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Where can I learn about PHP internals?

Asked 2010-12-08T16:23:54.240
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What are good resources to start learning the internals of PHP and the Zend Engine?

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The PHP Manual has a (sadly mostly empty) chapter on PHP internals.

The main development mailing list is internals@lists.php.net. You can sign up via php.net and/or use Markmail to search the archives.

The git repository for PHP is located on git.php.net, but there is also a mirror on GitHub.

For browsing the source code you should use the lxr.php.net cross reference tool.

The PHP wiki has a list of various resources on PHP development (blog posts, books, slides, etc).

In particular there is an (older) book by Sara Golemon: Extending and Embedding PHP.

A more current and ongoing effort is http://www.phpinternalsbook.com

If you have questions, you should try the #php.pecl room on efnet.


Also see this presentation by Sebastian Bergmann about Compiler Internals:

And make sure to check Nikic's blog. He's got a number of posts on how to read the source:

In addition to that, you can check the PHP Credits for individual c

answered 2010-12-08T16:27:38.940

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