How to install the Gearman PHP extension on Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 LTS for PHP 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4. Two install paths (apt and PECL), php.ini wiring, gearmand service setup, a working client/worker test, and when Gearman still makes sense vs Redis, RabbitMQ, and SQS.
Increase the PHP memory_limit via php.ini, .htaccess, ini_set(), the -d CLI flag, PHP-FPM pool config, or wp-config.php. Covers the modern PHP 8 defaults, the OPcache caveat, and the Composer/PHPUnit/WordPress out-of-memory patterns.
Drop empty, null, or false values from a PHP array with array_filter and the right callback. Includes the '0 gets removed' gotcha, the array_values re-index pattern, multidimensional cleanup, and a performance comparison.