Tutorial

Mastering Search: Building a Robust Engine with PHP and Elasticsearch

22 November 2025·1600 words·8 mins

Backend Development Database System Architecture Php Elasticsearch Docker Search-Engine Performance Backend Tutorial

Let’s be honest: in 2025, users have zero patience for slow search bars. If your application takes three seconds to return a result—or worse, returns irrelevant results because of a typo—you are losing engagement.

Building a Scalable Real-Time Chat App with PHP and WebSockets

13 October 2025·1754 words·9 mins

Web Development Php Websockets Ratchet Real-Time Async-Programming Tutorial

For years, the standard PHP request-response lifecycle (the “share-nothing” architecture) has served us well. However, as modern web applications demand instantaneous feedback—think live notifications, collaborative editing, and chat apps—the traditional HTTP model struggles.

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