PHP Internals: The Zend Engine and C Extensions: A Comprehensive Guide to Zend Engine, Learn C Extension Development, and Optimize Your PHP Applicatio

By PhiQuill Publishing

You'll learn

Understand PHP's core internals: Learn the "how" and "why" behind PHP, going beyond basic scripting.Boost your skills: Gain expertise in performance optimization, advanced debugging, and the ability to contribute to the PHP core or build powerful C extensions.Set up your environment: Compile PHP from source and master essential tools like GDB for internal development.Explore the PHP Request Lifecycle: Discover how PHP interacts with various SAPIs (FPM, Apache, CLI) and dive into key stages like MINIT, RINIT, and RSHUTDOWN.Master the Zend Engine architecture: Get an in-depth look at its components: Lexer, Parser, Compiler, Executor (Zend VM), and Memory Manager.Trace code execution: Understand how PHP code is broken into tokens, transformed into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST), compiled into Opcodes, and executed by the Zend VM.Leverage OPcache: Learn how it optimizes performance by reusing opcodes.Deep dive into memory management: Understand the Zend Memory Manager (ZMM), memory allocation types, and PHP's Garbage Collection (GC), including how to identify memory leaks.Work with ZVALs: Master PHP's universal data container and how all data types (scalars, arrays, objects) are represented internally, including reference counting and Copy-on-Write (COW).Explore core data structures: Get to grips with zend_string, HashTable (for arrays), and zend_object (for objects).Develop PHP extensions in C: Learn the fundamentals, including the extension anatomy and lifecycle functions.Build your first extension: Define C functions for PHP, handle argument parsing, and return values.Implement advanced extension techniques: Work with arrays, define classes/objects, manage resources, and handle INI settings and exceptions.Ensure thread safety: Understand TSRM and how to write robust, thread-safe extensions.Interface with external C libraries: Link and integrate third-party libraries into your extensions.Debug and profile extensions: Use powerful tools like GDB and Valgrind to optimize your C code.Analyze the PHP Standard Library: Dissect core PHP function implementations to understand best practices.Optimize extension performance: Learn strategies for writing efficient C code and understand the impact of JIT Compilation.Contribute to PHP core: Discover the RFC process, coding standards, Git workflow, and how to get involved in the community.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FD8C16BM
• ISBN13: 9798288045400
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"