PSL — 2 Technical Articles

Mar 5, 2026 · Backend Development

Explore PSL 5.0: New Crypto, Binary, Network Stack & Performance Boosts for PHP 8.4+

PSL 5.0 (codenamed Crown) introduces ten new components—including a libsodium‑based crypto library, a binary Reader/Writer API, a fully rewritten network stack, and enhanced terminal UI—while delivering up to 100% performance gains and requiring PHP 8.4 or newer.

CryptoNetworkPHP

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Explore PSL 5.0: New Crypto, Binary, Network Stack & Performance Boosts for PHP 8.4+

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Aug 16, 2024 · Backend Development

Unlock Modern PHP Development with the PSL Standard Library

The article introduces azjezz/psl, a PHP Standard Library inspired by hhvm/hsl, explains its goals, features, Composer installation, integration with Psalm and PHPStan, and provides detailed code examples for async tasks, password handling, Unix socket communication, and TCP parallel networking.

ComposerPHPPSL

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Unlock Modern PHP Development with the PSL Standard Library

Explore PSL 5.0: New Crypto, Binary, Network Stack & Performance Boosts for PHP 8.4+

Unlock Modern PHP Development with the PSL Standard Library

Explore PSL 5.0: New Crypto, Binary, Network Stack & Performance Boosts for PHP 8.4+