An Introduction to CodeIgniter

CodeIgniter has created an amazing community around it thatincludes a wiki and loads of documentation, libraries and helpersthat can be dropped right into the application. CodeIgniter is alsoone of the fastest major PHP frameworks out there.—by Chris Cornutt

Zend Framework Integration Into VCL for PHP

VCL for PHP provides a nice way to use Zend Framework byallowing you to drag and drop components into a visual designerwithout having to write too much code, and by encapsulating a lotof stuff into components. The combination of both libraries boostsboth the speed of the PHP web application and code reuse, and youget the best of both worlds: powerful features provided by ZendFramework and visual design provided by VCL for PHP.—by José León Serna

Adding the Yii Framework to Your Web Development Toolbox

There are tons of frameworks out there, so why look at Yii?Yii’s ‘convention over configuration’ philosophy and speed make ita great choice for get your development flying.—by Jeff Winesett

Rich Internet Applications with Flex and PHP: Part 2

You’ve probably noticed that many companies creating richInternet applications (RIAs) use the terms Flex and Java almostinterchangeably. It’s a commonly held belief that only Javatechnology can deliver the features needed to run a serious RIA.But those of us who work with PHP every day know that it cancompete with Java in almost any market and even best it in a fewmajor areas.—by Richard Bates

Clustered PHP

We all know what happens when web applications outgrow thecapacity of the systems on which they run. The solution to this issupposed to be the computing cloud – and ithelps tremendously. However, to make an application run well on acluster, it needs to be written to run on a cluster. Learn some ofthe most common problems you will face in trying to deploy yourapplication across a cluster of machines, as well as some commonsolutions for each problem.—by Marcel Esser

Enterprise PHP: ElePHPants are Blue

Many times, you need an application, and you need ityesterday. sMash can help you deliver quick and dirty applicationsat the speed of business.—by Ivo Jansch

From the Cloud: Amazon CloudFront

Do you have content that needs to be served fast and cheap,but you’re finding traditional content delivery options are far tooexpensive? Amazon’s new CloudFront service is a low-cost contentdelivery network utilizing Amazon S3, and it may be just the answerfor you.—by Ben Ramsey

Security Roundup: Programmer Confessions

So many security flaws go unfixed in code, despite publicwarnings against them. Arne takes a look at why this is.—by Arne Blankerts

Go Nuts! Write a test for PHP in 2009!

Want to help with PHP, but not a C programmer? We’ve got thesolution for you!—by Zoe Slattery

exit(0): In Whine Veritas

Apple has a bad rap for their communication with developers.Marco takes an inside look at what it’s like to develop softwarefor Apple’s iPhone.—by Marco Tabini