Archive for March, 2008

BASIC SQL TUTORIAL

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Hi,

I’ve just put up a new sub-section on SQL - the language of relational databases.
This is beginners stuff, so if you’re a know-it-all nerd, you can ignore this. On the otherhand, if you’re new to the database thing (mySQL for example) then these first couple of videos should help you get started.
Videos out so far:
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Killer Open Source PHP Projects

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Part of PHP’s power is actually found in the variety of open source (free to use) PHP based applications. I’m talking about things like blogs, web frameworks, forums, cms’ etc …
… I was just thinking, that a list of ‘killer’ PHP open source projects would be useful … for a few reasons:

Once upon a time, [...]

Setting up an MVC structure with the Zend Framework - part 2

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Hi,
I’ve released our second video (part 2 of 2) on setting up an MVC structure with the Zend Framework.

This Zend Framework video is from our resident Zend-nerd: Jon Lebensold.
Again, let us know what you think and should you have any suggestions or request, please feel free to comment.
Running time: 19+ minutes
Part 2 of [...]

Setting up an MVC structure with the Zend Framework - part 1

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Hi,
I just released a new video on setting up an MVC structure with the Zend Framework. This video is a little more basic than the previous Zend videos … I had to twist Jon’s arm a little.

Anyway, let us know what you think and should you have any suggestions or request, please feel free to [...]

MYSQL Video Tutorials

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Hi,

I finally got around to creating a new section dedicated to teaching basic MySQL.
At this time, I only have a few videos on basic database theory and phpMyAdmin … the most commonly used administrative program for MySQL.
But I have several others in the works.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killerphp.com

Object Oriented Video Tutorials for your Ipod

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Hi,
I just released my beginners object oriented php video tutorials in iPod format.

These videos target total beginners to object oriented programing. Though I talk about PHP, the principles are universal and so they apply to all OO (object oriented) languages including:

Java
Actionscript
C#
Ruby

.. and others. So if you are struggling to understand OOP concepts while trying to [...]

PEAR vs. Zend Framework

Friday, March 14th, 2008

PEAR vs. Zend Framework
Now that the Zend Framework is ready for ‘prime time’, I’ve been considering the Pear framework with regards to how it now fits in the PHP world.

NOTE:
Several picky nerds have pointed out that PEAR is not a framework - check out the comments below. OK, I would agree, technically speaking, PEAR is [...]

Zend Framework Video Tutorials

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

I just launched a new section on Killerphp.com on the Zend Framework.
I figured it only made sense, given that we’ve built two live web applications based on it:
Video sharing site: www.idea22.com
Web template sharing site: www.webshapes.org
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For those of you who are not familar with the Zend Framework:
The Zend Framework is a web application framework designed to [...]