Useful PHP Tools + Development Lessons from the PHP Masters
Just came across a couple of great PHP-related articles.
It is a great list of PHP tools including: Debugging tools, Testing and Optimization Tools, Documentation Tools, Security Tools, Image Manipulation and Graphs, PHP Code Beautifiers, Version-Control Systems, PHP Online Tools and Resources, PHP Development Frameworks, IDEs and Editors, Firefox Add-Ons, and a bunch of useful useful extensions, utilities and classes.
10 Principles of the PHP Masters
Definitely worth a read for anyone doing PHP development regardless of the level. Here is the list
- Use PHP Only When You Need it - Rasmus Lerdorf
- Use Many Tables With PHP and MYSQL for Scalability - Matt Mullenweg
- Never, ever trust your users - Dave Child
- Invest in PHP Caching - Ben Balbo
- Speed up PHP Development with an IDE, Templates and Snippets - Chad Kieffer
- Make Better Use of PHP’s Filter Functions - Joey Sochacki
- Use a PHP Framework - Josh Sharp
- Don’t use a PHP Framework - Rasmus Lerdorf
- Use Batch Processing - Jack D. Herrington
- Turn on Error Reporting Immediately - David Cummings
I especially liked the discussion of 7 and 8.