Another week has flown by, but here's a great list of PHP-related links for you to peruse! See the News and Announcements section regarding PHP 5.5



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Articles

Best 10 PHP Frameworks for Developers

PHP Frameworks have been around for a while, and help web developers create effective and logical applications. Most web developers choose a PHP Framework and stick with it, but it sometimes helps to try others and see which one works best for you. In this article we'll be going through some PHP History and the Best 10 PHP Frameworks for Developers.



Google App Engine and a Plea for Phalcon

Let’s find out about Google’s recent embrace of PHP in Google App Engine, what it means for the PHP community, and how it can be improved even further if they add support for the high performing PHP framework Phalcon.





Reading and Viewing

Lately in PHP Podcast

The PHP 5.5.0 final release is about to happen. After about 16 months of development PHP 5.5 is bringing even more maturity to the PHP language, which by Google numbers is present in 75% of the Web sites. This was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in episode 36 of the Lately in PHP podcast.



PHP Array Filtering (by Sam Hennessy, published June 2013)

Take your PHP skills to the next level. The Use Case series of books is a series intended for both beginner and advanced PHP programmers. This series will break the language down into smaller chunks and make sure you learn everything about PHP. You will learn about each feature using real world scenarios that feature fully functioning PHP code.



The Development Hell Podcast

Episode 33 - Pol Pot-level Sucks. Chris and Ed cover an eclectic mixture of subjects including the loss of trust in Google, vintage gaming and computing, and just how private can you be on the internet in the light of widespread government surveillance.



Handsonlabs in Php/MySql (by Owoeye Oluwatobi, published 15th June 2013)

Handsonlabs in Php/Mysql is a real time fired up practical experience borne out of a proven course outline used to equip graduate and under-graduate students seeking Software Development skills, which in turn is useable for immediate & profitable applications.

