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I built the fastest PHP webserver in the world

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  1. mpalmer · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm confused why the copy you generated repeatedly boasts "no nginx, no Redis" as if those things don't exist independently of application servers for a reason, and as if building something that doesn't need these things (when deployed as a single instance) is particularly notable.

    "no Docker" - so what? Docker is a tool. Running containers on Linux has extremely low overhead. No idea what this is about.

    You didn't spend the effort to decorate the slop with your rationale for these choices, so I see no evidence that you built any of this.

    1. vachina · · focus · HN ↗
      PHP is stable enough to not need Docker.

      As in there’s very little ways to fuck up a PHP setup.

      You just turn it on and it runs.

      1. nilamo · · focus · HN ↗
        Docker isn't used because it helps run unstable programs.

        It's used because it combines the entire environment so I know the app runs the same locally as it does when deployed, without needing to install or configure anything on the server.

        You just start the image and it runs.

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