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6 PHP Performance Tips for Producing Highly Optimized Code
By W. Jason Gilmore
Every PHP developer should strive for highly optimized code. These six tips you can boost your PHP performance.

Using Zend_Search_Lucene, the PHP Lucene Implementation
By W. Jason Gilmore
The Zend_Search_Lucene component is a PHP 5-based Lucene implementation capable of indexing and searching several document types. Learn how to integrate it into a Zend Framework application.

Beyond the PHP Shopping Cart: Five PHP-based Ecommerce Solutions
By W. Jason Gilmore
If you're currently exploring a PHP-based ecommerce project, get to know these five prominent solutions.

Getting Started with Jenkins for PHP Developers
By W. Jason Gilmore
PHP developers now have a great way to begin using the Jenkins continuous integration server -- meet The Template for Jenkins Jobs for PHP Projects.

PHP Multithreading with cURL
By Octavia Andreea Anghel
When there are many tasks to execute in a given script, it may take a long time to finish all of them if they are executed sequentially, i.e., one after another. This article explains an alternative solution that consists of sending multiple HTTP requests to the same Web server on which PHP is running.

PEAR HTML_Table: Displaying Tabular Data in PHP
By W. Jason Gilmore
HTML_Table is a great PEAR package that makes tabular data presentation a breeze. Learn how to integrate CSS and jQuery with HTML_Table to create an appealing and interactive tabular layout.

Tracking User Activity in PHP with Cookies and Sessions
By Leidago Noabeb
Cookies and sessions in PHP applications allow you to keep track of your users and their activities.

Implementing User Authentication and Session Management with PHP
By W. Jason Gilmore
Learn how to use PHP to authenticate users and manage user sessions.

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Article: Using Drupal 7 with SQL Server
With Drupal 7, PHP developers now have the option of connecting one of the world's most popular Content Management Systems with SQL Server on a Windows platform. Learn how and why this has come about, what to look out for, and how you can get started using Drupal with SQL Server today. »
http://www.devx.com/MS_PHP/Article/46418

Article: PHP Content Management on Windows: Joomla on the Microsoft Web Platform
By using Joomla! along with the Microsoft Web Platform, developers are able to leverage the advanced functionality, ease-of-use and extendible features of Joomla! to enhance the web development tools that are essential to the Microsoft Web Platform. »
http://www.devx.com/MS_PHP/Article/46421