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Latest version of PHP released

Version 5.1.0 boasts performance improvements, and makes the PHP Data Objects extension enabled by default. Read more »

ZNF brings MVC to PHP

The open source project provides PHP developers with a way to separate out logic from presentation using the Model 2 pattern. Read more »

Simplify your life with PEAR classes

Most PHP Web developers have heard of PEAR, the PHP Extension and Application Repository, but very few of them actually use it on a regular basis. Here are 10 reasons to get started today. Read more »

PHP-based content management programs under threat

Popular free and open source blogging, wiki and content management programs face a security threat in the way PHP programs handle XML commands. Read more »

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Powerful Web Services with PHP and SOAP

We show you how to take your Web applications to the next level with SOAP, the "powerhouse of Web services", building high-end Web services with pure PHP. Read more »

Get the correct time by converting between time zones with PHP and PEAR

PHP comes with an extensive catalog of date and time functions, however, a quicker alternative is to use the PEAR Date class, which comes with built-in support for time zones and is, by far, the simplest way to perform date conversions. Read more »

Build your own RSS client with PHP

Learn how to use the PEAR XML_RSS package to build a simple RSS client that integrates news headlines from multiple RSS feeds into a single Web page Read more »

Cache PHP scripts with APC module

Learn how to boost your server performance by using APC to cache PHP scripts. Read more »

Control your scripts with command-line PHP

This document will introduce you to PHP's command-line interface (CLI), showing you how to interact with PHP programs at the command prompt. Read more »

The LAMP development toolkit

Need to dust up your Linux, Apache, PHP, Perl, Python, and MySQL (LAMP) software stack skills? Our LAMP development toolkit is just what you need. Read more »

Implementing PEAR's DB package

In this article we highlight what is one of the more important packages of PEAR: the DB package. Read more »

Jump into LAMP development with XAMPP

Want to get a LAMP development effort fired up without the hassles of configuring everything from scratch? XAMPP makes it a breeze. Read more »

A tour of the PHP.INI configuration file, part 1

The php.ini configuration file lets you alter many aspects of PHP's behaviour, including setting file paths and directories, changing session and database parameters, and activating extensions. Read more »

Generating API docs automatically with phpDocumentor

Hate writing documentation? We'll show you how to mark up your scripts, and generate a class tree and method/property information from your code. Read more »

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