⚡ TuskLang PHP Performance Optimization Guide

"We don't bow to any king" - PHP Edition

Master TuskLang's performance optimization features in PHP! This guide covers caching strategies, query optimization, memory management, and performance patterns that will make your applications lightning-fast while maintaining TuskLang's revolutionary capabilities.

🎯 Performance Overview

TuskLang provides sophisticated performance optimization features that transform your configuration from a potential bottleneck into a high-performance engine. This guide shows you how to achieve enterprise-grade performance while maintaining TuskLang's power.

<?php
// config/performance-overview.tsk
[optimization_features]
intelligent_caching: @cache("5m", @query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users"))
query_optimization: @query.optimized("SELECT * FROM users WHERE active = 1")
memory_management: @memory.optimize(@request.data_size)
connection_pooling: @db.pool(20, "postgresql")

🚀 Caching Strategies

Intelligent Caching

<?php
// config/intelligent-caching.tsk
[basic_caching]
Cache expensive operations
total_users: @cache("5m", @query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users"))
active_users: @cache("5m", @query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE active = 1"))
revenue: @cache("1h", @query("SELECT SUM(amount) FROM orders WHERE status = 'completed'"))
[adaptive_caching]
Adaptive cache TTL based on data volatility
user_profile: @cache.adaptive(@query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?", @request.user_id), {
    "volatility": "low",
    "access_frequency": "high",
    "base_ttl": "1h"
})
order_history: @cache.adaptive(@query("SELECT * FROM orders WHERE user_id = ?", @request.user_id), {
    "volatility": "medium",
    "access_frequency": "medium",
    "base_ttl": "30m"
})

Multi-Level Caching

<?php
// config/multi-level-caching.tsk
[level_1_memory]
L1: Memory cache (fastest)
session_data: @cache.memory("5m", @request.session_data)
user_preferences: @cache.memory("1h", @query("SELECT preferences FROM users WHERE id = ?", @request.user_id))
[level_2_redis]
L2: Redis cache (fast)
user_profile: @cache.redis("30m", @query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?", @request.user_id))
analytics_data: @cache.redis("1h", @query("SELECT * FROM analytics WHERE date = ?", @date.today()))
[level_3_database]
L3: Database cache (persistent)
static_content: @cache.database("24h", @file.read("static/content.json"))
configuration: @cache.database("1h", @file.read("config/app.tsk"))

Cache Invalidation

<?php
// config/cache-invalidation.tsk
[smart_invalidation]
Smart cache invalidation
user_cache_key: @cache.key("user:{$user_id}:profile")
user_cache_invalidation: @cache.invalidate("user:{$user_id}:*")
[event_driven_invalidation]
Event-driven cache invalidation
user_updated: @cache.invalidate_on_event("user_updated", "user:{$user_id}:*")
order_created: @cache.invalidate_on_event("order_created", "user:{$user_id}:orders")
analytics_updated: @cache.invalidate_on_event("analytics_updated", "analytics:*")

<?php
use TuskLang\TuskLang;
use TuskLang\Cache\MultiLevelCache;
use TuskLang\Cache\RedisCache;
use TuskLang\Cache\MemoryCache;
$parser = new TuskLang();
// Configure multi-level caching
$cache = new MultiLevelCache([
    'levels' => [
        new MemoryCache(['max_size' => '100MB']),
        new RedisCache([
            'host' => 'localhost',
            'port' => 6379,
            'db' => 0,
            'serializer' => 'igbinary'
        ])
    ],
    'write_through' => true,
    'read_through' => true
]);
$parser->setCacheBackend($cache);

🗄️ Query Optimization

Query Analysis and Optimization

<?php
// config/query-optimization.tsk
[optimized_queries]
Use optimized queries with proper indexing
active_users: @query.optimized("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE active = 1", {
    "index": "idx_users_active",
    "explain": true
})
user_orders: @query.optimized("""
    SELECT o.*, u.name as user_name 
    FROM orders o 
    JOIN users u ON o.user_id = u.id 
    WHERE o.user_id = ? AND o.created_at >= ?
""", {
    "indexes": ["idx_orders_user_id", "idx_orders_created_at"],
    "join_strategy": "hash_join"
})
[query_monitoring]
Monitor query performance
slow_queries: @query.monitor("slow_queries", {
    "threshold_ms": 1000,
    "log_slow": true,
    "explain_slow": true
})
query_stats: @query.stats({
    "track_execution_time": true,
    "track_memory_usage": true,
    "track_row_count": true
})

Query Batching

<?php
// config/query-batching.tsk
[batched_queries]
Batch related queries for efficiency
user_summary: @query.batch("""
    SELECT 
        u.id,
        u.name,
        u.email,
        COUNT(o.id) as order_count,
        SUM(o.amount) as total_spent,
        MAX(o.created_at) as last_order
    FROM users u
    LEFT JOIN orders o ON u.id = o.user_id
    WHERE u.id IN (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
    GROUP BY u.id, u.name, u.email
""", @request.user_ids)
[bulk_operations]
Bulk insert/update operations
bulk_insert_users: @query.bulk_insert("users", @request.users_data, {
    "batch_size": 1000,
    "on_conflict": "ignore"
})
bulk_update_orders: @query.bulk_update("orders", @request.orders_data, {
    "batch_size": 500,
    "where_column": "id"
})

Connection Pooling

<?php
// config/connection-pooling.tsk
[pool_configuration]
Database connection pooling
postgresql_pool: @db.pool({
    "min_connections": 5,
    "max_connections": 20,
    "connection_timeout": 30,
    "idle_timeout": 300,
    "max_lifetime": 3600
})
mysql_pool: @db.pool({
    "min_connections": 3,
    "max_connections": 15,
    "connection_timeout": 30,
    "idle_timeout": 300,
    "max_lifetime": 3600
})
[pool_monitoring]
Monitor connection pool health
pool_stats: @db.pool.stats({
    "active_connections": true,
    "idle_connections": true,
    "waiting_connections": true,
    "connection_errors": true
})

💾 Memory Management

Memory Optimization

<?php
// config/memory-optimization.tsk
[memory_management]
Memory usage optimization
memory_limit: @memory.limit("512M")
memory_usage: @memory.usage()
memory_peak: @memory.peak_usage()
memory_optimization: @memory.optimize(@request.data_size)
[garbage_collection]
Garbage collection optimization
gc_enabled: @gc.enable()
gc_collect_cycles: @gc.collect_cycles()
gc_mem_caches: @gc.mem_caches()
gc_disable: @gc.disable()

Data Structure Optimization

<?php
// config/data-structure-optimization.tsk
[optimized_structures]
Use memory-efficient data structures
user_list: @data.structure(@query("SELECT id, name FROM users"), {
    "type": "associative_array",
    "key_column": "id",
    "compress": true
})
large_dataset: @data.structure(@file.read("large_dataset.json"), {
    "type": "stream",
    "chunk_size": 1000,
    "lazy_loading": true
})
[memory_efficient_queries]
Memory-efficient query execution
streaming_query: @query.stream("SELECT * FROM large_table", {
    "chunk_size": 1000,
    "memory_limit": "100M"
})
cursor_query: @query.cursor("SELECT * FROM large_table", {
    "fetch_size": 100,
    "memory_efficient": true
})

🔄 Asynchronous Processing

Async Operations

<?php
// config/async-operations.tsk
[async_queries]
Asynchronous database queries
async_user_data: @query.async("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?", @request.user_id)
async_analytics: @query.async("SELECT * FROM analytics WHERE date = ?", @date.today())
[parallel_processing]
Parallel query execution
parallel_user_data: @query.parallel([
    "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?" => [@request.user_id],
    "SELECT * FROM orders WHERE user_id = ?" => [@request.user_id],
    "SELECT * FROM preferences WHERE user_id = ?" => [@request.user_id]
])
[background_jobs]
Background job processing
background_analytics: @job.queue("analytics_processing", {
    "data": @request.analytics_data,
    "priority": "low",
    "retry_attempts": 3
})

Event-Driven Processing

<?php
// config/event-driven-processing.tsk
[event_handlers]
Event-driven processing
user_registered: @event.handle("user_registered", {
    "actions": [
        "send_welcome_email",
        "create_user_profile",
        "initialize_preferences"
    ],
    "async": true
})
order_placed: @event.handle("order_placed", {
    "actions": [
        "update_inventory",
        "send_confirmation_email",
        "update_analytics"
    ],
    "async": true
})

📊 Performance Monitoring

Real-Time Metrics

<?php
// config/performance-monitoring.tsk
[real_time_metrics]
Real-time performance metrics
response_time: @metrics.histogram("app.response_time", @request.response_time)
memory_usage: @metrics.gauge("app.memory_usage", @memory.usage())
cache_hit_rate: @metrics.gauge("app.cache_hit_rate", @cache.hit_rate())
query_execution_time: @metrics.histogram("db.query_time", @query.execution_time())
[performance_alerts]
Performance alerting
high_memory_usage: @alert.performance("memory_usage", {
    "threshold": "80%",
    "duration": "5m",
    "notification": "email"
})
slow_queries: @alert.performance("query_time", {
    "threshold": "1000ms",
    "count": 10,
    "notification": "slack"
})

Performance Profiling

<?php
// config/performance-profiling.tsk
[profiling]
Performance profiling
profile_enabled: @if(@env("PROFILING_ENABLED", "false") == "true", true, false)
profile_sampling: @if(@env("PROFILING_SAMPLING", "0.1") > 0, true, false)
[profiling_data]
Profiling data collection
function_profiles: @profile.functions({
    "track_memory": true,
    "track_time": true,
    "track_calls": true
})
query_profiles: @profile.queries({
    "track_execution_plan": true,
    "track_parameters": true,
    "track_statistics": true
})

🎯 Optimization Patterns

Lazy Loading

<?php
// config/lazy-loading.tsk
[lazy_loading]
Lazy loading patterns
user_profile: @lazy.load(@query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?", @request.user_id), {
    "trigger": "user_profile_requested",
    "cache": true,
    "ttl": "1h"
})
user_orders: @lazy.load(@query("SELECT * FROM orders WHERE user_id = ?", @request.user_id), {
    "trigger": "user_orders_requested",
    "cache": true,
    "ttl": "30m"
})

Preloading

<?php
// config/preloading.tsk
[preloading]
Preload frequently accessed data
preload_user_data: @preload.data([
    "user_profile" => @query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?", @request.user_id),
    "user_preferences" => @query("SELECT * FROM preferences WHERE user_id = ?", @request.user_id),
    "user_permissions" => @query("SELECT * FROM permissions WHERE user_id = ?", @request.user_id)
], {
    "cache": true,
    "ttl": "1h"
})

Data Compression

<?php
// config/data-compression.tsk
[compression]
Data compression for large datasets
compressed_user_data: @compress.data(@query("SELECT * FROM users"), {
    "algorithm": "gzip",
    "level": 6,
    "cache": true
})
compressed_analytics: @compress.data(@file.read("analytics.json"), {
    "algorithm": "brotli",
    "level": 11,
    "cache": true
})

🔧 Performance Configuration

Environment-Specific Optimization

<?php
// config/environment-optimization.tsk
[production]
Production optimization settings
cache_enabled: true
query_optimization: true
connection_pooling: true
compression_enabled: true
profiling_enabled: false
[development]
Development optimization settings
cache_enabled: false
query_optimization: false
connection_pooling: false
compression_enabled: false
profiling_enabled: true
[staging]
Staging optimization settings
cache_enabled: true
query_optimization: true
connection_pooling: true
compression_enabled: true
profiling_enabled: true

Performance Tuning

<?php
// config/performance-tuning.tsk
[tuning_parameters]
Performance tuning parameters
max_memory_usage: @if(@env("APP_ENV") == "production", "1G", "512M")
max_execution_time: @if(@env("APP_ENV") == "production", 30, 300)
cache_ttl: @if(@env("APP_ENV") == "production", "1h", "5m")
query_timeout: @if(@env("APP_ENV") == "production", 10, 60)
[adaptive_tuning]
Adaptive performance tuning
adaptive_cache_ttl: @performance.adaptive_cache_ttl({
    "base_ttl": "1h",
    "access_frequency": "high",
    "data_volatility": "low"
})
adaptive_memory_limit: @performance.adaptive_memory_limit({
    "base_limit": "512M",
    "usage_pattern": "moderate",
    "available_memory": @system.available_memory()
})

📚 Best Practices

Performance Checklist

<?php
// config/performance-checklist.tsk
[checklist]
Performance checklist items
caching_enabled: @if(@env("CACHE_ENABLED", "true") == "true", true, false)
query_optimization_enabled: @if(@env("QUERY_OPTIMIZATION_ENABLED", "true") == "true", true, false)
connection_pooling_enabled: @if(@env("CONNECTION_POOLING_ENABLED", "true") == "true", true, false)
compression_enabled: @if(@env("COMPRESSION_ENABLED", "true") == "true", true, false)
profiling_enabled: @if(@env("PROFILING_ENABLED", "false") == "true", true, false)
[optimization_levels]
Optimization levels
basic_optimization: @if(@env("OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL", "basic") == "basic", true, false)
advanced_optimization: @if(@env("OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL", "basic") == "advanced", true, false)
expert_optimization: @if(@env("OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL", "basic") == "expert", true, false)

Performance Monitoring

<?php
// config/performance-monitoring.tsk
[monitoring]
Performance monitoring configuration
performance_metrics: @metrics.collect({
    "response_time": true,
    "memory_usage": true,
    "cache_hit_rate": true,
    "query_execution_time": true,
    "error_rate": true
})
performance_alerts: @alert.configure({
    "response_time_threshold": "1000ms",
    "memory_usage_threshold": "80%",
    "cache_hit_rate_threshold": "90%",
    "notification_channels": ["email", "slack"]
})

📚 Next Steps

Now that you've mastered TuskLang's performance optimization features in PHP, explore:

1. Advanced Caching Strategies - Implement sophisticated caching patterns 2. Query Optimization - Master database performance tuning 3. Memory Management - Optimize memory usage patterns 4. Asynchronous Processing - Build high-performance async systems 5. Performance Testing - Implement comprehensive performance testing

🆘 Need Help?

- Documentation: https://tuskt.sk/documents/php/performance - Examples: https://github.com/tusklang/php-examples - Community: https://community.tuskt.sk

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