Derick Rethans' Blog: Multiple PHP versions set-up
Derick Rethans has a new post today looking at a method for setting up multiple PHP versions on the same machine and switch between them with a little help from some simple bash scripts. For many of...
View ArticlePHPMaster.com: Build Automation with Composer Scripts
If you're a PHP developer and have been looking for a good way to manage 3rd party dependencies in your applications, look no further than Composer. If you're already using it, you know how useful it...
View ArticleEtsy Code as Craft: There and Back Again: Migrating Geolocation Data to GeoNames
On the Etsy "Code as Craft" blog there's a recent post about their move to using the GeoNames service internally rather than the external, third-party API previously in use. People are passionate...
View ArticleReddit.com: Question about the relevance of benchmarking
On Reddit.com there's a new post from someone relatively new to PHP wondering what the relevance of benchmarks is in a time when most performant sites use caching (full page or data) to increase their...
View ArticleCommunity News: "PHP Beyond the web" (ebook)
Rob Aley pointed me towards a new ebook he's created that wants to help you understand what kinds of things PHP can do "beyond the web" and the usual web-based applications - PHP Beyond the Web....
View ArticleKevin van Zonneveld: It's Almost 2014 and We Are Still Committing Broken Code
Kevin van Zonneveld has a new post that, while not PHP specific, does have a handy script that will help you stop committing broken code. Whatever the reason, it's almost 2014 and we are still...
View ArticleLorna Mitchell: GitHub-Powered Changelog Scripts
In her latest post Lorna Mitchell has shared some scripts she uses to automate the creation of a changelog based on the GitHub issue comments and fixes. My current project does periodic releases, we...
View ArticleJoshua Thijssen: Realtime PHPUnit
Joshua Thijssen has a new post to his site sharing an interesting tool for those using PHPUnit for testing. It's a real-time plugin that executes your tests as soon as something in your files change....
View ArticlePHPBuilder.com: Using PHP Configuration Patterns Properly
On PHPBuilder.com today they have a new post showing different configuration patterns for getting localized settings into your applications. They show the use of INI files, PHP scripts, text files,...
View ArticleMatthew Weier O'Phinney: Deployment with Zend Server (Part 3 of 8)
Matthew Weier O'Phinney has posted the third article in his "Deploying Zend Server Tips" series today. In this tip he talks about file permissions and execution of shell commands. In the first tip, I...
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