PRESENTATION: PHP for Embedded Devices Presentation by Moses Ngone (@mospired) This talk will look into how one can get started with building PHP applications that run on devices like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino, among others. Topics of discussion include: – Configuring and setting up PHP – Available tools for […]
18
Aug
2015
September 2015 Meeting
PRESENTATION: Deploying PHP Applications with Fabric Presentation by Jason Bouffard (@jpb0104) We’ll be taking a real world look at how 3SI Security Systems uses Fabric to deploy their web applications. Fabric (http://www.fabfile.org/) is a Python library and command-line tool for streamlining the use of SSH for application deployment or systems administration tasks. We’ll be covering […]
23
Jun
2015
July 2015 Meeting
NOTE: This event is on a different day AND week than our regularly scheduled meeting. Stefan Priebsch and Arne Blankerts of The PHP Consulting Company, (http://thephp.cc) PRESENTATIONS: Surviving the Next Upgrade by Stefan Priebsch Using tried and established frameworks spares you from reinventing solutions others already spent time and effort […]
16
May
2015
June 2015 Meeting
PRESENTATION: Caching Strategies Presentation by Ben Ramsey (@ramsey), http://benramsey.com One of the biggest bottlenecks in an application is the point at which data is requested from some source, be it a traditional database, web service, or something else. One method to overcome these bottlenecks is the use of caches to […]
20
Mar
2015
April 2015 Meeting
PRESENTATION: Leveraging the Power of Graph Databases in PHP Presentation by Jeremy Kendall (@JeremyKendall), http://graphstory.com Description: While relational databases sit at the core of most of today’s applications, they are not always the best fit for certain data needs. That’s why when building applications with rich connections, analyzing trends and […]
21
Feb
2015
March 2015 Meeting
PRESENTATION: Practical Methods for Protecting Data using PHP Presentation by Rich Morgan (@paxsevenfour), bitpay.com Description: Data theft, corporate espionage and privacy violations are far too commonplace in our wired world. The security of customer data is often an afterthought when developing a web-based application usually because the topic of security […]
26
Jan
2015
February 2015 Meeting
PRESENTATION: “What’s in the Cart?” by Ben Marks (@benmarks), Magento Developer & Community Evangelist Description: Magento is a powerful and flexible eCommerce application and MVC framework in PHP. There are over 200,000 Magento instances online, powering stores of all sizes and revenues. Getting started and growing with Magento is best […]
06
Jan
2015
January 2015 Meeting
PRESENTATION: “WTPSR?” by Moses Ngone, http://ninelabs.com/ and @mospired Mini-talk by Kane McConnell: “Building LAMP Camp: Lessons from a LAMP Stack Education Program” NEW LOCATION: We are now meeting at Polygon Atlanta in Atlantic Station. See directions at http://polygonatl.com/directions/. Easiest: park, then take the Green #5 elevator to the 2nd level. Exit the […]
25
Nov
2014
December 2014 Meeting
PRESENTATION: Developing a Humanitarian Open Source Project by David Kobia and Woody Gilk, of http://ushahidi.com (@dkobia and @shadowhand) Mini-talk by Chris Beauregard: MailChimp and PHP NEW LOCATION: We are now meeting at Polygon Atlanta in Atlantic Station. See directions at http://polygonatl.com/directions/. Easiest: park, then take the Green #5 elevator to the […]
