Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:06 UTC
So, I’m here gearing up for php|works at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel near the Atlanta airport. I’m giving a 6-hour Zend PHP 5 Certification Crash Course tomorrow. Following that, I’ll play host to some speakers and conference attendees (as a sort of unofficial social coordinator—as if I have those skills) for after-hours dinner and drinks. If you’re interested in hanging out after-hours this week, look me up at the conference and let me know.
Also, I’ll be logged into #phpc on Freenode IRC this week along with many other conference attendees. The channel will serve as a sort of (unofficial) conference chatter channel to find conference goers, make plans, and make general mischief, heckling the speakers behind their backs. 
I assume there’s still time to register if you’re interested in attending.
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Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:51 UTC
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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Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:22 UTC
I’ve scheduled my Zend PHP Certification exam appointment at a local testing center for Friday, October 29 at 2:00 PM.
Wish me luck and whatever else I’ll need to pass. 
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