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WhiteHat Report Finds Web Site Security Vulnerabilities Persist
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:54:56 -0400
WhiteHat Security's latest report on Web site security shows cross-site scripting remains the most common Web site vulnerability. But cross-site forgery requests also made WhiteHat's list of top 10 Web site security flaws. On a positive note, the majority of the vulnerabilities discovered by WhiteHat were remediated. - WhiteHat Security's latest report on Web site vulnerabilities has found the Internet in slightly better shape emphasis on slightly. In the fifth installment of the quot;WhiteHat Website Security Statistics Report, quot; the company has found that 82 percent of the 687 Web sites assessed by the ...
Aptana Mixes AJAX, Python with Pydev IDE Buy
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:34:03 -0400
Aptana, maker of Web development and cloud computing tools, has acquired the Pydev IDE for Python development. The Eclipse-based Pydev tools suite supports Google App Engine development. - Aptana is bringing its brand of AJAX-style development to the Python community by acquiring the Pydev suite of Python development tools. Aptana's acquisition of the Eclipse-based IDE (integrated development environment) for Python also is a boon for developers integrating Web development with cl...
Corrupt File Brought Down FAA's Antiquated IT System
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:06:23 -0400
The Federal Aviation Administration's flight plan IT network, which went down for about 2.5 hours Aug. 26 and fouled up the takeoff plans of thousands of travelers in more than 40 airports across the country, is back up and running. But for how much longer? The antiquated system consists of two 20-year-old redundant mainframe configurations one in Georgia, one in Utah that apparently are hanging on for dear life. - The Federal Aviation Administration's flight plan IT network, which went down for about 2.5 hours Aug. 26 and fouled up the takeoff plans of thousands of travelers in more than 40 airports across the country, was back up and running Aug. 27. IT staff were still troubleshooting it today in Ham...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is Here
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:14:39 -0400
Microsoft released on Aug. 27 a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser. The world's largest software maker said the latest version -- beta 2 -- of Internet Explorer, which has a market share of about 75 percent, comes with new features to enhance privacy, ease-of-use, and security. Microsoft first released a test -- or beta 1 -- version of IE 8 in March, but that was aimed at letting Web developers take a first look at the new browser. This latest version is aimed at a broader consumer audience. - SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp released on Wednesday a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser. The world's largest software maker said the latest version -- beta 2 -- of Internet Explorer, which has a ma...
eWeek Newsbreak, Aug. 25, 2008
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:48:05 -0400
Googles being good to the Earth through its Google.org philanthropic arm. The organization pledged $10.25 million in recently to support Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), a breakthrough technology doesnt look for geothermal energy, but makes it. The traditional geothermal approach relies on finding naturally occurring pockets of steam and hot water. The EGS process replicates these conditions by fracturing hot rock, circulating water through the system, and using the resulting steam to produce electricity in a conventional turbine; Palm released the Palm Treo Pro last week, a new handset which Palm hopes can save the brand as it faces challenges from RIMs Blackberry line and the Apple iPhone, not to mention the Google Android phones due in November and Linux based LiMo phones. Early reviews claim the device competes on functionality, but not price. It will be sold in the U.S. in September for $549 and in Europe free or up to $589, based on the carrier. The Palm Treo Pro boasts a tactile QWERTY keyboard, a hardware Wi-Fi switch, turn-by-turn navigation and Bluetooth support for stereo music headsets; and Ericsson and STMicroelectronics have agreed to join their wireless chip and software businesses to create a joint venture that will supply four of the world's top five mobile phone and smart phone makers. The new company, announced last week, will bring together the Mobile Platforms unit of Ericsson and STMicros ST-NXP wireless division. Ericsson is the world's biggest mobile telecoms equipment maker and ST-NXP is the third-largest maker of wireless chips globally. The new company should present a new challenge for wireless market leaders Qualcomm and Texas Instruments. - Video Content....
Apple iPhone Passcode Bypass Made Public
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:08:09 -0400
The passcode feature on the latest version of Apple's iPhone can be bypassed in a few simple steps. Apple issued a fix for the issue when it released iPhone v1.1.3 back in January. While iPhone users wait for another fix, information about an easy workaround has been made available. - The passcode feature on the latest version of Apples iPhone can be bypassed, potentially allowing an unauthorized person to access data on the device if it is lost or stolen. The issue was posted to a MacRumors.com discussion forum and affects iPhone 2.02. Users can lock the iPhone with a four-d...

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology

Commercial aircraft leads big gain in big-ticket sales
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
U.S. factories saw a surprisingly hefty increase in their orders for big-ticket products in July, reflecting continued strength in export...
Microsoft releases beta version of Internet Explorer 8
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Microsoft has accelerated development of new versions of Internet Explorer to stabilize its eroding market share and address the central role the Web has assumed in computing and daily life.
No pay raise for Howard Schultz next year
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Pay freeze for Starbucks's CEO, other top executives. Store managers and roasters still eligible for raises.

NYT > Technology

Industry Rethinks Moneymaking Software Practice
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:21:08 -0000
Before they ship PCs to retailers like Best Buy, computer makers get paid hundreds of millions of dollars to load them up with lots of free software. For $30, Best Buy will get rid of it for you.
Basics: For the Advanced in Age, Easy-to-Use Technology
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:15:17 -0000
The companies that are successfully marketing new technologies to older people are the ones that have learned to create products that span generations, providing style and utility to a range of age groups.
Phone Smart: Freeing Those Snapshots Trapped Inside the Cellphone
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:15:17 -0000
Carriers and device manufacturers have only lately figured out that users need a single button that says, “Send my new photo now.”

CNN.com - Technology

Dead Sea Scrolls go digital
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:33:38 -0400
More than 2,000 years after they were written, the Dead Sea Scrolls are getting high-tech treatment as part of an effort to better preserve the ancient texts and let more people see them than ever before.
Turning chocolate into sweet science
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:03:35 -0400
Read full story for latest details.
Bloggers play key role at Denver convention
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:15:31 -0400
Read full story for latest details.

NPR Topics: Technology

FCC Spreads The Word On Digital TV Switchover
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:04:00 -0400
In February, people who use an antenna to get television signals will have to begin using conversion boxes to watch their favorite programs. The Federal Communications Commission will start an 80-city tour this week to talk about the changes.
Obama's Text Message Experiment
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0400
The Obama camp promised to deliver news of the Democratic candidate's vice presidential choice by text message and e-mail. It didn't quite go according to plan. We examine what went wrong and right during this new media experiment.
Hollywood and Technology
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:05:00 -0400
We look at how Hollywood became a driving force in the invention of new technologies — from Technicolor to the rise of digital special effects — and how new ideas and technologies, such as the Internet, are still shaping the movie industry today.

BBC News | Technology | UK Edition

Computer viruses make it to orbit
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:44 -0000
Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.
iPhone ad rapped as 'misleading'
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:01:03 -0000
The Advertising Standards Authority calls an iPhone advert "misleading" for saying all of the web is available on the phone.
Robo-skeleton lets paralysed walk
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:02:25 -0000
A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs.

Reuters Video: Technology

Seals star on own web site
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:37:09 -0400
Aug. 26 - New technology is giving scientists and wildlife fans the chance to observe one of Lake Baikal's shyest inhabitants, the 'nerpa' seal as it is known locally.
Robotic suit helps paraplegics walk
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:53:35 -0400
Aug 26 - Israeli company develops remote-controlled suit that enables paraplegics to walk.
Blogging your way to number one
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:57:47 -0400
Aug 26 - The Irish rock band The Script says blogging is the way to music chart success.

AP Top Technology News At 7:17 p.m. EDT

One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers
By MICHAEL TARM Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:26:28 -0000
CHICAGO (AP) -- When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system....
Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes
By KEN THOMAS Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:23:06 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car....
Microsoft's newest browser may block ads
By JESSICA MINTZ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:53:35 -0000
SEATTLE (AP) -- The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace. Companies that sell advertisements online - including Microsoft - can electronically gather tidbits about Web surfers' habits, and then use that information to help decide what kinds of ads to show. However, in the newest "beta" test version of Microsoft's forthcoming Internet Explorer 8, which was made available Wednesday, a mode called InPrivateBro...

CNET News.com

How do DNC Dems spread the word: Twitter, text, or telephone?
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:52:51 -0700
How are the Democratic delegates getting out their party's message while at the DNC? Are they texting like Obama? Social networking on Twitter or Facebook? Or relying on the old standards: phone and e-mail?
After flight delays, FAA may add backup system
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:55:35 -0700
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to upgrade its decades-old technology for flight-plan processing and potentially add a third backup system.
Oracle names new chief financial officer
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:48:00 -0700
Oracle names Jeffrey Epstein as its new chief financial officer, marking its fourth CFO since long-time bean counter Jeff Henley retired four years ago.

 

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PHP Manual - Complete and hyperlinked manual documents and explains all elements of PHP. Includes FAQ section and user comments.

Add a text-size switcher to your Web site with PHP and CSS - TechRepublic - This tutorial will show you how to add such a text size switcher to your Web pages using PHP and CSS, thereby immediately making your Web site more accessible and scoring you useful brownie points from everyone over the age of 50.
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Add mapping functionality to Web sites with Image_GIS in PHP [Tech Republic] - Image_GIS is a PEAR package for PHP that allows you to add digital maps to Web sites using free downloadable GIS files. Learn how to use the Image_GIS package to add mapping functionality to a Web site.
Meta Description: [ Image_GIS is a PEAR package for PHP that allows you to add digital maps to Web sites using free downloadable GIS files. Learn how to use the Image_GIS package to add mapping functionality to a Web site. ]

An Introduction to Classes (Zend) - The tutorial guides you through the construction of a simple, security-related class that performs some basic security functions for a web site: checking user logons.
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Authenticate and Track Users with PHP (Webmonkey) - Learn how authentication, cookies, and sessions can add security and a personal touch to your site.

Blobbing Data With PHP and MySQL (Devarticles) - Showing how to store and retrieve binary data in a MySQL database by using PHP.
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Build your own Web Service with PHP and XML-RPC - Harry takes us one step further into the world of Web Services. Here he explains how to build your own Web Service - a news feed - using PHP and XML-RPC.
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500 Building a search application using PHP and the Google Search API - This article will teach you how to build a search application using the Google search API and PHP. Presents a demo, as well as downloadable source code.

Building a weblog with PHP and MySQL - A tutorial on building a simple yet functional weblog system using PHP and MySQL.
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Building Modular XHTML Web Pages using PHP - A series of labs describing the process of building modular, structured and valid XHTML Web pages using the PHP server-side scripting language.
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Classes and PHP (PHPBuilder) - A description in plain English of what classes are, and how they can make your project easier to complete and extend.
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Code Injection Vulnerabilities Explained - Code Injection is a term used when code is injected straight into a program/script from an outside source for execution at some point in time.
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Comprehensible PHP Code (PHPBuilder) - A good programmer makes her code look so simple and comprehensible that any other programmer can understand it and appreciate it.
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Configuration Manipulation With PHP Config (Dev Shed) - This article introduces a toolkit designed specifically for manipulating configuration files, thereby reducing the number of lines of code needed to read and modify application variables. This toolkit is written in PHP and implemented as a class, suitable for use in any PHP-based application and accessible via standard OO techniques.
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Control transformations using XSLT parameters (TechRepublic) - Phillip Perkins outlines the advantages of using XSLT, which includes the fact that you aren't restricting your data to one particular layout.
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Create an audio stitching tool in PHP (TechRepublic) - One way to provide visually impaired users with the ability to use OCR-defeating passcodes is to stitch WAV files together. Phillip Perkins shows you how to deconstruct a group of WAV files and reconstruct one large WAV file by compiling the group.
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Database Abstraction With PHP (Dev Shed) - Take a look at the PEAR database abstraction layer, one of the coolest PHP widgets out there.
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Database Enabled Websites - A tutorial on using PHP3 and MySQL to develop database enabled applications for websites.
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404 Dev Dreams - Offers a wide variety of webmaster resources including tutorials, articles, templates, tools and an active webmaster discussion forum.

Devshed - Searching with PHP and ht://Dig - Adds search capabilities to site using the popular open source tools PHP3 and ht://Dig.
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Encryption and Decryption using PHP and GnuPG (Zend) - The purpose of this article is to show you how to encrypt and decrypt information with GnuPG using PHP.

Error Handling: Stepping beyond True/False Results (Zend Technologies) - This article will give you the capabilities to handle errors in an elegant manner without diverging too much from your lazy ways. We will look at how to handle PHP script errors, as well as passing around your own errors with the PEAR module: PEAR_Error.

File And Directory Manipulation, Part 1 (Dev Shed) - PHP comes with a full-featured file and directory manipulation API that allows you (among other things) to view and modify file attributes, read and list directory contents, alter file permissions, retrieve file contents into a variety of native data structures, and search for files based on specific patterns. This file manipulation API is both powerful and flexible - two characteristics that will endear it to any developer who's ever had to work with file manipulation commands.
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File And Directory Manipulation, Part 2 (Dev Shed) - This second segment of the tutorial on the PHP filesystem API takes you into deeper waters, showing you how to copy, delete and rename files; scan directories; work with uploaded files over HTTP; perform pattern matches on file names; and read and write to processes instead of files.
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404 Getting Intimate With PHP's Mail() Function - PHP's Mail() function is a great way to send mail using a simple and standard interface that hides the complexity and quirks of various system programs that are responsible for sending mail. This tutorial will introduce you to the basics of sending mail from PHP scripts.

GIS Mapping in PHP - A series of tutorials on using PHP to access GIS mapping information. The tutorials start with the basics, build on them, and provide many examples for more complex functions.

How To Compile PHP 4 and Apache 2 from Source On Linux - Provides detailed, step-by-step information on compiling PHP as an Apache 2.0 shared module on a Linux system.
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How to use PHP for server side includes - Covers the basics on how to do virtual includes in a PHP file.
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Implement Bayesian Inference Using PHP - Conditional probability -- the probability of observing one event as a result of having observed another event -- is a potentially important factor in designing intelligent Web applications. Paul Meagher introduces Bayesian inference by discussing the basic mathematical concepts involved and demonstrating how to implement the underlying conditional probability calculations using PHP.
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Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP on Linux - This tutorial is designed to guide through the initial steps of setting up Apache, MySQL, and PHP on Linux.

Introduction to PHP Image Functions - An excellent overview of PHP image functions, including source code and interactive online examples.

Jason Bradley Online - PHP and GIMP tutorials.

Open Source Licensing For PHP Scripts - Open Source licensing for PHP scripts. Open Source means that your software is entirely free for use, to anyone, and any user may modify the software to fit his own needs. To launch an open source application, you have to apply the GNU GPL License.
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PEAR MDB Database Abstraction Layer (International PHP Magazine) - This article gives a good introduction to the database abstraction package PEAR MDB. The focus is on explaining the more advanced features of MDB like data type abstraction and the XML based schema management that go beyond what other similar packages offer. A basic level of understanding of PHP and SQL is recommended.

PHP and Regular Expressions 101 (WebReference) - This tutorial steps through the POSIX-compliant regular expression functions in PHP in a straightforward manner.
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PHP Common Mistakes and their Solutions - About the various security concerns and mistakes people make when developing, and their solutions.
Meta Description: [ About various common vulnerabilities found in PHP sites, and solutions on how to prevent them.
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PHP Feedback Form with Source Code - Tutorial for feedback, bug report, contact PHP forms includes all copy and paste code.
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PHP For Designers - PHP introduction for web designers by Matt Mullenweg.
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500 PHP MySQL Interactive Website Design - The lessons provided in this PHP/MySQL tutorial are short and simple. You'll learn to create and manipulate a simple database of names and birthdates.
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PHP Sessions Introduction [PHP Freaks] - PHP has a great set of functions that can achieve the same results of Cookies and more without storing information on the user's computer: PHP sessions. This is nearly 99% flawless in operation and it is virtually invisible to the user.
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PHP Tutorial (BobFrank.org) - A basic PHP tutorial for beginners. It includes printing, variables, constants, math, strings, files, functions, arrays, and several other key points of PHP.

PHP Tutorial (by Martin Geisler) - This tutorial is aimed at users who have no previous experience with programming in PHP or any other programming language.
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PHP Tutorial (Tizag) - A PHP tutorial that covers all the basics of PHP. It is geared towards web developers with little or no PHP experience.
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PHP Virtual Guide - Video tutorials covering PHP from the basics to advanced techniques.
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PHP/MySQL Tutorial (Webmonkey) - Three-part tutorial covers installation, basic scripts, forms, and advanced topics.

Pitfalls of Transactions with PHP (ONLamp) - Database transactions are important for data reliability and consistency. Used properly, they can prevent many types of errors. Used improperly, they can cause many other kinds of errors. Kimberlee Jensen demonstrates using transactions with PHP well.
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Programming PHP - A wikibook about programming in PHP. Also provides external links for more information.

Serving XHTML with the correct mime type using PHP - Describes how to send XHTML with the correct mime type safely using PHP. Includes the ability to fall back to HTML if the viewing web-browser does not support XHTML.

Simple Classes Introduction - By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a better understanding of what classes are and what they are good for. Classes can be very powerful when used right and can save you a lot of work (and typing) in the long run.

Simple Linear Regression With PHP - In contrast with other open source languages like Perl and Python, PHP lacks a robust community effort to develop a math library. This article provides an example of a PHP math library called SimpleLinearRegression that demonstrates a general approach that can be used to develop PHP math libraries.
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SimplePHP - Windows Installation Guide for Apache + PHP + MySQL + PHPMyAdmin.
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SQL Injection [Chris Shiflett: Security Corner] - Most Web applications interact with a database, and the data stored therein frequently originates from users. Thus, when creating an SQL statement, a developer may use client data in its construction. This article explains SQL injection by looking at a few example attacks and then introducing some simple and effective methods for prevention. By applying these best practices, you can practically eliminate SQL injection from your list of security concerns.
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Static Free Energy (Zend) - This tutorial will show you how to produce static html pages using PHP. This is important if you want the benefits of using PHP to build sections of a site where the content of the pages doesn't change very often.

Taking PHP the OO way (International PHP Magazine) - The future for applying Object Oriented Programming in PHP looks bright, when we look at the new OO features that PHP 5/Zend Engine 2 brings us. With the right tools, all you need is the knowledge. This article will try to explain what objects really are and how they can be recognized, and it will familiarize you with the 3 Pillars that form the foundation of Object Oriented Programming: Encapsulation, Inheritance and Polymorphism.

Template Example with PHP Includes - Show how to use 'php includes' inside a template.
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Ten Security Checks for PHP (ONLamp) - Though it's easy to create sites in PHP, it's not immune to sloppy coding. Clancy Malcolm explains how to recognize and fix potential security holes.
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500 The Fast Track Tutorials - Tutorials covering many aspects of PHP, including MySQL and the file system.

Three-Tier Development with PHP 5 (ONLamp.com) - Luis Yordano Cruz demonstrates three-tier PHP application design with PEAR::DB_DataObject, Smarty, and PHP 5. The article assumes that you have some familiarity with HTML, Smarty, PEAR::DB_DataObject, MySQL, and PHP 5.
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Time-2-Design - Offers PHP tutorials (commented scripts). Also some C++, flash and photoshop tutorials.
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404 Try PHP - Learn how to use, install, communicate and setup PHP and MYSQL.

Use BB Code in Your PHP Application (SitePoint) - BB code is a simple set of instructions that provide rules as to how a piece of text should be formatted. In this hands-on tutorial, Stoyan explains the basics that every developer should know about the use of BB code in PHP applications.
Meta Description: [ BB code is a simple set of instructions that provide rules as to how a piece of text should be formatted. In this hands-on tutorial, Stoyan explains the basics that every developer should know about the use of BB code in PHP applications. ]

Using PHP 5's SimpleXML - This tutorial explains the usage of the Simple XML extension new to PHP 5. It provides examples of reading and querying XML data.
Meta Description: [ Adam Trachtenberg introduces SimpleXML, a simple and common XML parser from the upcoming PHP 5. ]