Good things are coming to PHP, and sooner than expected: http://www.sitepoint.com/article/whats-new-php-5-3
Here’s a quick list:

Namespaces
Namespace Aliases
Native MySQL Driver
Class constants
Late static binding

I can’t wait to start using this.

I’ve been reading a lot about ASP.Net (with C#) recently. I want to learn to use ASP.Net proficiently so that I can add it to my web “toolkit” (development languages I’m familiar with). A major downside to learning a new language is that as you consistently practice the new, it seems that you lose [...]

The following is a compilation of notes taken while installing and configuring Symfony for Windows XP with Apache 2.2:
The Process

Make sure that PHP is installed, then go to your PHP directory (i.e., C:\php) and double click go-pear.bat.
It will ask whether you would like to install a system-wide or local copy, type in “local” and press [...]

The following is a series of notes that I compiled while installing and configuring Apache 2.2, PHP 5, and MySQL 5 on Windows XP:
Apache Installation

Download Apache HTTP Server (v2.2) from apache website or from mirror, make sure to get a binary file.
Run binary file and install Apache.

MySQL Installation

Download MySQL Server from dev.mysql.com, do NOT get [...]

I just thought that I would post this because I ran into this issue earlier today. If you’re wanting to enable SQLite in PHP you’ll have to edit your php.ini file and uncomment the line (removing the initial semicolon) that looks like this:
;extension=php_sqlite.dll
And the line that looks like this:
;extension=php_pdo.dll
Basically, SQLite requires the PDO module [...]

Introduction and Disclaimer
Before I begin I should probably mention that this will take quite a bit of time, potentially up to an hour or more; so make sure you set aside enough time to do this. Also, I’d like to point out that Media Temple has an excellent tutorial and the official documentation may [...]

I encountered a few really good discussions relating to PHP - its pitfalls, caveats, and advantages. Here’s some worthwhile reading if you’re looking for arguments to switch from, stick with, or support PHP:

http://maurus.net/work/php-sucks/
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1429
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2006/02/17/PHP

I recently formatted my PC - because it had begun to take forever to boot up. There have been instances where I would, literally, wait two minutes just to get to the desktop. I figured that the cause of my problem was possibly due to my system registry being packed with ancient entries, [...]

I don’t know how many people have had this particular problem, but I know I’m not the only one. Two weeks ago I encountered a strange issue when using session_start() with PHP; the method call was not setting/creating a cookie, so I couldn’t access my session variables. I went to php.net and found [...]