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Zend_Acl and MVC Integration Part I (Basic Use)

So, what is wrong with Zend_Acl and the current MVC implementation in the Zend Framework? there is nothing wrong, it is just that it gets not too obvious for developers how to achieve an optimal integration between these two important parts of the framework.

Book Review: Object-Oriented Programming with PHP5

"Object-Oriented Programming with PHP5" is aimed at beginning or mid-level programmers that want to expand their knowledge of object-oriented features in PHP. Although basic OOP support was present in version 4 of PHP, it wasn't until the introduction of version 5 that they caught up with object-oriented implementations of other popular languages, such as Java or Python. The book does a decent job of covering the main OOP topics in PHP; as well as, touching upon some of the peripheral ones. Hayder devotes whole chapters to such topics as unit testing, design patterns, XML, SPL, and working with databases.

Zend Framework DB Access Webinar

Zend sponsors Webinars every Wednesday covering a wide variety of topics of interest to PHP programmers. If you look over on your left, you’ll see the last five that have been published. If you’ve not had the opportunity to watch one, here is one done a while back by Bill Karwin.

Zend Platform Event Debugging

Here’s a screencast put together by Zend to show how easy it is to debug PHP scripts using the Zend Debugger.

Getting Started with OpenID and PHP

According to the official OpenID Web site, OpenID is “a free and easy way to use a single digital identity across the Internet”. Fundamentally, an OpenID is a customized URL, chosen by you as your online identity and registered with an OpenID service provider. Whenever an external site needs to verify your identity for login purposes, you supply this URL instead of your username; the site then contacts your OpenID service provider for authentication.

[SECURITY] HTML Purifier 3.1.0 released

HTML Purifier 3.1.0 has been released. This release fixes a security vulnerability, and thus users should upgrade as soon as possible.

Building Websites with Joomla! 1.5

The book is a tutorial guide to Joomla! 1.5 and was already written and published during the development of Joomla! 1.5. This is the final version and it aims for “web developers, designers, webmasters, content editors and marketing professionals” and is suitable for anyone starting out with Joomla! 1.5, for people who upgrade to Joomla 1.5 and for those who just want a good printed guide/manual at hand.

Building Dashboards With PHP and Flex

Let’s face it: Interactive graphs and dashboards have never been easy to put together on the web. Sure, there are graphing libraries out there for PHP, but to get something that looks really good and that a user can play with has been tough. Or at least, it was yesterday. Today, I show how to use a combination of PHP for the back end and Adobe Flex for the front end that will put interactive 3D within your grasp. Right now. Today. Let’s dig in.

Mobile Platforms Built On Object-Oriented PHP 5

Come learn about Kargo’s always-on mobile messaging architecture and mobile internet platform built using PHP 5 and the leading open-source Zend Framework.

Dojo and Zend Framework Partnership Announcement

The Zend Framework team is excited to announce a partnership between Dojo and Zend Framework. The goal is to deliver an out-of-the-box solution for building Ajax-based Web applications with Zend Framework. This is mainly targeted at users who rely on us to provide them with a best practice and an out-of-the-box experience for Ajax and don't want to have to deal with evaluating a solution (e.g. toolkits, licenses, etc.). Below is an FAQ which sheds some more light on this announcement: