Beginner

10 Tips That Every PHP Newbie Should Know

For the newbies out there that are afraid to post at the forum, here are 10 tips you should know.
Part 1 at PHP Builder
Part 2 at PHP Builder
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HowTo: PEAR Install PhpDocumentor

Lately I have been trying to install PhpDocumentor on my office workstation using PEAR. We are using Ubuntu Linux BTW here, (Open-Source Rocks!) but I have encountered something not new to me somewhat forgotten. Every time I try to install PhpDocumentor here at the office typing endlessly sudo pear install PhpDocumentor on the command line. [...]

Found on the web: Fast PHP by by Justin Silverton

I saw this site. It’s pretty old but very it contains a lot of helpful tips in making your PHP fast. (Aside from giving you a link to the article, I have copy/pasted the article here).
Reference

The following methods can help improve scalability with php applications.
1) object code caching
Each time a request comes to your server [...]

Distributed Data Caching Using Memcached

Building a high demand site that serves billions of hits a month like livejournal or friendster is not as easy as writing a php code, grab data from the db and then spit out a page. DB access always have a huge performance penalty for a given site. Some site approach this problem by building [...]

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Welcome to PHPUGPH’s Blog.
In this blog, we will post helpful articles, tips, tricks, know-how and the in-and-out of PHP. It will also be a place of Ideas and collaboration from PHP developers and enthusiasts in the Philippines.
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