Programming eBay Web Services with PHP 5 and Services_Ebay -- In this ONLamp article, Adam Trachtenberg shows how to use the new features of PHP 5 for writing web services clients. Adam is the author of two PHP books, including Upgrading to PHP 5.

Book Review: Upgrading to PHP 5 -- In this WebDevReviews.com review, Chrispian Burks writes, "If you’re looking for a guide to help you get up to speed on PHP 5 and you already know PHP 4, then this is the book you’ll want. Adam sticks to the O’Reilly formula and his knowledge of PHP is second to none." The book that "won't let you down" is Upgrading to PHP 5.

Creating Learning PHP 5 -- Developers often write open source software in public, but what about developers who write about open source software? Do they build tools? How do your favorite books come about? David Sklar explains how he wrote Learning PHP 5.

PHP Form Handling -- If your PHP script produces dynamic web pages (and it probably does), and your PHP script deals with user input (it probably does), then you need to work with HTML forms. Here are some tips for simplifying, securing, and organizing your form-handling PHP code, from David Sklar, author of Learning PHP 5.

ActionScript for Non-Coders -- Sham Bhangal uses real-world examples to show how the Flash authoring environment allows an ActionScript coder to work and share ideas with designers who have no ActionScript experience, while at the same time allowing designers to make full use of scripting. Sham is the author of O'Reilly's recently released Flash Hacks.

PHP Debugging Basics -- If you've got problems with your PHP programs, this article by David Sklar offers techniques to help you find and fix them: locate basic syntax errors, check the values of variables as your program is running, and make the PHP interpreter report the errors that interest you. David is the author of Learning PHP 5.

Installing Python from Source Code -- Have you been wanting to try Python? Chapter 2 of Python in a Nutshell includes a step-by-step guide that shows you where to get the code, and covers installation, configuration, building, testing, and more. Get a free trial to read this and four other O'Reilly books on Safari.

Why PHP 5 Rocks! -- Adam Trachtenberg provides a quick tour around PHP 5, highlighting seven of his favorite new features, all of which will allow your PHP 5 code to be more concise, more elegant, and more flexible than ever. Adam is the author of the upcoming Upgrading to PHP 5.

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