PHPX 2.0 is a re‑engineered extension library that lets developers write C++ code using PHP‑style dynamic syntax, offering safe memory handling, operator overloading, var‑keyword typing, and seamless integration with Composer and CMake for building high‑performance PHP extensions.
This step‑by‑step guide shows how to install Zephir, set up its parser, configure the environment, create a simple extension skeleton, add a class, compile the extension, and verify it works within PHP.
This article introduces the php‑ext‑xlswriter C extension for PHP, outlines its features, shows how to install it (including Docker commands), compares its speed with PHPSpreadsheet and PHP_XLSXWriter, and provides complete sample code for generating large Excel files efficiently.
This tutorial walks you through creating a PHP7 extension from the ground up, covering code generation, config adjustments, function implementation, compilation, installation, and testing of a simple 'say' method that outputs "hello word".
