February 24-26, 2027
Montreal, Canada
PHP Internals Deep Dive
In this talk we are going to dive deep into PHP's inner workings.
We will start by looking at how the language parser and scanner work, which convert scripts into an Abstract Syntax Tree. When then look at how PHP internal byte code is generated from this AST, and how the engine runs byte code.
We will start by looking at how the language parser and scanner work, which convert scripts into an Abstract Syntax Tree. When then look at how PHP internal byte code is generated from this AST, and how the engine runs byte code.
Derick Rethans
Derick Rethans is a PHP internals expert and author of Xdebug. He works as an independent contractor with the PHP Foundation to improve PHP, by contributing to the project in numerous forms, such as the Date/Time Extension, Xdebug, and managing its server set-up.
In his spare time, he likes to watch birds, hike, and photography.
