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SpikeSource recently released the Spike PHP Security Audit Tool, providing static analysis of PHP code for finding security exploits. I'm quite excited to try this out, but couldn't get a working installation happening.
First off, the requirements don't state it but you'll need PHP5 to make this run (due to the use of private/public function […]

After switching back to syndicating phpdeveloper.org's news feed on phpdirectory.com just yesterday, I was dismayed when I booted up this morning only to find yet another validation issue with phpdeveloper.org's feed. These problems started when they redesigned the site using the Zend Framework. Are there any known issues with ZF's feed component or is this […]

Well, that experiment didn't work. php|arch's news feed just didn't publish enough news compared to phpdeveloper.org's. I have reverted the news feed on phpdirectory.com back to phpdeveloper.org's, which appears to be validating on a regular basis again.
phpfreaks.com's forum feed appears to be broken. It never updates (stuck at a post from June 29), so […]

Embedding Flash video is so much easier than I had previously thought. All you need:

A Flash video player. Have a look at Jeroen Wijering's Flash Video Player, or the FLV Player website.
Flash 8, or a Flash Video converter like Riva (to create .flv files).

Simply drop the OBJECT tag code into your HTML page and set […]