Rebranding is a fine balancing act. Not destroying the image that has been attached to a product’s success, you must retain enough of the original message, while updating the look to a more modern version. Arbi Arzoumani did a wonderful job with php|architect’s image (logos, colors and fonts as well as magazine, conference and website […]

Another month and another issue of php|architect magazine! This month’s issue is focused on micro-frameworks.  We have articles on how to write your own, as well as an introduction to Flight. Also last month we experimented with returning to a vertical format and asked your opinions on it! Well we are happy to say that […]

The April issue is out and it’s all about Security! We cover the gamut of topics including two-factor authentication, password hashing and securing file uploads. All our regular columns also appear, making this a jam-packed magazine full of PHP goodness. This also marks an experiment for us, returning to portrait (vertical) format based upon feedback […]

We’ve focused the March issue on APIs. Including articles from Chris Tankersley, Keith Casey, and Jason McCreary about building good APIs and documenting them. We also have our regular Education Station, Bug Zapper, and (Re)Introducing Magento columns, and much more! Also of note, this is our first magazine produced completely in Markdown instead of our […]

No man or elePHPant is an island, and every developer needs someone to share a beverage with, from time to time. The PHP community is a friendly and welcoming resource, whether you need to fix that bug in your project, expand your skill set, or maybe even land your next job. Community is the focus […]

We’ve posted the start of our spring training schedule for 2013 and are offering the following courses: Essential PHP, SugarCRM PHP Essentials, SugarCRM Developer Basics, SugarCRM Developer Advanced.

Preparations for our biggest annual conference, php[tek] 2013 are running full blast. We’ve just recently published the conference schedule and speaker list. Register by February 28th to enjoy Early Bird pricing specials!

Like it or not, most of us (developers) started learning in a vacuum. We learned and developed habits that worked for us at the moment, but not all of these were things we are now proud to show off. How many of us facepalm when we see our code from 5 years ago? Heck- even […]

The tek13 call for papers has ended with a record number of submissions (over 400!) and we deep in the midst of coming up with a schedule.  We are hoping to have the schedule finalized within the next couple weeks! In the meantime, our Early Bird registration sale is running!  Sign up now and save […]

No time to waste. tek13 has been announced (May 14 – 17th, 2013) and the Call for Papers is open. The CfP will only be open until January 15th, though, so don’t delay, submit today! See, I even made it rhyme so you can remember it more easily. Now get to it.