I just launched a new section on Killerphp.com on the Zend Framework. I figured it only made sense, given that we’ve built two live web applications based on it: Video sharing site: www.idea22.com Web template sharing site: www.webshapes.org – For those of you who are not familar with the Zend Framework: The Zend Framework is…

Because of recent demand, I decided to release my PHP video tutorials in iPod format – that means they play on your iPod. 🙂 … OK, you guys guessed that one. These video were originally intended for viewing on a computer monitor, so some of the code examples will be harder to read since iPod…

This is part 3 (of 3) of my video tutorials that introduces PHP sessions to beginners. The video: PHP session video tutorial – part 3 Notes from the videos: Session ID: PHP sessions create a unique id that is passed on to the user by either a cookie or in the URL string. To be…

This is the part 2 of 3 of my videos that introduces the beginner to PHP sessions. In this video, I get into practical examples where we see basic PHP sessions in action. PHP session video tutorial – part 2 Thanks, Stefan Mischook www.killerphp.com

Hi, I’ve just released a new beginners video tutorial that introduces people to PHP sessions: PHP Sessions Video Tutorial PHP sessions are one of the most important mechanisms in PHP because they solve a fundamental issue in web application development: keeping state on a user. If what I just says confuses you, no worries, it’s…

Using View Helpers to Build Rich, Scalable, Controls by: Jon Lebensold Whether you’re developing an ASP.NET application, working with rails or dealing with a templating engine like Smarty, the idea of partial templates is not foreign. Partial templates allow developers and designers to work with panels or sub-groupings of content that need to be dynamic….

Hi, I just wanted to announce that I am now giving away a series of video lectures on Ajax – about 3 hrs worth. The Videos: Ajax Videos These videos are not designed to be a tutorial, but rather, they are a lecture. None the less, the videos can help give you at least a…

By: Jon Lebensold As part of a series of articles about the Zend Framework and MVC, I’d like to take some time and cover Zend_View (the ‘V’ in that MVC triad). Within the Zend Framework architecture and documentation, Zend_View is often coupled with the Zend_Controller as a means of providing a templating engine that encourages…

I just got back from a trip to Thailand, so I should be back creating new videos and articles on PHP. In the meantime, I have a few WordPress videos that might interest some of you. About the videos: I cover just the basics in the videos I have up now, but I am working…

By: Jonathan Lebensold Why aren’t you teaching me how to make a blogging / shopping cart application? Because the Pragmatic Programmers did a fantastic job when they wrote their famous Rails book “Agile Web Development with Rails.” Crowds ooo-ed and aaa-ed when the rails camp wrote tutorials that described “how to make a blog in…