HHVM vs PHP 7 Performance Showdown (WordPress, Nginx)

by Vikrant Datta  
HHVM vs PHP 7
What is HHVM? In case you have not heard about it till now, let me tell you a few things about it in brief, before we go into the HHVM vs PHP 7 tests HHVM is an abbreviation for HipHop Virtual Machine. It was created by Facebook in 2010, with the first public version released in 2011. The main reason behind its creation was to save the server resources and to provide a faster web experience. …

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Nginx vs. Apache, which is better for your WordPress site

by Vikrant Datta  
apachevsnginx What is Nginx and Apache   Nginx (Pronounced Engine-x) and Apache, both are open source web servers. The Apache web servers are the oldest ones around. They have been in use since 1995, whereas nginx came some where around 2002. Both the products are open-source and free but if you need support for nginx you will need to buy Nginx Plus version. Nginx was written primarily to address the C10K problem and some performance and scalability issues associated with Apache. …

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MariaDB vs MySQL : The DBMS war heats up

by Vikrant Datta  
MariaDB vs MySQL
Relationship database management has become a crucial component of the business workings of many multinationals around the world. They use it to store, manipulate, and retrieve data instantly and in enormously large amounts.   Two of the biggest relationship database management systems are MySQL and MariaDB. This article discusses what these two basically are, their pros and cons, and ultimately what should be chosen over the other. In this article we will cover all about MySQL Vs MariaDB, …

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