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Hunting a 0.18% Bug: Redis Lock Expiration in Crunz
Fix sporadic LockConflictedException in Crunz with Symfony Lock. Learn why Redis locks fail 0.18% of the time — and the 3-line patch that stops it.
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For devs who read man pages... sometimes.
PHP
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PHP: The Cockroach of Programming Languages (And Why That's a Compliment)
After 24 years of PHP development, I've heard every prediction about its death. Here's why those predictions keep failing, and what critics actually get right.
Symfony
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Laravel vs Symfony 2025: When to Use Which
An honest, pragmatic comparison of Laravel and Symfony in 2025. Market data, philosophy, performance benchmarks, and a decision framework to help you choose the right PHP framework for your project.
Symfony AssetMapper: Goodbye Webpack, Hello Simplicity
Gotenberg Bundle: The PDF Solution That Actually Works
Symfony 8.0: November Release Delivers Massive Performance Improvements
Redis Session Locking Pitfalls in Symfony: Why Your Users Get Random Logouts
Symfony Session Handlers: Redis vs Memcached vs Database vs Files
DevOps
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Setting Up HP iLO Hardware Monitoring with OMD Labs
A practical guide to setting up HP ProLiant hardware monitoring via iLO4 SNMP in OMD Labs with Naemon and PNP4Nagios. Including all the pitfalls and their solutions.
Tools
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Meet Doppar: Laravel's Leaner, Faster Cousin
A deep dive into Doppar — the high-performance PHP framework with native WebSockets, zero-dependency ORM, and 7x faster throughput than typical frameworks. Compared with Laravel and Symfony.
Troubleshooting
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Spooky Action at a Distance: When Fixing Your Proxy Breaks Your Application
How a Caddy reverse proxy fix revealed a bug that had been hiding in our codebase for months. A detective story about assumptions, timelines, and the dangers of 'it works on my machine'.
