php[architect]

by Michael White

Have you ever tried to throw PHP exceptions inside an autoloader expecting to catch the exception gracefully or, at least, have your custom exception handler function spit out some juicy error statistics? Michael did and the results surprised him.

by Philippe Randour

While there are many providers of online surveys, sometimes you have specific requirements or integration needs that could be better served by your own custom development. This article will show you how easy it can be using popular technologies like PHP, MySQL, and jQuery.

by Darren Cook

This article is for anyone who has heard other people rave about how useful regexes are but has just never gotten past the initial learning curve. We're going to take small steps and get you past that first barrier.

by Russell Smith

This overview will show you the basic use of some alternative styles of databases, more specifically the non-relational databases SimpleDB and CouchDB. These can have distinct advantages over more typical relational databases.

by Ciaran McNulty

Nearly every PHP application has to solve the problem of Object Relational Mapping (ORM), but most developers roll their own solution and end up reinventing the wheel. This article explains some of the exciting new features of Doctrine 1.1 and shows how using it can lead to faster development and easier deployment.

by Jakub Vrána

Adminer is a feature complete MySQL administration tool with the aim of compactness. The whole application consists of a single file that is as small as possible.

by Arne Blankerts

It's a tough world out there, but there are ways to secure your forms against bad e-mail addresses.

by Marco Tabini

Learn more about the positive side of bad code.