As PHP s importance grows on the IT scene something that is happening every day it s clear that its true capabilities go well beyond what it s being used for today. The PHP platform itself has a lot of potential as a general-purpose language, and not just a scripting tool; just its basic extensions, even discounting repositories like PEAR and PECL, provide a highquality array of functionality that most of its commercial competitors can t afford without expensive external components. At php|a, we ve always felt that our mission is not limited to try our best to provide the PHP community with a publication of the highest possible quality. We think that our role is also that of reinvesting in the community that. | MARCH 2003 php architect The Magazine For PHP Professionals VOLUME II - ISSUE 3 X PHDR I N g Option WsthQN PHP Turn XML into HTML with various proven methods Web-Free PHP Beauty and Brains Using PHP s CLI Interpreter Using Flash s ActionScriPt XML and PHP for Easy Multi-tier Solutions Blazing Site Performance Using Objects and Sessions Creating an RSS Client With PHP FreeîRAde A PHP-BaseD E-Commerce Solution Plus Tips Tricks Book Reviews Product Reviews and much more. it ùa i iïPima w Pl IO My MBs MSB My 5S MSB g My My 5S MSB g My My 5S MSB My My 5S MSB My My 5S MSB 58 My My 58 MSB 58 My My 58 MSB 58 My My 58 MBs Introducing the php architect Grant Program As PHP s importance grows on the IT scene something that is happening every day it s clear that its true capabilities go well beyond what it s being used for today. The PHP platform itself has a lot of potential as a general-purpose language and not just a scripting tool just its basic extensions even discounting repositories like PEAR and PECL provide a high-quality array of functionality that most of its commercial competitors can t afford without expensive external components. At php a we ve always felt that our mission is not limited to try our best to provide the PHP community with a publication of the highest possible quality. We think that our role is also that of reinvesting in the community that we serve in a way that leads to tangible results. To that end this month we re launching the php architect Grant Program a new initiative that will see us award two 1 000 US grants to PHP-related projects at the end of June. Participating to the program is easy. We invite all the leaders of PHP projects to register with our website at http grant and submit their applications for a grant. Our goal is to provide a financial incentive to those projects that in our opinion have the opportunity to revolutionize PHP and its position in the IT world. In order to be eligible for the Grant
