I Saw the Future, and Its Web Servers Were Written in PHP

Explore the future of PHP web servers in this conference talk from PHP UK Conference 2017. Delve into the limitations of PHP's current stateless execution model and learn about the potential for pure PHP web servers. Discover how PHP 7's engine changes have paved the way for event-based HTTP components and server implementations like ReactPHP, Icicle, Aerys, and PHP-PM. Examine the performance benefits of starting frameworks once and handling requests in a loop, especially for frameworks like Symfony. Compare PHP's evolving approach to web servers with solutions found in other programming languages. Gain insights into the exciting possibilities for new features previously impossible with external web servers, while considering the trade-offs and challenges that lie ahead in this transformative journey for PHP web development.