Fabien Potencier discusses PHP performance optimization, focusing on using profilers (particularly Blackfire) to identify and fix performance bottlenecks. He explains that while PHP frameworks like Laravel and Symfony are often considered slow, the real performance issues usually stem from application code rather than the framework itself. The talk covers how to use profiling tools to measure performance metrics, set performance expectations through assertions, and integrate performance testing into development workflows.
A comprehensive talk on server administration and security for Laravel developers, covering essential concepts of server management, security best practices, and process supervision. The speaker discusses setting up secure user access, configuring firewalls, managing permissions, and understanding process supervision with systemd and supervisor.
This talk focuses on dependency management in PHP projects using Composer. The speaker discusses how Composer has evolved from a simple PHP package installer to a critical piece of infrastructure. He covers best practices for managing dependencies, handling updates safely, dealing with compatibility issues, and mitigating risks associated with third-party dependencies. The talk emphasizes the importance of proper version control, change management, and business considerations when dealing with dependencies.
Erika Heidi presents a comprehensive talk on deploying Laravel applications using Ansible. The talk covers Ansible fundamentals, setting up playbooks, working with group variables, and securing sensitive data with Ansible Vault. The presentation includes a live demo of deploying a Laravel travel list application to multiple servers simultaneously using Ansible automation.
This talk discusses the Laravel ecosystem and its focus on developer happiness from download to deploy. The speaker covers various Laravel tools and services like Homestead, Forge, and Envoyer while emphasizing how they simplify complex development tasks. The talk concludes by highlighting the importance of the Laravel community and recognizing key contributors beyond just the prominent members.
A talk about backup best practices and the Laravel Backup package. The speaker discusses the importance of not relying solely on hosting provider backups, demonstrates the Laravel Backup package's features including automated backups to multiple destinations, cleanup of old backups, and monitoring/notifications. He shares real-world backup horror stories and provides practical advice for implementing backup strategies in small teams without dedicated DevOps resources.
A comprehensive talk about Varnish HTTP cache server, covering its core functionality, configuration, and implementation. The speaker explains how Varnish works as a reverse proxy and HTTP accelerator, details its configuration language (VCL), and demonstrates how to handle caching, purging, and edge side includes (ESI). The talk includes practical examples of HTTP header manipulation, cache control, and debugging techniques.
The talk focuses on ChatOps - using chat bots for deployment automation and DevOps tasks. The speaker demonstrates how they implemented ChatOps at Namshi using Hubot and Slack, allowing developers to deploy applications and manage infrastructure through chat commands. The talk covers both the benefits of ChatOps (like improved transparency and easier deployments) and practical implementation details, including authentication and integration with existing deployment tools.
A comprehensive talk about scaling Laravel applications, focusing on resource management and infrastructure. The speaker discusses common scaling challenges, strategies for managing memory and CPU resources, caching best practices, and horizontal/vertical scaling approaches. The talk emphasizes the importance of monitoring, stateless applications, and proper infrastructure automation for successful scaling.
Alex Bilby presents a comprehensive overview of the 12-factor app methodology and how it applies to Laravel applications. He discusses best practices for deployment, configuration management, and scalability, emphasizing the importance of containerization with Docker, proper environment variable handling, and stateless application design. The talk combines theoretical concepts with practical examples from his experience as a DevOps consultant.
This talk covers setting up continuous deployment with Laravel and Jenkins, focusing on a minimal setup that automates the deployment process across different stages (staging, production). The speaker walks through installing and configuring Jenkins, setting up SSH keys, creating deployment jobs, and establishing automated build processes that trigger on git commits.
A talk about the evolution and challenges of software development, focusing on how developers and system administrators have lost their 'childhood innocence' through increasing complexity. The speaker uses the Equifax data breach as a case study to illustrate security failures and discusses how modern DevOps practices and tools can help restore simplicity to development workflows.
A comprehensive talk about using Docker for PHP/Laravel development, covering how to properly configure development environments using Docker containers. The speaker demonstrates how to set up Docker files, use Docker Compose for orchestration, and implement best practices for container development including caching strategies and security considerations.
A practical talk focused on Linux system administration and debugging tools for PHP developers. The speaker covers essential Linux concepts and demonstrates powerful troubleshooting techniques using tools like strace, lsof, and PHP-FPM access logs. The talk emphasizes understanding server-side debugging beyond just PHP code, including sessions, file locking, and I/O monitoring.
A security-focused talk by a CTO from Helsinki discussing practical hacking techniques and defensive strategies in Laravel applications. The speaker demonstrates SQL injection attacks using SQLmap, object injection vulnerabilities through PHP stream wrappers and serialization, and privilege escalation risks when running Laravel scheduler as root. The talk emphasizes the importance of proper validation, keeping software updated, and understanding security as an ongoing process rather than a one-time task.
The speaker demonstrates how to deploy and scale Laravel applications using Kubernetes, showing how it can help handle production deployments more smoothly and provide automatic scaling. Through a live demo, they show how to set up a basic Laravel deployment with nginx, FPM, and auto-scaling capabilities in just a few minutes using Kubernetes configuration files, emphasizing that no application code changes are needed.
A talk focused on secrets management and security in web applications, particularly emphasizing the business impact of poor security practices. The speaker discusses the risks of storing credentials in clear text, the costs of data breaches, and presents HashiCorp Vault and AWS Secrets Manager as solutions for secure secrets management.
Erika Heidi presents a comprehensive talk on deploying Laravel applications using Ansible. The talk covers Ansible fundamentals, setting up playbooks, working with group variables, and securing sensitive data with Ansible Vault. The presentation includes a live demo of deploying a Laravel travel list application to multiple servers simultaneously using Ansible automation.
Kevin Dunglas introduces FrankenPHP, a modern PHP application server that replaces traditional PHP-FPM/Apache setups. He explains how FrankenPHP simplifies deployment, improves performance through Laravel Octane integration, and offers features like HTTP/3 support and built-in Mercure for real-time capabilities. The talk covers both basic usage and advanced features like packaging PHP applications as standalone binaries.
Kevin Dunglas introduces FrankenPHP, a modern PHP application server that replaces traditional PHP-FPM/Apache setups. He explains how FrankenPHP simplifies deployment, improves performance through Laravel Octane integration, and offers features like HTTP/3 support and built-in Mercure for real-time capabilities. The talk covers both basic usage and advanced features like packaging PHP applications as standalone binaries.
A comprehensive talk about the importance of application logging in Laravel and general software development. The speaker discusses why logs are critical for debugging and monitoring applications, best practices for implementing logging, and demonstrates practical logging implementation using Laravel with services like Log Entries and Google Cloud Run.
Jess Archer presents Laravel Pulse, a new free and open-source performance monitoring and insights tool designed specifically for Laravel applications. The talk demonstrates Pulse's features including monitoring system stats, queues, cache usage, slow queries, and exceptions. She shows how to customize the dashboard, configure sampling rates, and create custom cards while emphasizing Pulse's low overhead and production-readiness.
Greg, the director of Technology at IC plant, discusses seven key habits that create high-performing software development teams. He explains how teams can maximize value delivery while minimizing toil through practices like working in small steps, maintaining zero bugs, continuous deployment, simple solutions, pair programming, and fostering a learning culture. The talk includes data from Google's DORA report showing how high-performing teams significantly outperform others in deployment frequency, lead time, and incident recovery.
Sam, a CTO at Custom D, discusses the evolution of deployment practices and how to achieve high DevOps maturity. He explains how organizations can move from monthly deployments with high failure rates to continuous deployment with minimal risk through incremental improvements, automation, and feature flags. The talk covers practical strategies for implementing modern deployment practices, including handling legacy code bases and getting organizational buy-in.