PHP Tips and Tricks

PHP tips and tricks in working with PHP and related topics. These PHP programming advice will help you be a better PHP programmer, and come from someone who does this for a living.

What does it mean to be an Advanced PHP Programmer?

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On a previous post I had someone comment that they did not agree that the code implementation that was presented in the article was advanced (which was described in the title). They also claimed that I was not an advanced PHP programmer.

This made me think. Not because my programming skill or knowledge was challenged. But because I’m not sure what makes code or a programmer “advanced”. This article is meant to take a look at this from an analytical perspective. I’m less concerned about general labels, and more concerned in how to improve going things going forward. Continue reading →

PHP Content Management System of Choice

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Guest author Carrie Donalds goes through her perspective on WordPress, while I give you my take on this subject. There are many PHP content management systems out there, and we go through a few different perspectives.

If you want to write a guest post on a specific PHP or project management related topic, please contact me. Continue reading →

PHP Programming With Leadership

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Until recently, I thought leadership was a gift that you either had or did not have. I still believe it is something you can learn and get better at, but I’m now realizing that leadership is something we all have to some capacity. In fact, to be a successful PHP programmer, you have to be a good leader. Continue reading →