Horizontal Scaling of PHP Apps, Part 2
In part 1, we discussed the horizontal scaling of the application layer – scaling out servers to handle the PHP code concurrently via load balancers and other means. We covered sharing of local data,...
View ArticleGetting Started with Laravel on Nitrous.io
On February 12th, Nitrous.IO, the cloud development environment that lets you set up virtual boxes in a flash and use them from whichever platform through their Web IDE, finally added PHP support –...
View ArticleGoogleAppEngine 1.9.0. – PHP Updates
It’s been a while since I published my Getting Started with PHP on GAE Article, and the platform has been doing better than anyone had expected. The PHP feature request is still at the top of the NFR...
View ArticleAre You Guilty of Cloudwashing?
IT professionals and business owners can barely go a day without hearing about a new product claiming to leverage “the cloud” to help solve common problems. Unfortunately, the cloud computing industry...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Web App: How I Built RedditLater in Clojure
I made RedditLater last year to allow people to post to Reddit at some pre-scheduled time. It has a modest usage; a few hundred visitors per day, with some fraction of those scheduling posts. In this...
View ArticleCreating a Cloud Backend for Your iOS App Using Parse
It is a common requirement for apps to require a backend for data to be saved, shared with other users and synced between a user’s devices. Building this backend can require time, a different skill set...
View ArticleStop the Doomsaying: The Web is Just Getting Started
Part of the fun of being a Web Developer is the need to keep up with the industry. For me, that means a lot of time listening to podcasts, looking at Github repositories, and reading blogs. Sometimes...
View ArticleHow to Install Custom PHP Extensions on Heroku
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to install custom extensions on Heroku. Specifically, we’ll be installing Phalcon. Sign-up and Set up In order to use Heroku, you must sign up for a Heroku account....
View ArticleIBM’s Watson Developer Cloud
IBM made its debut in the artificial intelligence field several years ago with Watson, an artificial intelligence computer system that can answer questions posed in natural language. Watson now...
View ArticleGet 2TB of Cloud Backup for Life for $49
Between selfies, pictures of your cat, and every episode of Golden Girls, you could probably use a little extra storage space for your files. Why not get a lifetime of it? We've got a lifetime...
View ArticleGet 2TB of Cloud Backup for Life from SkyHub for $50
Shrugging and hoping for the best doesn’t count as a secure data storage solution. SkyHub cloud storage, on the other hand…well, we think the Wall Street Journal said it best when they called SkyHub...
View ArticleAdding the Dropbox API to an Android App
Document and file storage has been essential to computing devices since their inception. Traditionally storage was local, but the past years have seen an increasing move to storing in the cloud. Cloud...
View ArticleCloud Storage: Choosing Between Drobpox, Drive, S3 and Others
Whether it’s high throughput storage for your very successful app, archiving for your business and project files, or even easily integrated desktop services for sharing data, there’s a service targeted...
View ArticleLearn About Code Review in Bitbucket Cloud
This article was sponsored by Atlassian. Thank you for supporting the sponsors who make SitePoint possible. Objective Learn how to use pull requests for code review with Git by adding an inspirational...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Deploying PHP Apps in the Cloud
TL;DR: There is a popular mantra amongst developers that goes like this write, test and deploy. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to deploy your PHP apps to different cloud server platforms such as...
View ArticleCloud Hosting: the Pros and Cons
We've recently discussed two types of hosting service: Dedicated Servers You own/rent one or more servers at your hosts data centre for your sole use. Shared Servers You rent space and processing...
View ArticleA Comparison of Shared and Cloud Hosting, and How to Choose
Do you keep hearing about cloud hosting and wonder how it differs from a regular hosting plan? Perhaps you just built a new site and are wondering if you should give the cloud a try? Cloud hosting is...
View ArticleLet’s Compare: RunCloud vs Forge vs ServerPilot
When your website or web application has outgrown your shared hosting account, it is time to move it to the cloud, or into a virtual private server (VPS). Nowadays, VPS providers offer better value in...
View ArticleDeploy Fault Tolerant, Load Balanced Web Apps on Alibaba Cloud
This article was originally published on Alibaba Cloud. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. High Availability (HA), Fault Tolerance (FT), and Horizontal Scale Friendly...
View Article5 Steps to Installing WordPress with LEMP on Alibaba Cloud
This article was created in partnership with Alibaba Cloud. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) in...
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