Eliminate the guesswork involved in writing and deploying a cloud application. This
step-by-step guide uses PHP to minimize the complexity of the code and setup but the tools and
techniques can be applied on any platform using any language. Everything that you need to
jumpstart your application on the cloud is right here. Clear diagrams step-by-step
configuration information and complete code listings tell you everything you need to get off
the ground and start developing your cloud application today. This book introduces several
cloud architectures and technologies that will help you accelerate your application in the
cloud. Chapters cover load-balanced clusters database replication caching configuration
content delivery networks infinite-scale file storage and cloud system administration. Cloud
computing has dramatically changed the landscape of web hosting. Instead of spending weeks
negotiating contracts for servers new servers can be deployed with the push of a button and
your application can be resized almost instantly to meet today's needs. No matter what size of
web application you are developing you can benefit from modern cloud servers and this is the
guide to tell you how. What You'll Learn Use the cloud and its various platforms with Docker
management tools Build a simple PHP-based scalable web application Create a basic cloud cluster
Work with Amazon and Google Cloud Platform in your PHP web application development Who This
Book Is For Developers who have some prior programming experience including PHP and who are
new to building applications
