Long time no blog - very busy searching Switzerland these days but popping in first to say congrats to the 2nd edition team and second, for the sheer evil delight in submitting a late PHP implementation for Tim Bray’s fascinating Wide Finder Project. Tim set a simple, but very much real-world challenge; write an app that [...]

Long time no blog - very busy searching Switzerland these days but popping in first to say congrats to the 2nd edition team and second, for the sheer evil delight in submitting a late PHP implementation for Tim Bray’s fascinating Wide Finder Project. Tim set a simple, but very much real-world challenge; write an app that [...]

Like many others, I prefer to use procedural PHP as a template language. While PHP’s syntax makes it a practical choice for this, there is a problem with embedding dynamic content. Most PHP applications produce HTML output, so you end up writing <?php echo htmlspecialchars($foo);?> a lot, using this technique. Or you forget it,...

Like many others, I prefer to use procedural PHP as a template language. While PHP’s syntax makes it a practical choice for this, there is a problem with embedding dynamic content. Most PHP applications produce HTML output, so you end up writing <?php echo htmlspecialchars($foo);?> a lot, using this technique. Or you forget it,...

So I got persuaded into blogging for Sitepoint and this is my first post. I’ll be writing mostly about PHP, since that’s my main area of competence, but will probably touch on related topics. Anyway, in an attempt to not turn this into yet another “Hello World”, I figured I would reflect a bit on what’s [...]

So I got persuaded into blogging for Sitepoint and this is my first post. I’ll be writing mostly about PHP, since that’s my main area of competence, but will probably touch on related topics. Anyway, in an attempt to not turn this into yet another “Hello World”, I figured I would reflect a bit on what’s [...]

Object-oriented programming is well and truly in fashion, and PHP is no exception. So you’ve adopted the proper design patterns, built your site on the latest PHP framework, and have your database access abstracted so far that you’ve forgotten SQL. What’s Going On? When you first move towards object-oriented programming, the...

Object-oriented programming is well and truly in fashion, and PHP is no exception. So you’ve adopted the proper design patterns, built your site on the latest PHP framework, and have your database access abstracted so far that you’ve forgotten SQL. What’s Going On? When you first move towards object-oriented programming, the...

Via digg: Our current feature article about developing for the Facebook Platform with PHP is extraordinarily timely, given the recent announcement from venture capital firm Bay Partners on Tuesday that they will be offering cash prizes for the best Facebook applications. Dubbed the “AppFactory,” the program will grant awards of...

Via digg: Our current feature article about developing for the Facebook Platform with PHP is extraordinarily timely, given the recent announcement from venture capital firm Bay Partners on Tuesday that they will be offering cash prizes for the best Facebook applications. Dubbed the “AppFactory,” the program will grant awards of...

Object-oriented programming is well and truly in fashion, and PHP is no exception. So you’ve adopted the proper design patterns, built your site on the latest PHP framework, and have your database access abstracted so far that you’ve forgotten SQL. What’s Going On? When you first move towards object-oriented programming, the...

One of the more challenging things I���ve run into while doing PHP development is effectively separating presentation from program logic. In many projects, I felt I was doing a great job until I had to do a markup change and jump through a lot hurdles to make it happen. In my recent projects, I���ve starting using the HTML Template IT extension...

My name is Ian Muir, and I���m a new blogger here at SitePoint, so I thought I���d take a minute to introduce myself and let you all know what to expect. During the day, I���m a mild-mannered web applications developer for a news clipping service. At night, I do a variety of freelance projects and direct client work. My development work is...

Posting in the full realization of the futility of doing so, there’s some PHP bashing (as usual) happening on reddit at the moment: PHP vs Python—the real difference, brought on by this mildly amusing image. While I can accept the points—technically it’s actually much harder in handle errors uniformly in PHP and the...

It’s back!—just doing my bit to support the UK’s premiere PHP event. And hats off to them again for honest pricing—no inflation since last year if I remember right: ��50 in advance or ��75 on the day. Whether I’ll be able to get there is another story but I’d like to.