Archive for May 17th, 2007

Your SEO Plan: Book Review - Professional SEO w/PHP: A Developer’s Guide to SEO

PHP Developer - May 17th, 2007

From the “Your SEO Plan” website today, there’s a new book review posted covering the Wrox Publishing book (by Jaimie Sirovich and Cristian Darie) - “Professional Search Engine Optimization with PHP: A Developer’s Guide to SEO”.

I was very aware, when Professional Search Engine Optimization with PHP arrived on my doorstep, that I reside somewhere in the fringe of their target audience. Written by a computer programmer-turned-search-engine-marketer (Jaimie Sirovich) and software engineer (Cristian Darie), this book should prove very satisfying to “left brain” readers looking for a book that gets down and dirty in the code.

The reviewer (Gradiva Couzin) mentions things he liked about the book - the topics it covers, the “red flags” it mentions - he also mentions some places where the book is slightly lacking. In particular, including just enough of the marketing side of SEO so as not to alienate non-programmers. Outside of that, though, Gradiva didn’t have many complaints.

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Job Posting: Patient Edu Seeks Software Developer/Engineer (East Longmeadow, MA)

PHP Developer - May 17th, 2007
Company Patient Edu
Location East Longmeadow, MA
Title Software Developer/Engineer
Summary

Software Developer/Engineer to help develop a unique patient education software delivery system in a dynamic, hard working, small company environment.

Should have 3 to 5 years of experience in the following areas: Flex/Flash object oriented programming, .Net and MS Visual Studio, web portal building and E-Commerce. In addition, this individual should have experience with MS SQL Server and MySQL, XML and ASP and PHP. Web Service/Soap Experience and Hospital integration experience (HL7 and/or Cerner, MediTech, etc.) a plus.

This individual must have good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment. This is a full-time position to start in May-June time frame.

Salary Range: $60-85K plus fringe Benefits

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Zend Developer Zone: Launch of New PHP Podcast - phpabstract

PHP Developer - May 17th, 2007

The Zend Developer Zone has officially announced their own contribution to the PHP podcasting arena - their new show, phpabstract.

Announcing the newest tool for PHP Developers, PHP Abstract. PHP Abstract is a twice weekly podcast to help developers hone their skills. Each episode features a different special guest bringing you their expertise, compressed into a five to seven minute package. We will be covering a broad range of topics. From security to project planning and hiring good developers and much more.

There’s no show posted just yet and the link to the RSS file for the downloads is yet to come, but the concept sounds promising. Keep an eye on the Zend Developer Zone for more information coming June 5th.

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Job Posting: CIBER Memphis Seeks PHP Developer (Memphis, TN)

PHP Developer - May 17th, 2007
Company CIBER Memphis
Location Memphis, TN
Title PHP Developer
Summary

CIBER Memphis is currently recruiting for a PHP Developer.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Able to design, implement, install, document and maintain computer programs written in PHP and MySQL in a Linux environment.
  • Able to design, implement, install, document and maintain databases in MySQL.
  • Able to design complex SQL queries and optimize or analyze performance of existing queries.

Major Skills and Abilities:

  • Advanced knowledge of computer programming in PHP, PEAR, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, and MySQL in an Apache web server environment.
  • Advanced knowledge of the Linux and Windows operating systems, personal computer hardware and Internet email and file transfer, and Web server systems.
  • Ability to debug and test computer programs (unit and system test).
  • Strong ability with object oriented programming and associated methodologies.
  • Must have a degree or be enrolled in Computer Science or Engineering program.
  • Minimum of three years of programming experience.

About CIBER:

CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR) is a pure-play international system integration consultancy with superior value-priced services for both private and government sector clients. CIBER’s global delivery services are offered on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo., the company now serves client businesses from over 60 U.S. offices, 20 European offices and four offices in Asia. Operating in 18 countries, with 8,000 employees and annual revenue of approximately $1 billion, CIBER and its IT specialists continuously build and upgrade clients’ systems to “competitive advantage status.” CIBER is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index.

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CorePHP Blog: A Guide to running Apache 2, PHP 4 & PHP 5 on Windows XP

PHP Developer - May 17th, 2007

On the CorePHP blog today, there’s a new how-to posted dealing with the installation and configuration of a Windows XP system running Apache 2, PHP4 and PHP5.

I’m very happy to announce that I’ve just released my comprehensive guide to installing, configuring and running Apache 2, PHP 4.4.7 and PHP 5.2.2 on Windows XP. The guide is broken down into small manageable sections and contains over 50 screen shots of the entire process, so you won’t go wrong while following it.

The guide helps you set up a Windows XP machine with all of the needed software, including the setup of a virtual host to make switching back and forth between PHP4 and PHP5 simple.

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