• Reddit.com: What would you change about PHP if you could dictate the next major version?
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• VG Tech: Using PHP's Built-in Web Server in Your Test Suites
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• 7PHP.com: PHP Interview With Corey Ballou Co-Organizer Of The Queen City PHP Meetup Group
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On the Master Zend Framework site today Matthew Setter has a new post covering the configuring of the service manager using abstract factories.

One of the best features about Zend Framework 2 is undoubtedly the ServiceManager; because it makes it almost painless to configure and retrieve services in a consistent and predictable manner, anywhere in your application, at any time. [...] But the catch is, there's quite a bit to learn if you want to use it properly. As well as that, there's quite a number of ways to use it.

He walks you through some of the pros and cons of the various ways to work with the ServiceManager and where the factories fit in. He takes a bit of time to introduce the concepts behind abstract factories and how to define them in a Zend Framework v2 application. He finishes out the post with a more practical, working example using the interfaces provided to get a "MyUserTable" service.

The Voices of the ElePHPant podcast is back with a new episode of its podcast. This time it's an interview with PHP community member Evan Coury.

The interview is recoded live at this year's Midwest PHP Conference. They talk about Evan's work around Zend Framework and where he sees things going with the project. He also mentions some of the work being put towards Zend Framework v3 (and if there will be many backwards compatibility breaks like there was with ZF2).

You can listen to this latest episode either through the in-page player or by downloading the mp3. If you like what you hear, consider subscribe to their feed.

Three Devs & A Maybe podcast has released their latest episode today: Episode #35 - an interview with Simon Holywell. Simon is the author of an upcoming book about functional programming in PHP.

This week we are lucky to have Simon Holywell on the show to talk all things Functional Programming. Initially starting off with a concrete definition of Functional Programming, we move on to a brief history of the paradigm and immutability. Following this we explain recursion (and tail-recursion), along with closures and higher-order functions. From this base we are able to then talk about the different languages available to you which cater towards the functional mindset (i.e. Haskell). We then set our sights on the PHP language and what/wish it had to offer when exploring the functional paradigm. Finally, we mention his upcoming book, along with experiences presenting at user-group meet-ups.

Topics mentioned in this episode include:

• slides from Simon's presentation
• Scala
• PHP internals, pthreads and PHPDBG
• Haskell

You can listen to this latest episode either through the in-page player or by downloading the mp3 directly.

The 7PHP.com site has posted their latest PHP community interview. This time it's with a group from the Las Vegas PHP User Group about their community and group. The interview talks to Adam Englander, one of the organizers of the group.

This is the #4th set of 'Know Thy PHP Usergroup' in an attempt to create more awareness of: what is $this PHP UG about + get to know the leaders/Founders/Community behind it and what is a PHP User Group in general to personally know all the PHP user groups Around The World - that excites me and I hope you too! This concept is also a good opportunity for new #elePHPants to know about PHP UGs. [...] The Las Vegas PHP Users Group is a group dedicated to PHP developers learning from and teaching each other. [...] All skill levels are sought after. If you are looking to teach, learn, network, or just mingle, join the group and participate on the adventure.

They cover a lot of topics about the group including things like:

• How the group started
• How often they meet
• What was their largest meeting attendance
• Challenges in finding sponsors
• How it's different than other user groups

Check out the full interview for the answers to these and other interesting questions.

As anyone who subscribes to the php.internals mailing list knows, there can be a lot of drama around some of the discussions for the future of the language, both in its features and surrounding technical concerns. Daniel Cousineau has posted a lighter take on some of this drama and is issuing his own "RFC" for a proposed mascot for internals - the DramaLlama.

Branding and PR is an increasingly important factor in programming language viability and adoption. Visible instability in the core team is off-putting to large organizations who depend on long term reliability and support and only encourages them to look to languages and tools with more stable and professional core teams. This RFC proposes that the PHP core team get ahead of the issue and introduce a logo, separate from the public facing project, to provide a sense of professionalism that is lacking. I humbly submit the DramaLlama as the superior candidate.

His proposed mascot, shown here, bears the PHP logo on the side of a cartoon purple llama. As Daniel puts it, the llama is a "proud, capable animal" that can deal with a lot and still stand up under a heavy burden.

By not adopting a logo, the PHP core team risks losing the respect and trust of the end user community. However it could be argued that the core team has survived without this and could do so indefinitely.

The post is practically dripping with sarcasm, but it's a good mood-lightener around some of the drama that can come from the clash of multiple personalities in the PHP internals community.

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The SitePoint Web Foundations blog has a post from Bruno Skvorc showing how to install Zend Server on Ubuntu 7 set up and configured by Vagrant.

I recently took a look at Zend Server 7, the latest version of the powerful application monitor/manager suite. This quick tip will show you how to get it installed on a Vagrant box so you too can experiment with its features.

The process is made up of four (well, five...one is optional) steps making it pretty easy to try out:

• Install Prerequisites
• Clone and Boot
• Download and Run Installer
• Fix Log Permissions
• Deploy an Application (the optional one)

He includes the code updates you'll need to make and some screenshots along the way to be sure you're on the right track.

The July 2014 edition of php[architect] has officially been published - "Navigating the Business". Articles in this edition include:

• "Resume 101" by Jordan Tway
• "Startups and PHP" by Benjamin Greenaway
• "Hexagonal Architecture with PHP" by Carlos Buenosvinos
• "The Confident Coder: Sanity Check: Insane Value!" by Aaron Saray

All of the usual columns are also included as well as an "Archie's Adventures" section about the travels of the php[architect] orange elePHPant. You can pick up a (digital) copy of this month's issue directly from the site or get a year's subscription to get more great content delivered each month.

The SitePoint PHP blog has posted the second part of their series looking at building up a REST API "from scratch". In this latest post Vita Tardia introduces some of the basic topics and the best practices that are around their use.

The current internet ecosystem has literally been invaded by APIs, and for good reasons. By using third party APIs in your products or services, you have access to a ton of useful features - such as authentication or storage services - that can benefit both you and your users. By exposing your own API, your application becomes "part of the mix" and will be used in ways you've never thought before… if you do it the right way, obviously. In this two part series I'll show you how to create a RESTful API layer for your PHP applications, using a collection of real world best practices.

He talks about how a REST API is a "user interface for developers" and the actions the different verbs could take on the same endpoints (PUT, POST, GET, etc). He uses the Slim framework in his examples and helps you get an instance all set up and working. He includes a bit about getting SSL/HTTPS up and running for all requests to the site too. From there he gets into the bootstrapping of the application and the first version of controller handling. He also includes code examples touching on JSON handling, authentication and good error handling.