The Popularity of PHP in 2022
Many developers might claim that PHP is no longer popular. The truth is a bit different. Check out the stats.
Java, C++, C# and PHP. The Differences.
Many of the students that come to learn in my courses already know other programming languages. In order to assist my students I chose to create a summery for all the differences between the four main programming languages I teach. If there is a topic in which a comparison is required please don’t hesitate and […]
Software Engineering in PHP HIT April 2015
On April 30th 2015, I will start to deliver the ‘Software Engineering in PHP’ course. It is the 9th time I deliver this course in HIT. It includes a detailed preparation towards the Zend Certified PHP Engineer certification exam. You can find the detailed plan at https://docs.google.com/document/d/11H4W_6w4AD3NSLBw_w5cwzg7UJON5KeZNDc2BcdSACk/pub. You can find more information about the professional […]
Software Engineering in PHP April 2015
On Thursday April 30th I have started to deliver a professional course for learning how to develop the web application server side in PHP. The course includes 140 academic hours, it takes place in HIT and its cost is 6200 shekels. The following video clip overviews the topics covered in this course. Although it was […]
PHP 5.6 New Features
PHP 5.6 was released on August 28th 2014. This post overviews the main new features this new version introduces. Arguments Unpacking We can use the ‘…’ operator for passing over an array of values to a function we call and have the array values unpacked and assigned into the function parameters. The following code sample […]
Debugging PHP Web Application using Zend Studio
Zend Studio makes things very simple when it comes to debugging web applications that were developed in PHP. The following code sample include two files. The first presents a simple form to the user that allows him to enter the width and the height of a specific rectangle. <form method=”get” action=”index.php”> width: <input type=”text” name=”width”> […]
PHPCloud is Shutting Down
PHPCloud is about to shut down its service. Zend chooses to focus on developing their professional tools and on their professional services and let the big players (e.g. Amazon, Google and Microsoft) do their work. I guess the question to be asked is why did they even start this initiative. Staying focused on what you […]
Using PHPStorm, MAMP & Xdebug PRO
I have recently noticed that many PHP developers avoid using a proper debugger due to the hassle involved with its settings. In order to assist my PHP students I chose to create a short video clip that explains how to config PHPStorm, MAMP and Xdebug to work together inorder to assist us debugging the code […]
Software Engineering in PHP July 2014
On Wednesday July 2nd I will start to deliver a professional course for learning how to develop the web application server side in PHP. The course includes 140 academic hours, it takes place in HIT and its cost is 5800 shekels. The following video clip overviews the topics covered in this course. Although it was […]
The RedBeanPHP Framework PRO
The RedBeanPHP4 framework is probably the easiest to learn open source ORM framework in PHP. In the professional PHP course I deliver in HIT I chose to teach how to use this framework instead of Propel. It is a simple framework both for teaching and using. I have recently completed to prepare the training material […]