Hi, After a long delay (I wanted to get it right) my new subscription based training site is up and running – check out webmentor.org Why join webmentor? All my new videos will be there, you can ask questions right on the video pages, you have full access to the source files and my classic…

Hi, The new year approaches and once again I will give you my assessment of where PHP will be in 2015. You might think me biased given killerphp is the name of the site … but you would be wrong. I am always ready to throw out a technology that no longer deserves my attention….

Hi! I get asked a lot: which is the best PHP framework? Or, should I choose PHP framework A or should I should PHP framework B? The short answer: it depends! See below for the deeper answer. When considering a framework, besides checking out what the uber-nerds are talking about at the time, consider the…

Hi, This is a video (see below) targeted at those who understand basic PHP and are ready to explore the web development world a little further. You see, when you get into PHP, you will also have to learn about the client-side frameworks out there, things like jQuery and Bootstrap. … PHP afterall, is typically…

Hi Guys! So, I am just announcing our new video training subscription service we built using Laravel and Twitter Bootstrap … among other things. Check it out: webmentor.org What makes Webmentor.org different than what we’ve had in the past? Again, check it out: All the new videos will be in HD. All videos are responsive…

Let’s start with the conclusion: PHP is a great language to start teaching middle and high school students programming. My 10yrs + of teaching web design and programming has taught me that. Why? PHP is a much more approachable language compared to other popular languages out there. For example, Ruby is a great and powerful…

For web designers coming to PHP for the first time, programming can seem pretty complex. The main reason it feels that way, is because many PHP tutorials are not created by teachers … they are created by young programmers who have never taught before. … Believe it or not, there is a skill and a…

Hi, It took us a week but my site on Apple’s Swift programming language has officially launched! swiftplayground.org I decided that (once again) I had to walk my talk and explore a new programming language. Swift is a good one to learn for several reasons: Swift is an ultra modern language. It’s always good to…

Hi, We just upgraded our servers to Apache 2.4.9 (and PHP 5.4.29) so that we could use the Laravel PHP framework. The upgrade was pretty flawless, save two minor issues: one with a WordPress plugin and the other was with a PHP.ini setting that was no longer supported in Apache 2.4.9. … This caused CodeIgniter…

Hi, I just watched the presentation on Apple’s new programming language: Swift. This means the end for Objective C and it fundamentally changes the world of iOS programming. Why? It is much easier to learn and much easier to work with and so we will see it used by a lot more programmers. About the…