In a press release from the Big Nerd Ranch:

Big Nerd Ranch has announced a new retreat for people wanting to learn more about PHP. The retreat is called PHP 5 Bootcamp, and is a 5 day course from October 18-22. PHP is a scripting language that is used by many Web sites. From Big Nerd Ranch:

Upon completion of the course, PHP 5 Bootcamp students will be able to:

• develop reliable, high performance web applications with PHP5
• leverage the power of the PEAR frameworks
• manage users with cookies and sessions
• read and write to relational databases
• parse and generate XML
• create web services

The Bootcamp is priced at US$3,500, which includes lodging, all meals, original instruction materials, 24-hour lab access, and transportation to and from the Atlanta airport. You can find more information on the retreat at the Big Nerd Ranch Web site. Seems a little expensive until you look at what all you're getting for the money - I'd definitely go if I could...