I can see how hard it is to find news out there sometimes. One day you have so much, the next you find it hard to get anything. =)

First off, over at EvilWalrus, they have their own commenting system up for the news, so head on over and give them a piece of your mind.

Builder.com has a new article up this morning on six MySQL/PHP functions to streamline development. These are just six functions you can use while interfacing with MySQL via PHP. Nothing special, mostly for newbies looking to work with functions and databases. However, the functions are nice in that if you are still learning PHP and MySQL, you get to see how they are created, what they do, and how to use them.

And finally, if you haven't done so yet, check out the PHPDN Forums. We are getting lots of new users each and every day, and you will get some of the best help on the planet. Heck, all of us PHPDN'ers go there.

And yes, the Unified Search Engine is coming soon.