The php|architect magazine has released their latest issue - the April 2013 edition focusing on security:

The April issue is out and it's all about Security! We cover the gambit of topics including two-factor authentication, password hashing and securing file uploads. All our regular columns also appear, making this a jam-packed magazine full of PHP goodness.

Articles in this month's edition include:

• Securing File Uploads - Chris Tankersley
• Best Practices for Password Hashing in PHP - John Congdon
• Security-driven Development - Beth Tucker-Long
• When a Password Isn't Enough: Two-factor Authentication and You - Chris Stone

Check out the php|architect site for more info on picking up your own copy.

The March issue of php|architect magazine has been published and this month it's all about APIs. Articles in this issue include:

• Building APIs in Zend Framework 2 (Chris Tankersley)
• Good API Design Is Not a Fairy Tale (Keith Casey)
• API Documentation and Testing with I/O Docs (Jason McCreary)
• Education Station: Fix Poorly Written Legacy Code with PHP-CS-Fixer (Matthew Setter)
• (Re)Introducing Magento: Configuration XML (Ben Marks)

You can pick up this single issue for about $5 USD or you can subscribe for a full 12 issues (PDF edition).

The February issue of the php|architect magazine has been published with a focus on community. This latest release includes articles like:

• "Running a PHP User Group" (John Congdon)
• "I'm the Organizer, Now What?" (Chris Stone)
• "Hackathons: Five Steps to Awesome Sauce" (Matthew Davis)
• "The Case For Open Source Software Contribution" (Andrew Podner)
• "Bug Zapper: ZendFormForm a New Friend?" (Bart McLeod)

You can order a single issue for about $5 USD or you can get a full year's subscription for just $35 USD. To check out some of the back issues, take a look in their archives.

php|architect has published their latest issue, the January 2013 edition of the magazine with the theme of "Testing and Standards". Articles in this new issue include:

• "Coding Conventions" from Andrew Podner
• "Properly Documenting Your Code" by Chris Tankersley
• "Testing in PHP" by Jeff Carouth
• "Education Station: Markup? Markdown!" by Matthew Setter
• "Shop Talk: (Re)Introducing Magento" from Ben Marks

You can pick up the single issue for about $5 USD or you can get a 1 year subscription to get this and more great issues - Basic is $35 USD and Premium is $65 USD.

On 7PHP.com today Khayrattee Wasseem has posted an interview with Musketeers.me about their recent move to being the owners of the php|architect brand and all of its products/events.

If you were having a sky-diving on planet Mars since the past months, or if you were too enthusiastic in getting lost within The Hobbit's World - wake up Sid! There's news concerning PHP Land! On "its" 10th birthday, last December 2012, your "PHP Magazine for PHP Professionals" (The one & only PHP|Architect) announced on its portal that it's brand, owned by BlueParabola, is being 'safely & soundly' handed over to The PHP Musketeers aka Musketeers.me for a smooth and more dynamic life.

In the interview they talk about things like:

• The motivation behind the acquisition
• Positives and negatives of the brand as they see them
• Future plans for the magazine and brand
• What they see as the overall goals for php|architect
• What kind of challenges they see in the road ahead

You can read the full interview here and find out more about this change on the php|architect site.

The December issue of php|architect magazine has been released, the final issues brought to you by the current php|architect crew (see here for more info on that). Articles included in this issue include:

• Introducing PHP to the Hubble Space Telescope Program - Eli White
• 30 Stupid (But Useful) PHP Tricks and Tips - Elizabeth Smith
• Getting Organized: Namespaces for PHP Applications - Andrew Podner
• Performance: PHP Isn't All You Need For Fast Web Apps - Matthew Setter
• Bug Zapper: A New Adventure - Bart McLeod

You can pick up you copy (or subscribe) on the php|architect site.

If you've been around the PHP community for any length of time (or even at all it seems) you've probably heard of or seen something about php|architect - the magazine, their training and even their popular annual conference, php|tek. News came out yesterday that the php|architect group has been acquired by Musktreers.me (several of which happen to be well-known PHP community members).

Over the course of the last ten years, our focus has always been education-not just of our readers and customers, but also our own. We taught ourselves about publishing, organizing events, training, and dealing with people from all walks of life. Many of the things we learned were fun, and some not so much; all were very interesting. Most of all, we have learned to rely on the PHP community, which we watched grow and evolve alongside our favourite language.

[...] Thus, as the end of our first decade in business approaches and we have decided that we must move on, it's important for us to know that php|architect will remain in good hands. We are happy to announce that, effective January 1st, Musketeers.me LLC will take over the php|architect brand and all activities associated with it, including our magazine, books, training, and events.

You can find some more personal reflections from other members of the php|architect staff on their own blogs - Marco Tabini and Beth Tucker Long - and the official mention on the Musketeers.me blog.

In this new post to his blog Brandon Savage mentions his book, the PHP Playbook (php|architect), and how he's giving away several free copies.

When I started writing my book, I wanted to help PHP developers have a greater understanding of the tools, tips and tricks available when working as part of a team. That goal became The PHP Playbook. I'm excited that the book has been so well received, and I'm excited that I've finally received my promotional copies. So, in honor of that, I'm going to give some of them away! I'm even going to sign them!

Just enter in your email address and you'll be put on a mailing list for the book and its future updates. Here's the official description of the book:

Working with a team of developers is a much different environment than solo development. Experienced developers understand the tools and tricks that go into team development enterprises, and they implement them on a daily basis. The PHP Playbook covers these tools and practices, providing insight into the process of developing PHP applications, teaching developers the skills they need to be successful in a team environment.

As mentioned in this new post from the php|architect site, the voting for their 2012 Impact Awards has begun!

We at php|architect want to honor those who give of themselves so that we can work with PHP and in this great ecosystem. We are standing on the shoulders of giants and want to pause to say thank you. The full details can be found on the Impact Awards page. Voting is open through the end of March and is open to all php|architect subscribers.

The categories for this year's event are "Up & Coming", "Best Cloud Platform" and "Best PHP Application Platform". Nominees across all of the categories include Joind.in, PintLabs, AppFog, Pagoda Box Drupal 7 and SugarCRM. If you're a subscriber, get in there and vote for your favorites!

php|architect has officially announced the speaker line up for what they call their "Cloud Summit", a day-long event happening at the end of November about cloud computing - what it is and how you and your PHP applications can take advantage of it.

Tired of hearing about the ever-so... nebulous "Cloud" and what vendors say it will do for humankind? Yeah, us too. So, why won't it just go away? We found some folks who have used the cloud successfully to strike it big and asked them to show us why it made such a big difference to them. We were surprised, and now we're going to share it with you.

The event is virtual, so you can attend no matter where you are. The cost is $50 USD for a single ticket, $24 USD for php|architect subscribers and $100 USD for an "office party". Speakers for the event include Sean Coates (of Gimmie Bar), Kirsten Jones & Jeremy Johnstone and Marcus Whitney. You can find out more information and register for your ticket on the php|architect site.