1. Google URL Shortener PHP Class
Updated on: 2015-01-18
Posted on: 2011-10-13
Blog: Goo.gl short URL package blog
Package: Goo.gl short URL
This article describes how to use the Google URL Shortener PHP class to create a short URL with the goo.gl service.
It also explains how to achieve the opposite, i.e. take a goo.gl short URL, retrieve the respective long URL, as well obtaining analytics information about the clicks on the short URL links.
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It also explains how to achieve the opposite, i.e. take a goo.gl short URL, retrieve the respective long URL, as well obtaining analytics information about the clicks on the short URL links.
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Updated on: 2011-10-01
Posted on: 2011-09-30
PHP 5.4 beta 1 was released but APC is not going to be included at least in PHP 5.4.0. Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert discuss this and other happenings in the PHP world, like the adoption of more robust Continuous Integration methods to prevent shipping buggy PHP versions like what happened with PHP 5.3.7.
Bob Ray, a book author and contributor of the MODX CMS project was interviewed in the podcast to talk about this revelation CMS and how it compares with other popular systems like Wordpress.
Also commented on this podcast was the recent launch of a feature in the PHPClasses site that allows to distinguish Top PHP Developers in the each country of the world.
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Bob Ray, a book author and contributor of the MODX CMS project was interviewed in the podcast to talk about this revelation CMS and how it compares with other popular systems like Wordpress.
Also commented on this podcast was the recent launch of a feature in the PHPClasses site that allows to distinguish Top PHP Developers in the each country of the world.
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Updated on: 2012-02-09
Posted on: 2011-09-27
A new feature was just launched that allows seeing which are the top PHP developers in each country of the world that have contributed to the PHPClasses site.
Read this article to learn how the top authors ranking by country works and what you can do to feature and climb in these rankings.
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Read this article to learn how the top authors ranking by country works and what you can do to feature and climb in these rankings.
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Updated on: 2011-09-22
Posted on: 2011-09-22
If you have ever wrestled with trying to create a custom Web site using a CMS that made you jump through hoops to get the desired output, you should definitely check out MODX, a CMS framework designed from the ground up with Object Oriented Programming PHP developers in mind.
Read this article to learn more about MODX CMS framework and how you can easily use it to build your own content management system customized to your needs.
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Read this article to learn more about MODX CMS framework and how you can easily use it to build your own content management system customized to your needs.
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Updated on: 2011-09-02
Posted on: 2011-09-01
Another PHP 5.3 version was released. Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert discuss whether you should upgrade to this new version of PHP, as well if you should try the new PHP 5.4 beta version.
They also talk about the repercussion of the article about the Wrong PHP Ideas You Should Get Right and why it is important to clarify PHP haters and lovers about these PHP misconceptions.
The latest enhancements on the PHPClasses and JSClasses site user interface are covered, as well the balance the 1st year of age of the JSClasses site.
Listen or read the transcript of this podcast to learn more about these and other topics of what has happened lately in the PHP world.
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They also talk about the repercussion of the article about the Wrong PHP Ideas You Should Get Right and why it is important to clarify PHP haters and lovers about these PHP misconceptions.
The latest enhancements on the PHPClasses and JSClasses site user interface are covered, as well the balance the 1st year of age of the JSClasses site.
Listen or read the transcript of this podcast to learn more about these and other topics of what has happened lately in the PHP world.
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Updated on: 2011-08-26
Posted on: 2011-08-25
The way package files are listed has just been improved. This article tells more in detail what are the improvements that you can experience now and expect in the future.
Please read this article to learn about the current and planned enhancements, as well provide feedback on other enhancements you would like to see in the browsing of packages available in the site.
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Please read this article to learn about the current and planned enhancements, as well provide feedback on other enhancements you would like to see in the browsing of packages available in the site.
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Updated on: 2014-02-15
Posted on: 2011-08-18
PHP is often a misunderstood language by people that either love or hate it.
On one side there are developers that hate PHP apparently because they do not quite understand how it works. They do not respect PHP and prefer other languages. So they lose many opportunities to make good money from the PHP market, which has so many high paying jobs for qualified developers.
On the other side there are developers that love PHP but do not take full advantage of the language because they are not fully aware of all they can do with it.
This article attempts to clarify some of the most common wrong ideas that many developers have about PHP.
Read the article to the end, so you may eventually start having a better perspective about PHP and take advantage of the opportunities that this language and the PHP ecosystem can provide you.
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On one side there are developers that hate PHP apparently because they do not quite understand how it works. They do not respect PHP and prefer other languages. So they lose many opportunities to make good money from the PHP market, which has so many high paying jobs for qualified developers.
On the other side there are developers that love PHP but do not take full advantage of the language because they are not fully aware of all they can do with it.
This article attempts to clarify some of the most common wrong ideas that many developers have about PHP.
Read the article to the end, so you may eventually start having a better perspective about PHP and take advantage of the opportunities that this language and the PHP ecosystem can provide you.
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Updated on: 2011-08-02
Posted on: 2011-07-31
PHP 5.4 Alpha versions just started to be released. On episode 14 of the Lately in PHP podcast, Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert discuss the purpose and interest of the new PHP 5.4 features already implemented in these alpha releases.
They also discuss the repercussion in the PHP community of the plan to deprecate the original PHP MySQL extension.
Additionally they also talk about a newly released feature of the PHPClasses and JSClasses sites that allows developers to import the files of their project packages from SubVersion repositories hosted in another sites, and so get a much larger visibility to those projects.
Listen to the podcast or read the whole episode transcript.
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They also discuss the repercussion in the PHP community of the plan to deprecate the original PHP MySQL extension.
Additionally they also talk about a newly released feature of the PHPClasses and JSClasses sites that allows developers to import the files of their project packages from SubVersion repositories hosted in another sites, and so get a much larger visibility to those projects.
Listen to the podcast or read the whole episode transcript.
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Updated on: 2011-07-15
Posted on: 2011-07-15
PHP core developers are planning to kill the PHP original MySQL extension.
If you are using MySQL in your PHP applications for a long time, this may seriously affect you.
Read this article to learn what this means in practice and what you can do about it.
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If you are using MySQL in your PHP applications for a long time, this may seriously affect you.
Read this article to learn what this means in practice and what you can do about it.
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Updated on: 2015-04-04
Posted on: 2011-06-30
PHPFog is one of the first Cloud Hosting solutions dedicated specifically to PHP.
On the Lately in PHP podcast episode 13, Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert interview Lucas Carlson, founder and CEO of PHPFog, to tell us about the advantages of using a Cloud Hosting service that is optimized to address needs that are specific to PHP Web sites and applications.
They also comment on the PHP 5.3.6 forked version released by Robert Eisele and the PHP features being voted for inclusion in version 5.4.
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On the Lately in PHP podcast episode 13, Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert interview Lucas Carlson, founder and CEO of PHPFog, to tell us about the advantages of using a Cloud Hosting service that is optimized to address needs that are specific to PHP Web sites and applications.
They also comment on the PHP 5.3.6 forked version released by Robert Eisele and the PHP features being voted for inclusion in version 5.4.
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