PHP Optimization and Scalability – Slides and Source
I gave a talk for the San Jose PHP meetup last night on PHP scalability and optimization. Everything from good code (and bad code) to infrastructure (including Cloud Hosting with Aptana) was covered....
View ArticleAptana PHP 1.0 Released – Free PHP IDE
Aptana (yes, this is a shameless plug) released version 1.0 of its PHP support yesterday, and it is something that you should definitely check out. Prior to working at Aptana, I was an avid user of...
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Dynamically Add Functions to PHP Classes
I’m in the process of working on the new version of my PHP Thumbnailer class, and came across a couple of interesting challenges. I’ve gotten a lot of great suggestions for features, and have wanted...
View ArticleWorking With the Aptana PHP Editor
I recently created a screencast for Aptana’s PHP Editor, and thought I would share it. I’m also posting this since we recently relaunched our screencast site, http://tv.aptana.com. It’s actually really...
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Create a REST API with PHP
One of the latest (sort of) crazes sweeping the net is APIs, more specifically those that leverage REST. It’s really no surprise either, as consuming REST APIs is so incredibly easy… in any language....
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Making RESTful Requests in PHP
APIs have become a very commonplace part of many popular web sites and services… especially REST APIs. I’ve already discussed how you can roll your own REST API for your PHP apps, but I’ve also...
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PHP Thumb 3.0 Released
Well, it’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally managed to get the next release of my PHP Thumbnailer library completed! I’m also happy to announce that the project finally has its own website:...
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The Importance of Cloud Computing for PHP Developers
You may (or may not) have noticed that there’s A LOT of talk about cloud computing these days. The problem with all this chatter is that it’s incredibly hard to follow. There seems to be a wealth of...
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Recompiling PHP 5.3 On Snow Leopard With Freetype Support
OK, so this article probably doesn’t have a ton of mass appeal, but since upgrading to Snow Leopard I’ve run into a major issue with the way PHP is compiled in this distribution. Overall, I’m...
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More On Cloud Computing For PHP Developers
A while back, I wrote an article on the importance of cloud computing. A few people posted some good comments and feedback, but last night I got such a long and well thought out comment that I thought...
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