Advanced PHP Programming Techniques

Over the past three years PHP has evolved from being a niche language used to add dynamic functionality to small sites to a powerful tool making strong inroads into large-scale, business-critical Web systems. The rapid growth and continued improvement of PHP has created a population of users who are weary of more traditional "enterprise" languages who question the readiness and ability of PHP to scale, as well as a large population of PHP developers without formal computer science backgrounds who have learned through the hands-on experimentation while developing small and midsize applications in PHP.

This Lens is about using PHP in an advanced manner, applying novel programming concepts that squeeze PHP's capabilities to the limit. Think of this page as a learning course for non-programmers that can take you through all of the concepts required to reach an advanced PHP programming level, as well as related technologies, such as XML, RSS, databases and many more!