In the 2 previous tutorials, we saw how to install Apache on FreeBSD and how to get it to work with OpenSSL for encrypted connections. In this one, we'll install the uber popular server-side programming language PHP.

Start by booting up FreeBSD. Then the first thing you'll want to do …

As promised in a previous post I finally got around to running a very simple test that can be a good indicator of performance change.

I have compiled OpenSSL from port on both VirtualBoxes. Everything else is the same, including all options in VirtualBox.

Just to be clear though, this …