php[architect]

by Matthew Turland

It is difficult to have an awareness of the PHP ecosystem without knowing that one of our favorite things to create is web application frameworks. You have probably heard names like symfony, Cake, and Zend Framework come up fairly often. One that may not sound quite as familiar is Solar. This article is the result of dipping a developer's toes into its waters.

by Yusuf Motiwala

Voice is one of the main methods of communication, but it has been tough to integrate with web applications, that is, it was difficult until VoicePHP came along.

by Steve Hannah

This article introduces the Xataface application framework, a PHP framework for building user-friendly front-ends for your MySQL databases.

by Jason Read

See how to create a blogging application in about 60 lines of PHP code using the sierra-php framework.

by Joshua Davey

Explore Madeam, a small MVC framework designed for simplicity and the new RESTful web. Is it just another framework or a replacement for the one you use now?

by Matthew Weier O'Phinney

Zend Framework blends a use-at-will component library with a full-stack framework to provide developers with a wide range of tools for developing both new projects and extending existing code bases. Additionally, it provides a set of best practices and coding standards developers may follow to ensure top quality in their solutions.

by Matthew Turland

The simplicity, intuitive design, and low barrier to entry of CodeIgniter are reminiscent of PHP itself, but it also shows marks of thoughtful development.

by Ivo Jansch

No matter how long you spend coding an application, in the end you have to install it on a production server somewhere. Application deployment is a process that can range from simple ftp-ing of files to fully automated updates. This month we're taking a look at how deployments are done in professional environments.

by Arne Blankerts

With everything we know about XSS, why do sites keep falling victim to attack? Haven't we learned our lesson?

by Derick Rethans

In the previous two parts of this column, we explored PHP's take on circular-referenced variables and a mechanism that allows PHP to clean up this particular problem with reference counted variable tracking. Of course, the implementation of the garbage collection mechanism in PHP 5.3 has some performance impacts. In this third and last part of the column, we will explore those performance implications.

by Marco Tabini

In the PHP community, everyone can get involved and play an important role.