Over on PHPComplete.com this morning, he has a note about the new comp.lang.php newsgroup that is going to be up for "induction" into the real world newsgroups. According to Manuel Lemos: Another issue that is not really related with the PHP Classes site but is very important for the recognition of PHP as a language well supported within the programming community, is the fact that finally a newsgroup named comp.lang.php is about to be voted for approval in the Usenet.
So, hop over to PHPComplete.com and get the details on how to vote for this new newsgroup and further spread the influence of PHP to the masses!

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I know one of the hot topics out there since the introduction of Apache 2 into the web server world among the PHP crowd is "How can I get Apache 2 and PHP to live happily ever after together?" - well, in article from the creators of PHPTriad (which, sadly, is no more) they explain how to get everything set up and working on your Windows-based system (actually much easier than Unix-based). No modules to build, no configure strings to get just right....