Hi,
In this video, I talk a little about the MVC design pattern with special attention to the middle layer in MVC: the ‘controller’.
A few points:
- MVC is short for Model View Controller
- The Controller is the part that brokers the communication between the View and the Model.
- The Controller is the throw-away part in MVC.
Watch the video for more details.
In this video, I discuss how learning another programming language will make you a better PHP programmer. This may seem strange at first, but watch the video and you will see that I am not smoking anything …
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Hi,
In response to my a recent podcast where I recommended that PHP programmers learn the Zend Framework, I was asked why I choose Zend, rather than other PHP frameworks.
The video:
Hi,
In this HD video (running time: 4:06), I answer a question put to me recently:
Should you always use MySQL as your database when working with PHP?
Yes, this is a beginners question, I know. Nonetheless, it is a legitimate question that I think is worthy of comment. In answering this question though, I briefly talk about the other database options you have with PHP.
The video:
Note: I am using Youtube’s new HD streaming capabilities as an experiment. This is 720p video so you should have a fast connection to watch it, or some patience. If you find the video is stuttering, just press ‘play’, then pause it and then give it a minute or two to download.
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
