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Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide Published!

Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:51 UTC

Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide

Today, php|architect has released the latest in their line of nanobooks: php|architect’s Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide. Writing along with Davey Shafik, I’m proud to have been a part of this project. It was hard work, and Davey had to step in on more than one occassion to save my rear-end, but I think, in the end, all worked out well, and I can honestly say that the final product is more than simply a study guide for the Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam. In fact, it is an essential guide to PHP 5 in general.

php|architect’s Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide covers topics ranging from the basics of PHP to object-oriented programming to databases to Web services, and it does so all under the banner of PHP 5. If you want a general primer on PHP 5, then this book is for you. If you want to study for the Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam, then even better; this book is especially for you.

Coinciding with the release of the book is the announcment of a competition in which the grand prize winner will receive a Zend Studio Professional license, a voucher for the Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam, one year’s subscription to php|architect, and a signed copy of php|architect’s Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide.

To find out more about the competition, the book, the authors, and to read a sample chapter, check out the book’s official Web site at http://zceguide.com/. And don’t forget to buy the book!

Finally, since I’m often asked, my contribution to this book included the chapters Databases and SQL, XML and Web Services, and Security.

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Tips & Tricks: Input Filtering, Part 2

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 0:49 UTC

php|architect - August 2005 Tips & Tricks: Input Filtering, Part 2: Strings and Numbers

by Ben Ramsey
php|architect
August 2005

From the introduction:

You’ve heard a lot of buzz about security in PHP, lately, but you’re still confused about this ‘input filtering’ thing? Ben Ramsey lends a helping hand in part 2 of his mini-series on this technique.

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Tips & Tricks: Input Filtering, Part 1

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 21:27 UTC

php|architect - July 2005 Tips & Tricks: Input Filtering, Part 1: Why Filter?

by Ben Ramsey
php|architect
July 2005

From the introduction:

This year has seen an increased focus on PHP security, and this is good for the language, developers, and business community. One phrase that comes to mind when discussing secure coding practices is Chris Shiflett’s mantra of ‘filter input, escape output.’ While we know what this means in a general sense, practical examples elude us. Ben Ramsey provides part one of his input filtering series, chock full of code examples.

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Tips & Tricks: CAPTCHA That Form

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:20 UTC

php|architect - June 2005 Tips & Tricks: CAPTCHA That Form Before It Gets Away!

by Ben Ramsey
php|architect
June 2005

From the introduction:

Has your blog (or that of a friend) been inundated with comment spam? Columnist Ben Ramsey brings back the Tips & Tricks column with an overview of ways to prevent this annoying side-effect of running a publicly-commentable website.

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