From zaunere at yahoo.com  Thu Feb  6 11:39:19 2003
From: zaunere at yahoo.com (Hans Zaunere)
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:39:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Fwd:  PHP Meetup Tonight
Message-ID: <20030206163919.10356.qmail@web12801.mail.yahoo.com>


--- Hans Zaunere <noreply at nyphp.org> wrote:
> Date: Thu,  6 Feb 2003 09:15:31 -0500
> From: Hans Zaunere <noreply at nyphp.org>
> To: NYPHP Talk <talk at nyphp.org>
> Subject: PHP Meetup Tonight
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Just a quick reminder about the PHP Meetup tonight.  We should have a
> pretty
> good crowd, since this meetup is also going to double as a NYPHP
> development
> meeting, allowing us to meet, discuss and get the ball rolling with the new
> members.
> 
> The event is taking place at:
> 
>   Bean
>   473 Amsterdam Ave  
>   New York, NY 10024
>   917-441-4141
>   Other PHP Developers will be gathering at the venue here: 
>   Entrance
> 
> More details at http://php.meetup.com
> 
> I'll be there between 6:30-7:00pm and I'm looking forward to meeting
> everyone.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> 
> =====
> Hans Zaunere
> President, New York PHP
> http://nyphp.org
> noreply at nyphp.org
> 
> 


From noreply at nyphp.org  Sat Feb 22 22:37:36 2003
From: noreply at nyphp.org (Hans Zaunere)
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:37:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PHP and AMP Technology Training Available
Message-ID: <20030223033736.43675.qmail@web12802.mail.yahoo.com>

-- Complete details at http://nyphp.org/training.php --

New York PHP, in cooperation with Zend Technologies, is pleased to announce
the availability of PHP training for the greater Tri-State area. This Zend
Certified course will cover the complete AMP Technology suite over two full
days of intensive hands-on technology training, April 4th and 5th. This
course is aimed at the Beginner to Intermediate participant.

Given by a Zend developer and professional instructor, this course is
designed to move you quickly through essential web development with PHP and
then focus on MySQL and relational database design, Object Orientated
Programming in PHP, security, performance and enterprise development using
Zend Studio 2.6 as an IDE and project manager.

See the course outline and details at http://nyphp.org/training.php or
contact training at nyphp.org.

Thank you,


=====
Hans Zaunere
President, New York PHP
http://nyphp.org
noreply at nyphp.org


From noreply at nyphp.org  Fri Feb 21 15:21:48 2003
From: noreply at nyphp.org (Hans Zaunere)
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:21:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Feb 25th at 6:30 NYPHP Presents: Web Services and Security
Message-ID: <20030221202148.85379.qmail@web12804.mail.yahoo.com>

-- Complete Details at http://nyphp.org --
-- Please RSVP at http://nyphp.org/rsvp --

This will be another packed meeting, with a lot of material to cover.  Please
arrive on time and RSVP.


New York PHP Presents...

February 25th, 2003 @ 6:30pm at Digital Pulp, Inc.

"Implementing Web Services"
"Web Application Security Vulnerabilities"

Another great New York PHP meeting is lined up for this Feburary.

PHP Cookbook co-authors Adam Trachtenberg and David Sklar discuss two
important PHP programming topics: "Implementing Web Services" and "Web
Application Security Vulnerabilities." Adam explores the nuts and bolts of
creating your own Amazon.com affiliate store using SOAP and REST for data
retrieval and PHP's XML tools for formatting and display, while David
demonstrates how to protect your web applications from common attacks by
careless or malicious users.

And thanks to O'Reilly, David and Adam, you'll be able to win this and other
great books at our meeting, so be sure to join us for the book giveaway.

As always this meeting is free and open to the public, with complete meeting
and location details at http://nyphp.org  -  and please be sure to RSVP at
http://nyphp.org/rsvp so we can prepare enough seating and drinks.

I'd also like to point out that there is now PHP and AMP Technology Training
for the Tri-State area.  Please see http://nyphp.org/training.php for
details.

Thank you,


=====
Hans Zaunere
President, New York PHP
http://nyphp.org
noreply at nyphp.org


From noreply at nyphp.org  Mon Feb 24 20:41:00 2003
From: noreply at nyphp.org (Hans Zaunere)
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 17:41:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: O'Reilly 20% Discounts and Resources and Tomorrow @ 6:30 NYPHP Presents: Web Services and Security
Message-ID: <20030225014100.81192.qmail@web12803.mail.yahoo.com>

-- Complete Details at http://nyphp.org --
-- Please RSVP at http://nyphp.org/rsvp --

This will be another packed meeting, with a lot of material to cover.  Please
arrive on time, RSVP and see below for special offers and technical resources
from O'Reilly.

February 25th, 2003 @ 6:30pm at Digital Pulp, Inc.
"Implementing Web Services"
"Web Application Security Vulnerabilities"

In the interest of keeping this email succinct, please see http://nyphp.org
for further details or contact me directly at noreply at nyphp.org with any
questions.

Below is a huge variety of free online technical resources, codes for 20% off
books and conferences, and events from O'Reilly, including New York PHP's own
meeting with Adam Trachtenberg & David Sklar tomorrow.  Please don't hesiate
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They will discuss two important PHP programming topics: "Implementing
Web Services" and "Web Application Security Vulnerabilities." 
Please RSVP at http://nyphp.org/rsvp

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New York, NY
http://nyphp.org/


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=====
Hans Zaunere
President, New York PHP
http://nyphp.org
noreply at nyphp.org


From noreply at nyphp.org  Fri Feb 28 19:10:54 2003
From: noreply at nyphp.org (Hans Zaunere)
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 16:10:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Zeev Suraski of Zend Joins PHPCon East 2003
Message-ID: <20030301001054.58341.qmail@web12803.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello all,

PHPCon East 2003 will be one of PHP's greatest events and you won't want to
miss it or the early-bird specials.  See below for a sampling of the
informative tutorials and sessions, and how you can save on registration.

Please feel free to pass this message on to others who are interested in
learning more.


Zeev Suraski, CTO and Co-Founder of Zend, is set to close PHPCon East's
program with a keynote address on PHP5, Zend Engine 2 and the Future of
PHP. Suraski's work in PHP has led to many rewrites and redesigns
including the creation of the Zend Engine which powers PHP 4.0 and the
design of other crucial PHP 4.0 components such as a server subtraction
layer and multithreading support.

PHPCon East is three days of intensive learning through hands-on
tutorials and three technical session tracks on Enterprise PHP,
Applications Development and XML/Web Services. Suraski joins other PHP
notables on the conference program including PHP inventor Rasmus
Lerdorf, MySQL's Zak Greant, Apache.org's Jim Winstead and authors Luke
Welling and Laura Thompson. Other highlights include:

- New York PHP UG President Hans Zaunere and Matthew Zimmerman examine PHP in
the University
- Author Christian Wenz's discussion PHP & Web Services - A Competitor
to ASP.NET?
- Community Connect's Dan Cowgill on Understanding and Deploying the
Alternative PHP Cache (APC)
- OmniTi's George Schlossnagle's presentations on High Performance PHP
and Unit Testing
- Author/Consultant Sterling Hughes delves into the details of PHP and
XML programming

Take advantage of Early Bird discounts on tutorial and conference
registration fees. Register by March 31st for the best rates. Students
receive a 50 % discount with a current ID and class schedule. University
faculty and staff and employees of non-profit organizations are eligible
for 20% off registration rates. Log on to
http://www.php-con.com/return.php?i=ny3 for full program and
registration details.

PHPCon Attendees Save on Hotel and Travel!

PHPCon attendees are eligible for reduced room rates at the Park Central
New York and 10% discounts off fares with American Airlines and Amtrack.
Log onto PHPCon East's web site and click on the Hotel & Travel section
for reservation numbers and authorization codes.

Like PHP? Love PHP? LIVE PHP!

PHPCon East 2003
April 23-25, 2003
Park Central New York Hotel
New York, New York
Register online at: http://www.php-con.com/return.php?i=ny3


Interested in PHPCon West 2003 in October in San Francisco? Subscribe to
the PHPCon Announce List:
http://php-con.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announce.

Know someone else interested in PHP? Pass this message along!



=====
Hans Zaunere
President, New York PHP
http://nyphp.org
noreply at nyphp.org


From noreply at nyphp.org  Fri Feb 28 19:18:40 2003
From: noreply at nyphp.org (Hans Zaunere)
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 16:18:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Zeev Suraski of Zend Joins PHPCon East 2003
Message-ID: <20030301001840.71616.qmail@web12807.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello all,

PHPCon East 2003 will be one of PHP's greatest events and you won't want to
miss it or the early-bird specials.  See below for a sampling of the
informative tutorials and sessions, and how you can save on registration.

Please feel free to pass this message on to others who are interested in
learning more.


Zeev Suraski, CTO and Co-Founder of Zend, is set to close PHPCon East's
program with a keynote address on PHP5, Zend Engine 2 and the Future of
PHP. Suraski's work in PHP has led to many rewrites and redesigns
including the creation of the Zend Engine which powers PHP 4.0 and the
design of other crucial PHP 4.0 components such as a server subtraction
layer and multithreading support.

PHPCon East is three days of intensive learning through hands-on
tutorials and three technical session tracks on Enterprise PHP,
Applications Development and XML/Web Services. Suraski joins other PHP
notables on the conference program including PHP inventor Rasmus
Lerdorf, MySQL's Zak Greant, Apache.org's Jim Winstead and authors Luke
Welling and Laura Thompson. Other highlights include:

- New York PHP UG President Hans Zaunere and Matthew Zimmerman examine PHP in
the University
- Author Christian Wenz's discussion PHP & Web Services - A Competitor
to ASP.NET?
- Community Connect's Dan Cowgill on Understanding and Deploying the
Alternative PHP Cache (APC)
- OmniTi's George Schlossnagle's presentations on High Performance PHP
and Unit Testing
- Author/Consultant Sterling Hughes delves into the details of PHP and
XML programming

Take advantage of Early Bird discounts on tutorial and conference
registration fees. Register by March 31st for the best rates. Students
receive a 50 % discount with a current ID and class schedule. University
faculty and staff and employees of non-profit organizations are eligible
for 20% off registration rates. Log on to
http://www.php-con.com/return.php?i=ny3 for full program and
registration details.

PHPCon Attendees Save on Hotel and Travel!

PHPCon attendees are eligible for reduced room rates at the Park Central
New York and 10% discounts off fares with American Airlines and Amtrack.
Log onto PHPCon East's web site and click on the Hotel & Travel section
for reservation numbers and authorization codes.

Like PHP? Love PHP? LIVE PHP!

PHPCon East 2003
April 23-25, 2003
Park Central New York Hotel
New York, New York
Register online at: http://www.php-con.com/return.php?i=ny3


Interested in PHPCon West 2003 in October in San Francisco? Subscribe to
the PHPCon Announce List:
http://php-con.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announce.

Know someone else interested in PHP? Pass this message along!


=====
Hans Zaunere
President, New York PHP
http://nyphp.org
noreply at nyphp.org