How Cloudflare Uses PHP

The 2025 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review highlights significant trends in internet traffic, the rise of AI, post-quantum encryption, and the increase in DDoS attacks.

Cloudflare has enhanced its network performance and security by rebuilding its core software components using Rust, achieving a median response time improvement of 10ms and a 25% performance boost.

The article discusses how Cloudflare is transitioning its architecture to utilize Cloudflare Workers, aiming to enhance the performance, robustness, and developer experience of its products.

Cloudflare has introduced WAF Attack Score Lite and Security Analytics for Business plan customers, expanding the capabilities of their Web Application Firewall (WAF).

The article discusses enhancements to Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall (WAF) that make it smarter by introducing a machine learning-based attack scoring system.

Cloudflare's R2 object storage service is now generally available, providing developers with a cost-effective solution for data storage without egress fees.

The article discusses how Envoy Media Group leverages Cloudflare's Bot Management and machine learning to enhance their digital marketing efforts.

This article discusses how to enhance the page experience of AMP pages by utilizing AMP Optimizer within Cloudflare Workers.

The article discusses the historical and ongoing issues surrounding password security, highlighting the weaknesses in password storage and user practices.

The article discusses the transition from using NGINX in Cloudflare's server architecture to a more customized solution.

Cloudflare is offering to reimburse meetup groups focused on web development, web security, devops, or tech ops for their pizza expenses.

The article introduces the new official PHP binding for the Cloudflare API, highlighting its availability via Packagist and the ease of installation through Composer.

The article discusses the importance of code reviews in improving code quality at Cloudflare, particularly through a case study involving a DNS server.