Posts in phpfarm

PHPFarm Episode 1: Getting started

So far, I merely described the raison d’être of phpfarm. In this new post, we’ll get things rolling by actually using it to build and install a single version of PHP.

Read more ...


PHPFarm Episode 0: A bit of history

Alright! In this new series of articles, we’re not going to collect vegetables. Instead, I’ll be focusing on phpfarm, a tool that allows several versions of PHP to co-exist.

In this first article, I’ll reminisce about the early days of PHP 5 and the reason projects like phpfarm were born in the first place.

Aside from that, I know the series on Composer isn’t finished yet. I have another entry in preparation but I can’t quite find the words to express my ideas on that topic right now. So, expect some interleaving between the two series in coming entries.

Read more ...