If you'll remember a while back, we reported on an official PHP 5 contest that Zend was going to put on - well, the time has come and the contest has started!

We've got lots of Prizes to give out just for entering, as well as the Grand Prizes: a top-of-the-range Dell laptop for a lone developer or an Apple iPod Mini for each member of your team! Your application will be rated both by your peers and by the panel of Judges we've assembled from among the most known and well-respected names in the PHP community.

So what are you waiting for? Get started by familiarizing yourself with the contest Schedule and Criteria, and then Submit. The rest is up to your code...

There are several options that they give for possible applications (A gallery system, An online presentation system, A web-based file browser, etc) for you to create or "create something we didn't think of". Best of luck to all, and get over and get coding!