It is coming to that time of year again for the Google Summer of Code, which allows students to gain real experience in a living breathing software project. PHP will be invloved again, and a list of ideas is being gathered.
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A new version of PHP is now available 5.2.9. It is a mix of security and bug fixes. This has been followed by a special release for Windows users of version 5.2.9-1 which has a fix for a security issue in the cURL library.
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The QPHP framework has had a name change and is now PHP Work framework. From the site, it is an MVC framework, that helps you build php-based websites in a very fast, reliable, safe and well-organized way. The PHP Work framework has related frameworks for Java and Flash.
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Pádraic Brady is in the midst of creating a book about the Zend framework. On its own, not huge news, but the way its being done is most interesting. It will be free to read, and new chapters will be added as they are written. Also each paragraph can be commented on. So think something is not clear or not correct, tell the author right there. Bruce Eckel has in the past done similar things with his 'Thinking in ...' books, and he believes it makes for a better book.
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The Eclipse plugin - PHP Development Tools (PDT) has released version 2.0 for download.
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PHP advent is on again this year. Different people from around the diverse PHP community write an article on a topic of their choice. Submissions so far run from code to structure to changing jobs. Read through in a quiet time.
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It has been announced that Qcodo PHP framework has been forked into QCubed. The stated reason is
[t]he inactivity of the Qcodo project has proved frustrating to many. I'm happy to announce that Open Source has triumphed, and several community members have banded together to fork Qcodo.
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PHP version 5.27 was officially released and quickly replaced with 5.28. The regression errors introduced in 5.27 affects configurations where magic_quotes_gpc is enabled. So skip 5.27 and go straight to 5.28.
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PHP 5.3 is getting closer. The third alpha release is now public. The current plan is for betas and release candidates every 3-4 weeks and a full release by the end of March 2009.
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PHP 4.4.9 has been released. This is to be the last release on the 4.4 line. This release is a combination of security enhancements and fixes. And all just before 8/8/08.
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