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DevZone updated to Zend Framework v1.9.5

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:19 -0800

I just this morning pushed a new version of Zend DevZone, and the biggest change was a move to Zend Framework version 1.9.5 – Why is this important? Because it was previously running v1.0.1 ( gasp ), and I wanted to tell the story of the work it took to upgrade.

Call for Papers: IPC Spring 2010

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:18:13 -0800

The 2010 Spring Edition of the International PHP Conference ( IPC ) has opened up it’s call for papers

Live Webcast tomorrow on Google Wave, QuickBase & Zend Framework

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:30:39 -0800

Jon Lebensold, founder of Zendcasts.com, is hosting a live webinar tomorrow (11/18) on how to build a Google Wave Gadget, using Quickbase and Zend Framework. Sign up now to attend!

Indexing Web Content with PHP and SWISH-E

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:15:19 -0800

In a previous article, I'd demonstrated how to build a simple email search system in PHP using two indexing tools, Sphinx and the Zend Framework's Lucene implementation. Now, while these are undoubtedly two of the most popular tools available, open source is all about choice...and so, it should come as no surprise that there exist a number of alternatives, many of them equaling Sphinx and Zend_Lucene in sophistication and speed. This article deals with one such alternative, SWISH-E aka the Simple Web Indexing System for Humans - Enhanced. As the name suggests, SWISH-E is particularly good at indexing Web content, be it in text, HTML, XML, PDF or DOC format. If you're trying to add a full-text search engine to your Web site, but don't really want to spend too much time on configuration and data processing, this might just be the thing you're looking for. Come on in, and find out more!

Create RESTful Server Application Using The Zend Framework

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:17:42 -0800

The Zend Framework 1.9 release added a new feature - Zend_Rest_Controller. Zend_Rest_Controller and Zend_Rest_Route classes go hand in hand. In the previous versions of the Zend Framework, we have had the Zend_Rest_Server component. We still have. Since Zend_Rest_Server provides an RPC like component violating the REST architectural constraint, it is likely to be deprecated in the future versions of the Zend Framework. Learn how to create RESTful applications using the Zend Framework

Announcing November's ZF Bug Hunting Days

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:26:25 -0800

This upcoming Thursday and Friday, 19-20 November 2009, Zend Framework will host its third monthly bug hunt. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, each month, we organize the community to help reduce the number of open issues reported against the framework. Past events have netted around 100 issue closures over each two-day period -- and we want to continue the momentum.

Getting started with Zend_Cache

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:24:08 -0800

Joey Rivera has written a tutorial that explains what caching means, why it’s important to use, and demonstrate a few different examples. Even though Zend_Cache is being used, the examples are not implementing the Zend Framework so users not familiar with the framework can still follow. The examples will cover how to cache a variable, a recordset from a database query, and an entire page. It briefly mentions the different caching backends but focuses only of the ‘File’ backend.

Community News: Zend & Oracle Partner to Integrate Zend Server into ULN Packages

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:30:31 -0800

As Chris Jones briefly mentions and this press release discusses in more detail, Zend and Oracle have joined together to make it even easier for those using Oracle to also use Zend Server as their platform.

Brandon Savage's Blog: Why Every Developer Should Write Their Own Framework

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:05:12 -0800

In his latest post Brandon Savage suggests that every developer should do one thing before they start working with PHP frameworks - write their own.

ZendCon '09 Slides

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:19:01 -0800

Missed a session at ZendCon and wish you hadn’t? Forget some awesome tip or trick that a speaker talked about and your dog ate your notes? Fret no longer, the ZendCon 2009 slide decks are here.

ZendCon 2009 is over

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:44:55 -0800

ZendCon 2009 is over, it’s time to close things out, remember the fun, and start planning for ZendCon 2010!

Ibuildings talks about Gmagick, PHP and "the cloud"

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:23:53 -0800

Yes, there, I invoked the ‘C’ word so now you are interested. I can hear the question that is racing through your mind at this point. “What could ‘the cloud’ – the latest technical term to be appropriated by marketing departments worldwide and thus rendered useless – have to do with image processing?”

Symfony Blog: Why will Symfony 2.0 finally use PHP 5.3?

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:19:28 -0700

On the Symfony blog today Fabien Potencier answers the question "will Symfony 2.0 finally use PHP 5.3?"

Zend Framework 1.9.5 Released

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:23:24 -0700

The Zend Framework team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 1.9.5 release. This release is the fifth maintenance release in the 1.9 series, and includes almost 30 bugfixes, many of them from this month's bug hunt days. You may download it from the Zend Framework site .

ZendCon 2009 Video Blog: Day 3

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:33:29 -0700

It’s time for the daily video blog from ZendCon, and it’s Day 3! It’s the last day of ZendCon 2009! Time for the framework shootout!

Results of October's ZF Bug Hunting Days

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:28:06 -0700

This past Thursday and Friday, 15-16 October 2009, Zend Framework held its second monthly bug hunt. Activity started out slow, but picked up tremendously on Friday, resulting in initially 100 bugs resolved, though a few have been re-opened in the days since. The full list is available on our issue tracker. Thank you, everyone, for the participation, and for keeping this initiative alive and vibrant!

ZendCon 2009 Video Blog: Day 2

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:22:42 -0700

Day 2 of ZendCon 2009 approaches and here is your daily Video Blog! Time for some great keynotes today!

Zend announces public beta of Zend Server 5.0 at ZendCon

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:11:58 -0700

At ZendCon 2009 today, Zend Technologies announced a public beta of Zend Server 5.0, which include a number of enhancements over the current product.

ZendCon 2009 Video Blog: Day 1

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:05:02 -0700

This is it! It’s day 1 of ZendCon. Opening Keynote, Evening Reception, and much more, plus today’s daily Video Blog for you:

ZendCon 2009 Video Blog: Day 0

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:27:44 -0700

Next in a series of video blogs from ZendCon 2009. It’s Tutorial day! The conference officially kicks off today with 10 tutorial sessions.