Archive for January 2nd, 2008

Job Posting: Fav.or.it Seeks Talented Web Developer (Reading, UK)

PHP Developer - January 2nd, 2008
Company fav.or.it
Location Reading, UK
Title Talented Web Developer
Summary

It is the new year and we are looking for talented web developers to join our development team working on fav.or.it. We are preferably looking for PHP 5 developers but will cross-train from Perl/Ruby/Python. We are looking for pure programming skills first and foremost so if your not an uber-geek who can do hex calculations in your head then don’t bother applying. The winner gets all the monitors they desire, the best development tools and a great start-up environment.

This a fantastic opportunity to get involved with an exciting project and make a real difference to the landscape of blogosphere.

Essential skills

  • Triple ‘A’ Programming skills in any of the following (PHP, Ruby, Perl)

Desirable skills

  • PHP 5 (OO)
  • Experience with one of the following PHP Frameworks
  • CakePHP
  • Zend Framework
  • Symphony
  • XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML/AJAX, XML
  • MySQL relational DB design
  • Linux, Apache, MySql administration
  • XML-RPC
  • Code versioning tools (Subversion, CVS)

Role Involves

  • Development, maintenance and support of new functionalities
  • Analysis of business and user requirements and production of functional specifications;
  • Project implementation from inception through development and support;
  • Testing of web functionality;
  • Resolving problems on specific platforms.

Location: Reading (UK)

Salary based upon experience

Send CV’s + Sample of code to recruitment [at] this domain

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Internet Super Hero Blog: Compiling mysqlnd with PHP 5.2/5.3/6.0

PHP Developer - January 2nd, 2008

On the Internet Super Hero blog, there’s this new post giving examples of compiling the MySQL native driver (mysqlnd) with different versions of PHP - 5.2, 5.3 and 6.0.

A user comment made clear that we need to send out a quick status update on how to install / compile mysqlnd with PHP 5.2, 5.3 and 6.0 .

The instructions are only slightly different for each of the version, mainly in the version that’s checked out from CVS. The PHP 5.2.x part, however, suggests that you go ahead and make the move to/wait for PHP 5.3 to use the extension. It’s still in beta and (probably) won’t be included in any of the 5.2.x branches.

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MySQL Table Prefix Changer Tool in PHP

Dev Shed - January 2nd, 2008

If you are a web developer you are undoubtedly aware that there are constant threats to your site. SQL injections are one type of threat that you must be aware of and make every attempt to prevent….

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