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 [...]

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 …
Check out the video:

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,
I just released a new PHP video podcast where I answer a few questions put to me about php. I answer these questions:
1. Do you need to learn the Zend Framework?
2. Do you need a PHP certificate?
3. How does PHP fit into Web 2.0.
I am using a totally new format for this video and would [...]

Hi,
I just released a new video course on how to create a Wordpress theme/template from scratch.
About the video:
Video Synopsis - Building a Simple WordPress Theme
In these 12 videos, we will take someone with some beginner HTML and CSS skills through the steps needed to build a WordPress template from scratch. The videos use only a [...]

Hi,
After teasing you guys for a week or so, I’ve released the entire video tutorial course on building a PHP based shopping cart.
There is a small charge ($19.99) to download the entire course, but it is more than worth it since you get 140 minutes of top notch nerd training … and we include [...]

Hi,
I just released a new PHP shopping cart video tutorial for beginners. In this series of videos, you learn how to build a PHP based shopping cart that works with Paypal. Some highlights:

It’s object oriented - almost!
The shopping cart ‘talks’ to Paypal.
Learn how to create XML documents and how to process them with PHP.
You also [...]

Hi,
I’ve had many request for access to the videos either on a DVD or in a downloadable format for viewing offline. So after many months of brushing it off, I now have the videos for you … at a small cost:

$19.99 for the download
$29.99 for the DVD

The videos are still all available to watch online, [...]

Hi,
I was just looking over killerphp.com and noticed that I hadn’t posted any new content for a little while - it’s been about two weeks!
… That can happen when your busy removing your teeth.

Anyway, I’ve gotten around to releasing a new set of beginners video tutorials on PHP. This time around, I [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Because of recent demand, I decided to release my PHP video tutorials in iPod format - that means they play on your iPod.

… OK, you guys guessed that one.
These video were originally intended for viewing on a computer monitor, so some of the code examples will be harder to read since iPod screens [...]

This is part 3 (of 3) of my video tutorials that introduces PHP sessions to beginners.

The video:
PHP session video tutorial - part 3
Notes from the videos:
Session ID:
PHP sessions create a unique id that is passed on to the user by either a cookie or in the URL string. To be clear, the actual information tracked [...]

This is the part 2 of 3 of my videos that introduces the beginner to PHP sessions.

In this video, I get into practical examples where we see basic PHP sessions in action.
PHP session video tutorial - part 2
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killerphp.com

I’ve just released a new video introducing MySQL - PHP’s partner in crime.
I cover basic topics like:

Database types.
The difference between a database and a spreadsheet

etc …
I also briefly introduce phpMyAdmin given that it is probably the most used MySQL management tool out there today.
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I will soon be releasing more videos that get into practical [...]

Hi,
This part 3 of 3 of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP. We continue from where I left off in part 2.
The Video: Custom PHP Functions - Part 3
Thanks,
Stefan
www.killerphp.com

Hi,
This part 2 of 3 of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP. We continue from where I left off in part 1.
The Video: Custom PHP Functions - Part 2
Part 3 will be out soon.
Thanks,
Stefan
www.killerphp.com

Hi,
This part 1 of 3 of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP.
We cover the very basics and learn about one of the key advantages of creating functions in php versus just write straight PHP code to your pages.
The Video: Custom PHP Functions
Part 2 and 3 will be out soon.
Thanks,
Stefan
www.killerphp.com