Matthew Weir O'Phinney has written up a post for his blog outlining some of the other cool little features that were included in the recent release of the Zend Framework, specifically with the Zend_Form component.

I've been working on for the past few weeks, and it's nearing release readiness. There are a number of features that Cal didn't cover in his DevZone coverage (in part because some of them weren't yet complete) that I'd like to showcase.

These additional features Matthew mentions are:

• Internationalization
• Element Grouping
• Array Support

Check out more of the great features of the component in the Zend Framework documentation.

The Zend Developer Zone has posted their latest episode in their PHP Abstract podcast series today - an advanced look at using APIs in PHP from Davey Shafik.

Today's special guest is Davey Shafik. Davey Shafik is a full time developer with 10 years experience in PHP and related technologies. He is an author of both books and magazines and no stranger to the regular listeners of PHP Abstract. Today, Davey is going to talk to take an advanced look at APIs.

You can grab this latest bit of PHP audio goodness three ways - from the on-page player, via a subscription to the podcast feed or just by downloading the mp3.

In a new post to his blog today, Matthew Weir O'Phinney dives in to some of the more advanced features that the Zend_Form component of the Zend Framework has to offer.

I've been working on for the past few weeks, and it's nearing release readiness. There are a number of features that Cal didn't cover in his DevZone coverage (in part because some of them weren't yet complete) that I'd like to showcase.

These additional features include internationalization, element grouping and array support. He looks at each of these, including some sample code where needed, and shows you how they can be useful to you and your ZF application.

Michi Kono has posted a new book review of one of the popular PHP-related offerings from Sams Publishing - "Advanced PHP Programming" by George Schlossnagle.

Only one stands out in my mind as truly exceptional: Advanced PHP Programming. I am willing to bet this is the best book out there for novice to advanced PHP developers. It is not the best beginner book as it has some advanced topics (as the title suggests), but the material it covers is seldom mentioned in any detail in other books.

He talks about it as a resource for programmers looking for moving to that next level and how useful it was to him (and could be to other developers) with helpful hints and more refined methods. There's a brief look at some of the contents - session management, security, database abstraction - and his opinions on them.

The book was the single greatest investment I ever made in my PHP skills. I've recommended this book to every novice PHP developer I've ever met.