Using XML with PHP without…

Using XML with PHP without any apache changes. XML is sexy, PHP and XML is a cheap and good way to create and syndicate your website. Now, when you have your own server, you can set up all the necessary apache add-ons to explore the PHP-XML relationship to the full extend. When you own a virtual server at an ISP,…

Hypercard is back, baby [1]….

Hypercard is back, baby. Great Wired News piece on Hypercard, the graphic programming toolkit that started shipping with the Mac in 1989. I picked up programming again, after a five-or-so year hiatus, once I got my first Mac that shipped with Hypercard (it was my beloved SE, “Kali the Destroyer”), and ended up earning my living on Hypercard, doing contract…

A Study In Scarlet -…

A Study In Scarlet – Exploiting Common Vulnerabilities in PHP Applications. Lots of security holes in PHP. It’s all part of being popular and not being designed with a security in mind from the start. Not saying that others are better mind you! [Roland Tanglao’s Weblog]

ZenTrack project management software. [1].

ZenTrack project management software.. Scottish lass seeks… Zen and the art of Project Management. Just installed the ZenTrack PHP Project Management software for Quine development. I liked the sound of the Perl Request Tracker package but I don’t have a mod_perl set up to try it.    Always looking for useful PM tools, especially software PM tools. Does ZenTrack produce RSS feeds…

Book Excerpt: Professional PHP4 XML…

Book Excerpt: Professional PHP4 XML. Join us for a cappuccino on the corner of PHP and XML, the intersection for two of the busiest streets in the Web developer community. We begin with PHP4 transformation techniques using XSLT or SAX–or, “How to make your XML look the way you want it to.” From Wrox Press. 0812 [XML News by CodingTheWeb.com]

Semantic CMS [1]. Victor Lombardi,…

Semantic CMS. Victor Lombardi, of Noise Between Stations fame, give us Smarter Content Publishing: Building a semantic website to increase the efficiency and usability of publishing systems in this month’s IA-themed Digital Web Magazine. [ia/ – news for information architects]