Archive for February, 2010

NestedSetDbTable class

API for managing nested sets of data stored in a database. NestedSetDbTable class extends Zend_Db_Table_Abstract, to provide custom functionality for working with database tables that has hierarchical data in them data.

How to Use Zend Framework without Editing php.ini File?

After reading the How to Install Zend Framework? article, some of the reader asking about how to use Zend Framework without editing the php.ini file. Yes, good question. Actually there is another way to achive this. You can use the ini_set() function to set the value on your PHP configuration option. Here is the sample [...]

Microsoft Swats Spam Server Network

An investigation and court case instigated by Microsoft has disabled a spam bot network responsible for sending 1.5 billion emails every day.

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PHP.net: PHP 5.2.13 Released!

As mentioned on the main PHP site today, the latest version in the PHP 5.2 series has been released – PHP 5.2.13 .

PHP 5.2.13 Released!

The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate
availability of PHP 5.2.13. This release focuses on improving the stability of
the PHP 5.2.x branch with over 40 bug fixes, some of which are security related.

Update Status on LinkedIn using PHP

LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) is one of the famous professional social network in the world. They connect many professionals around the world through their network. One of nice feature on LinkedIn is you can update status message. They called it ‘What are you working on?’. Here is simple PHP code that can update status message on your [...]

Google Executives Convicted Over Online Video

Three Google executives have been found guilty of “failure to comply with privacy code” in Italy. Craig reports on the story and implications which affect the foundations of the web.

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Padraic Brady’s Blog: PHP Framework Benchmarks: Entertaining But Ultimately Useless

In a new post to his blog Padraic Brady takes a humorous look at benchmarking PHP frameworks in a response to some of the other recent posts from developers on the Symfony and Solar frameworks.

[SEO Magazine] Multilingual Marketing, Localization and SEO

English may have emerged as the international language of business and, subsequently, as the default language of the World Wide Web, but consider this: 75% of the world’s population speaks no English whatsoever.

multilingual marketing seo

With this in mind, the need for businesses to talk to international customers in their own language can’t be overstated. Even though English is the most widely spoken second language, the fact remains that most consumers will search for products or services in their native tongue first.

So for any business looking to go global and tackle new or emerging markets, the need to ‘think local’ means you should be aware of the multitude of cultural and linguistic complexities that you will face when entering foreign markets.

For example, the French in France and the French in Canada (Québéquois) is largely the same, but there are enough dialectal differences between the two forms of French to mean that distinct marketing strategies are essential when targeting each market.



Google Faces Antitrust Inquiry

The EU has launched an official inquiry into Google’s search and advertising practices. Has the company been unfairly targeted, are they doing evil, or is it a little of both?

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