Achieving optimal performance and reliability requires more than monitoring — it demands observability. Discover how metrics, logging, tracing, and continuous profiling empower you to understand, debug, and optimize your application at every level. We'll explore each pillar and demonstrate how to instrument your PHP application for actionable insights. Real-world examples will leave you equipped to make your PHP applications observable, resilient, and performant.

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Paul Conroy at 13:38 on 20 Feb 2026

"Profiling doesn't show you what you wanted your code to do, but shows what it's actually doing".
Very enjoyable talk - really informative while also being funny and engaging.

Dmitri at 13:29 on 21 Feb 2026

I really loved the structure of the entire talk that centred around one particular issue, and showcased different tools to get to the root cause. The performance issue that the talk was centreded around was not trivial and actually benefits from techniques used, which for me drove the points home.