PHP 5.2.0 Released (Slashdot)

PHP 5.2.0 Released (Slashdot)
ShaunC writes “The PHP Group and Zend have released PHP 5.2.0, and upgrades are encouraged. The 5.2.0 update offers several security fixes, including patches for a couple recently announced buffer overflows in input parsing. This release also includes a number of library upgrades, bug fixes, and default bundling of the popular JSON extension to help with AJAX development. See the full changelog

Building an Error Logger with the Chain of Responsibility Pattern in PHP 5

Building an Error Logger with the Chain of Responsibility Pattern in PHP 5
If you re one of those PHP developers that wants to expand your background in pattern-based programming then this article may suit your needs. Welcome to the second part of the series Understanding the Chain of Responsibility Between PHP Objects. Comprised of three installments this series goes through the basics of building a chain of responsibility across several PHP objects and teaches you how to apply this pattern by using copious code samples…. Rackspace-Managed Servers, Fanatical SupportĀ Full-Scale Microsoft & Linux Solutions & 0% Network Downtime! Click here now!

Brief: Microsoft Wants Speed Advantage With Open Source PHP (InformationWeek)

Brief: Microsoft Wants Speed Advantage With Open Source PHP (InformationWeek)
Microsoft has formed a technical partnership with Zend Technologies to optimize its open source scripting language, PHP, to work better with Windows Information Server