How to optimize website performance: Experiences and lessons learned from using the Minify library

Version management has always been a difficult issue during development, especially when dealing with package dependencies. Recently, I encountered a problem with version control in my project: I need to accurately manage and compare version information of different packages to ensure that the project can depend on and upgrade correctly. I tried several methods, but the results were not satisfactory. Eventually, I found the library phar-io/version, which solved my problem perfectly.

When developing a project, I often need to use some features of new versions of PHP, but sometimes I have to use lower versions of PHP due to limitations of the server environment. This causes me to be unable to use some new features, such as json_validate and Override introduced in PHP8.3, etc. To solve this problem, I found Symfony's polyfill-php83 library, which allows me to use these new features in lower versions of PHP.

When developing a PHP project, counting the number of lines of code is a common requirement, especially when evaluating project size or performing code reviews. However, manual statistics are not only time-consuming and error-prone. Recently, I encountered this requirement in my project. After trying multiple methods, I finally installed the sebastian/lines-of-code library through Composer, which easily solved this problem.

When developing PHP projects, you often encounter the problem that some functions or methods have been executed for too long, causing program timeout. I've tried multiple solutions, but the results are not satisfactory until I discovered the phpunit/php-invoker library. This library completely solved my problem by setting the timeout time to call the executable function.

I encountered a tricky problem when developing a file processing system: how to accurately detect the MIME type of a file. Initially, I tried using PHP's built-in functions mime_content_type() and finfo classes, but found that these methods were not stable enough when processing certain special files, causing the system to misjudgment the file type, affecting the user experience. After some exploration, I found the library league/mime-type-detection which brought the perfect solution to my project.

In project development, I encountered a common but difficult problem: how to efficiently manage and manipulate collection data. I have tried multiple methods, but I always feel that it is not flexible and efficient enough when dealing with complex data structures. Later, I discovered the ramsey/collection library, which completely changed my development experience.

I encountered a tricky problem when developing a WordPress project: how to effectively manage the updates and installation of WordPress core files. Traditional methods require manual download and replacement of files, which is not only time-consuming but also error-prone. After some research, I discovered the Composer plugin roots/wordpress-core-installer, which greatly simplified my workflow.

In team development, preventing sensitive information such as passwords from leaking to the version control system is an important issue. I once encountered this problem in a project: a team member accidentally submitted the database password to a Git repository, causing a security risk. To solve this problem, I used the captainhook/secrets library, which integrates easily through Composer, successfully detects and prevents the leakage of sensitive information.