Archive: December 2005

Persisting PHP5 Objects in Oracle

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Many developers have been won over by the elegance and efficiency of PHP5's implementation of object-orientation, and are equally drawn to the power and robustness of the world's foremost database, Oracle. However, taking the next logical step—storing PHP objects in your database for Web application development—can be intimidating.

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Zend PHP Framework webcasting

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Presenters: Zend co-founder Andi Gutmans and AND Senior PHP Developer Mike Naberezny
The webcast is about 60 min.

The webcast will help you gain valuable insight into the future of the framework and its development strategy... and, best of all it's completely free!


I enjoyed specially the second half of this webcast where Mike Naberezny gives some examples of code and presents 3 components of the framework:

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PHP 6

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PHP 6.0 looks to be an exciting release. Nothing is absolutely fixed yet, but it looks like it will see the demise of register_globals, magic_quotes_gpc and safe_mode. Here are some of the changes:

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PHP AJAX-based site builder

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SQLFusion recently announced the release of its online site building application, built with "AJAX" technology.

Drag Drop Site Creator pushes AJAX technology a step further by allowing users to build entire web sites within their web browsers. They do so with an intuitive point, click and drag mechanism for any web site elements, such as text, pictures, forms and even additional web applications.

For a demo, visit the company's web site at: http://www.dragdropsitecreator.com