The Propel ORM

Alvaro Videla Godoy shares his insights into Propel, the well-known object persistence solution for PHP 5. Did you know the latest version can even manage database load balancing?—by Alvaro Videla Godoy

Using Mixins with PHP

While traditional OO inheritance allows using one class as a building block for another, a newer technique exists that allows you to pull several smaller classes together into one in a very controlled and streamlined way. John Mertic introduces mixins.—by John Mertic

Bandwidth Trickery

Shared hosting is getting cheaper and cheaper every year, but application requirements are getting more and more demanding. When the traffic to your site is overwhelming, your bandwidth needs can soon generate additional hosting fees. Włodzimierz Gajda has some ways of getting around that problem.—by Włodzimierz Gajda

Developing Digitalus

Digitalus CMS comes of a different way of looking at open source CMS software. While designing it, Forrest Lyman focused on building an extensible, object oriented PHP framework for CMS developers rather than trying to provide the best solution for a particular segment of the Web publishing market. This is the story behind the Digitalus project.—by Forrest Lyman

Editorial: Interesting Times

There’s something for everyone in the October edition – from internals angst to shared hosting solutions.—by Steph Fox

Test Pattern: Going Off Air

In the final edition of Test Pattern, Jeff Moore looks back at some of the column’s highlights.—by Jeff Moore

/etc: On Seeking Resolution

PHP 5.3 will have name space support, but getting it to that point wasn’t always easy.—by Steph Fox

exit(0): Riding IT Out

Economics 101. Marco draws lessons from history and finds reasons for optimism within the IT industry, despite the recession gloom and doom.—by Marco Tabini