http://www.webdevelopmentbits.com Web Development | PHP Development | Zend Development | Flex Development | Air Development Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:12:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it comes to choosing a Linux web server, Apache, as we all know, is almost a de facto standard. There is even a chance that your web host does not even offer (or worse, know of) an alternative web server. So, it's not a big surprise ... http://www.webdevelopmentbits.com/light-weight-alternatives-to-apache/ Recently, a client of mine wanted a single web form, residing on the localhost to submit the form contents to a database in the localhost, and as well as to a web server simultaneously. Although this sounds like an unnecessary duplication of data, my client wanted some of the form ... http://www.webdevelopmentbits.com/dual-form-processing/ Not yet released, FLOW3 starts making noises on the mass: what's TYPO3 up to? 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I've learned something about polymorphism, inheritance, encapsulation and now I really know how to extend a class! I'm ready for developing cool object-oriented applications." But what about the design? No, no... I don't mean that design where you place the squares and ... http://www.webdevelopmentbits.com/yes-im-an-oop-developer-but-design-patterns/