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Laravel Tech Community
Laravel Tech Community
Feb 27, 2021 · Backend Development

HHVM 4.98 Release: New Features, Major Changes, and Upcoming Deprecations

HHVM 4.98 has been officially released, ending support for version 4.92 while continuing maintenance for 4.93‑4.97 and LTS releases, introducing minor typechecker improvements, new error detection for conflicting constants, and outlining future deprecations such as the inst_meth function and stricter string concatenation rules.

Backend DevelopmentRuntime ConfigurationTypechecker
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HHVM 4.98 Release: New Features, Major Changes, and Upcoming Deprecations
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21CTO
Sep 15, 2018 · Backend Development

Why HHVM Is Dropping PHP Support and What It Means for Developers

Facebook's HHVM team announced that version 3.30 will be the last to support PHP, outlining a timeline for dropping PHP, recommending migration to Hack or PHP 7, and detailing 2018‑19 open‑source plans to ease the transition and improve tooling.

BackendPHPRuntime
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Why HHVM Is Dropping PHP Support and What It Means for Developers
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21CTO
Sep 22, 2017 · Backend Development

Why Facebook’s HHVM Is Shifting from PHP 7 to Hack: The Backend Evolution

Facebook’s HHVM team announced that, due to major compatibility issues between PHP 7 and PHP 5, they will gradually abandon PHP support in favor of the Hack language, aiming for better performance, type safety, and a dedicated ecosystem while phasing out PHP 5 compatibility.

PHPhackhhvm
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Why Facebook’s HHVM Is Shifting from PHP 7 to Hack: The Backend Evolution
Tencent Cloud Developer
Tencent Cloud Developer
Feb 15, 2017 · Backend Development

PHP7 Upgrade Practice for QQ Member Activity Platform (AMS)

The QQ Member Activity Platform upgraded its legacy PHP 5.2/Apache 2.0 stack to PHP 7.0 with Apache 2.4 through staged migrations, extensive extension refactoring, and rigorous debugging, ultimately achieving roughly double the request‑handling performance and significant hardware cost savings while maintaining service stability.

ApacheBackend DevelopmentExtension Development
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PHP7 Upgrade Practice for QQ Member Activity Platform (AMS)
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21CTO
Nov 29, 2015 · Backend Development

How Box Slashed Latency by 60% with HHVM: A Deep Dive into PHP Migration

Box’s engineering team recounts how migrating its massive PHP codebase to Facebook’s HHVM cut server‑side latency to two‑fifths of the original, doubled front‑end capacity, and required extensive compatibility fixes, deployment redesign, and rigorous testing to achieve zero‑downtime production rollout.

BoxDeploymentPerformance Optimization
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How Box Slashed Latency by 60% with HHVM: A Deep Dive into PHP Migration
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21CTO
Nov 7, 2015 · Backend Development

PHP 7 vs HHVM: Which Backend Engine Delivers Faster Performance?

An in‑depth comparison of PHP 7 and Facebook’s HHVM examines their origins, compilation approaches, real‑world benchmark results on platforms like WordPress and Drupal, and adoption by companies such as Wikimedia and Etsy, helping developers decide which backend runtime best suits their web projects.

Backend DevelopmentPHPWeb Development
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PHP 7 vs HHVM: Which Backend Engine Delivers Faster Performance?
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21CTO
Oct 13, 2015 · Backend Development

PHP 7 vs HHVM: Which Runtime Delivers Faster Web Performance?

This article compares PHP 7 and HHVM, explaining their origins, how they parse and execute code, presenting benchmark results for WordPress and Drupal, listing companies that use HHVM, and discussing future prospects to help developers choose the best backend runtime.

BackendPHPWeb Development
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PHP 7 vs HHVM: Which Runtime Delivers Faster Web Performance?
Baidu Tech Salon
Baidu Tech Salon
Mar 19, 2014 · Backend Development

Understanding HHVM: Facebook's High-Performance PHP Virtual Machine and Its JIT Optimization

HHVM, Facebook’s high‑performance PHP virtual machine, uses a type‑driven tracelet JIT and custom bytecode to achieve up to nine‑fold speed gains, making runtime optimization the only practical solution for Facebook’s massive codebase while requiring careful compatibility testing, memory management, and Hack language support.

Backend DevelopmentFacebookJIT
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Understanding HHVM: Facebook's High-Performance PHP Virtual Machine and Its JIT Optimization