See how filter_var can greatly outperform a pretty common regular expression!
Use filter_var to Strip Out Non-Digit Characters
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Category: performance
Using Nintendo for Web Site Performance
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Even though the original Nintendo system is more than 2 decades old, it’s actually the source of inspiration for another way to increase web site performance! I’m getting ahead of myself, though. Let’s start with the problem. Every web site has external files that it needs in order to be presented properly. These files are…
Speed Up Your Application!
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So your PHP application is running slow… no… scratch that – slow still implies that it seems like your application is doing something after 45 seconds of loading. No, your application is a crippled duckling, dragging itself slowly towards the shoreline so it can end it all. What do you do??? Here are a few…
The One-Two Punch: Serialization and Databases
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Duct tape is a wonderful, versatile thing, as proven by hordes of people out there with everything from wallets and clothing made entirely of the sticky steel. But those duct tape wallets and shirts are also great examples of using something too much. The same concept applies to programming, and I see a lot of…