New this morning is an article over on DevShed.com about Database Abstraction with PHP. There's tons and tons (and did I mention tons) of database abstraction scripts out there, some are even built into some of the larger pieces out there. This article, however, will help you use the PEAR DB abstraction layer that comes with PHP. They give you the basics behind it, with some plenty of code examples (as usual) with examples of some of the more common database tasks. So, if you haven't looked into including DB abstraction in your scripts, and you need to use them on pretty much any DB out there, you shoul look into this.

Alright, even the NewbieNetwork is raving about this SVG stuff. So, what is it you ask? Well, SVG is short for "Scalable Vector Graphics" and it allows you to make tons of cool vector-based graphics on the fly (ala Flash, but without the hassle). What does this mean for you? Well, it means prettier (is that a word?) dynamic graphics for your site and an easier time coding for you. The best part is - it uses everyone's favorite new technology - XML! (heh) If you want to see an example, check out this O'Reilly tutorial on it - it's perl, but it's close enough.

And, as if we didn't have enough to worry about, DevArticles.com has a new post this morning where some of the Internet Explorer 6 Hacks And Holes are Exposed. There's some scary stuff there that no one mentions - cookie stealing, site spoofing, etc. If you use IE6, I'd suggest you at least take a look at this page and see what's going on...