors