Atlanta PHP User Group

When: Thursday, March 4, 2010—7pm-9pm
Where: Plaza Level Conference Room at Colony Square, Midtown Atlanta

Getting started with Zend_Cache

Presented by Joey Rivera

This presentation will explain what caching means, why it’s important to use, and demonstrate a few different examples. Zend_Cache will be used as a stand alone module, meaning the examples are not implementing the Zend Framework, so users not familiar with the framework can still follow along. The examples will cover different usages such as how to cache a variable, a recordset from a database query, and an entire page.

Location

Our meeting will take place in the Plaza Level Conference Room at Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta. Click here for directions.

WEATHER CANCELLATION: We’ve decided to call off this meeting, due to the forecast for sleet/snow in most of north Georgia and the inevitable traffic insanity this will cause. We will definitely have Joey present his talk on an alternate date to be determined. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Getting started with Zend_Cache

Presented by Joey Rivera

This presentation will explain what caching means, why it’s important to use, and demonstrate a few different examples. Zend_Cache will be used as a stand alone module, meaning the examples are not implementing the Zend Framework, so users not familiar with the framework can still follow along. The examples will cover different usages such as how to cache a variable, a recordset from a database query, and an entire page.

Location

Our meeting will take place in the Plaza Level Conference Room at Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta. Click here for directions.

When: Thursday, December 6, 2007—7pm-9pm
Where: Consulate General of Canada

Presentation: Zend Framework 101

Cal Evans, Editor of Zend Developer Zone, will present a beginner’s introduction to the Zend Framework.

Mini-Series: PHP IDEs

We will showcase the features of another IDE for developing PHP applications. TBD.

Lightning Talks

We’ll round out the meeting with two lightning talks from anyone who’d like to share. Either be prepared with a 3-5 minute presentation, or simply stand up and talk for a few minutes about anything you wish related to PHP or related technologies. (Please, no product pitches, rebuttals, questions, or job inquiries.)

See the lightning talk Wikipedia page for resources on how to give a successful lightning talk.

Location

Our meeting takes place at the Consulate General of Canada at 100 Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta (at the corner of Peachtree and 14th Streets). Click here for directions. You will need to see the concierge in order to gain access to the 17th floor.

When: Thursday, May 4, 2006—7pm-9pm
Where: Consulate General of Canada

Topic: Zend Framework

Copied over from our April meeting, which did not occur due to closing of New Horizons.

For nearly two months, the Zend Framework has been the great talk of the PHP community. Just one day following Atlanta PHP’s March meeting, the Zend Framework preview release was announced, and folks have been eager to download, play with it, and provide their feedback. At our May meeting, Ben Ramsey will take the Zend Framework for a test drive, outlining its current state, the direction it’s heading, and rounding out the presentation with a quick tutorial on using the framework (code samples included). Finally, we’ll start work on our group project, using the Zend Framework as a basis.

As usual, the meeting will begin with a session on tips & tricks, so if you have one to share, please contact Chris Spruck (chris at atlphp.org). Following the meeting, we’ll have our usual giveaways.

LOCATION UPDATE: We have an interim meeting place for the May meeting! Kevin Roberts has secured a room at the Consulate General of Canada in Midtown at the corner of Peachtree and 14th Streets. Click here for directions. Again, this is only an interim meeting place. I am still trying to secure a more permanent location.

IMPORTANT UPDATE (5/3/06): We are meeting at the Consulate General of Canada, which we have been informed has a security protocol to follow if arriving at the building after 6pm. You will need to see the concierge in order to gain access to the elevators to the 17th floor. There is no need to register beforehand for this. Simply let the concierge know that you are there for a meeting at the Consulate General of Canada.

Download slides for this meeting

Here are the slides from the May meeting covering the Zend Framework and how to set up your environment.

• Zend Framework Overview (PDF)

NOTE: This meeting was canceled because New Horizons changed locations. Instead, we met at the Mellow Mushroom.

When: Thursday, April 6, 2006—7pm-9pm
Where: New Horizons

Topic: Zend Framework

For nearly a month, the Zend Framework has been the great talk of the PHP community. Just one day following Atlanta PHP’s March meeting, the Zend Framework preview release was announced, and folks have been eager to download, play with it, and provide their feedback. At our April meeting, Ben Ramsey will take the Zend Framework for a test drive, outlining its current state, the direction it’s heading, and rounding out the presentation with a quick tutorial on using the framework (code samples included).

As usual, the meeting will begin with a session on tips & tricks, so if you have one, please share. Following the meeting, we’ll have double the giveaways since the March meeting had none.