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jimw Fri Apr 26 17:40:37 2002 EDT Modified files: /phpweb sites.php index.php Log: adapt damien's php-evangelism post into a page explaining the various php.net sites Index: phpweb/sites.php diff -u /dev/null phpweb/sites.php:1.21 --- /dev/null Fri Apr 26 17:40:37 2002 +++ phpweb/sites.php Fri Apr 26 17:40:35 2002 @@ -0,0 +1,137 @@ +<?php +require_once 'prepend.inc'; +commonHeader("A Tourist's Guide"); +?> + +<h1>PHP.net: A Tourist's Guide<br /> +<small>originally by Damien Seguy</small></h1> + +<p>Everyone knows the www.php.net site. All of us went there sooner or later, +and will keep going back there. This is the central reference point for PHP +users, and it has a wealth of informations there. All of it isn't that obvious. +Come with me, I'll show you.</p> + +<h2><a href="http://www.php.net/">www.php.net</a>: Main Website</h2> + +<p> +This is the primary web site. The front page is where major news is published: +new PHP versions, security updates, and new projects launched. This site is +also <a href="/mirrors.php">mirrored in dozens of countries worldwide</a>. +</p> + +<p> +This is home to the <a href="/downloads.php">download page</a>, for everyone to +get the latest version of the PHP source code and binaries Windows. The current +and next-to-current version are available there. (There is also a <a +href="http://ftp.proventum.net/pub/php/">PHP Museum</a>, which has all of the +source distribution since June 1996.) +</p> + +<p> +The next most visited section is the <a href="/docs.php">documentation</a>. The +documentation is translated into twelve different languages, and is available +in <a href="/download-docs.php">a variety of different formats</a>. Users are +able to read notes on the documentation left by other users, and contribute +their own notes. The documentation is a real community project by itself! +</p> + +<p> +The <a href="/support.php">support</a> page has all the directions to a wealth +of resources both inside and outside of PHP.net. The community has built a huge +network of knowledge bases, PHP user groups, and training sessions where anyone +can have his questions answered. Non-English-speaking users also get a large +share of attention. +</p> + +<p> +Now, buckle up your seat belt, and stop smoking. Here are the no-light streets: +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://conf.php.net/">conf.php.net</a>: Conference Materials</h2> +<p> +This is where speakers at various PHP-related conferencess keep their slides. +It covers all sorts of topics, from the famous 'Rasmus' introduction to PHP to +the latest 'PHP system administration', through PEAR and advanced topics. All +those slides are available within the PHP slide application. +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://news.php.net/">news.php.net</a>: Mailing Lists Web and NNTP Interface</h2> +<p> +news.php.net is the web interface to the PHP mailing lists. If you're not +subscribed to the mailing lists, but you still want to keep in touch regularly, +this is your place. An infinite pile of fresh news and trends of PHP. You can +also point your news reader at the NNTP server at news.php.net to follow the +lists. +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://pear.php.net/">pear.php.net</a>: The PHP Extension and Application Repository</h2> +<p> +PEAR is the next revolution in PHP. This repository is bringing higher level +programming to PHP. PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable +PHP components. It eases installation by bringing an automated wizard, and +packing the strength and experience of PHP users into a nicely organised OOP +library. +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://qa.php.net/">qa.php.net</a>: Quality Assurance Team</h2> +<p> +The Quality Assurance team is one of the most important pieces of the PHP +project, protecting users from bugs. It is gathered around the QA mailing list, +and this site allows anyone to provide tests and experience to the release +process. +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://chora.php.net/">cvs.php.net</a>: CVS Repository</h2> +<p> +The PHP project is organised with a CVS server, and this website is the web +interface to it. There you can browse the history (and latest versions) of the +source code for all of the PHP projects. For example, the <a +href="http://cvs.php.net/cvs.php/php4/">php4</a> module is the repository for +the source code to the latest version of PHP itself. +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://bonsai.php.net">bonsai.php.net</a>: Bonsai</h2> +<p> +Bonsai is another window into the CVS repository that makes it easy to search +within the sources, so you may keep track of who has done updates to files. +This is most handy when you are working in a team on some specific section of +the code. You may also keep an eye of evolution of implementation, and know the +activity level of every extension. +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://lxr.php.net/">lxr.php.net</a>: Cross Reference</h2> +<p> +Cross reference for source code, based on the "Linux Cross Reference". This is +the ultimate tool for exploring PHP code. Browse inside the latest PHP code, +and anytime important macro and or function are detected within the code, they +are linked to their definition, and all their usage locations. This will help +you build your code, and understand the PHP source. +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://hosts.php.net/">hosts.php.net</a>: Hosting Companies</h2> +<p> +If you are looking for a hosting company which will provide +outstanding PHP support, this is your destination. There are currently +about 2000 hosting companies, from over thirty countries. You can register +your company there. There are also message boards that allow people to +share their experiences with particular companies. +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://gtk.php.net/">gtk.php.net</a>: PHP-GTK</h2> +<p> +This web site is the home of the PHP-GTK project: this allows PHP to be used to +build graphical interfaces, with slick interface and highly interactive +content. You'll find the downloads and docs here, and the latest news from +the project. +</p> + +<h2><a href="http://smarty.php.net/">smarty.php.net</a>: Smarty Template Engine</h2> +<p> +Smarty is another PHP spin off: Smarty provides your basic variable +substitution and dynamic block functionality, and also takes a step further to +be a "smart" template engine, adding features such as configuration files, +template functions, variable modifiers, and making all of this functionality as +easy as possible to use for both programmers and template designers. +</p> + +<?php commonFooter(); ?> Index: phpweb/index.php diff -u phpweb/index.php:1.222 phpweb/index.php:1.223 --- phpweb/index.php:1.222 Fri Apr 26 14:13:16 2002 +++ phpweb/index.php Fri Apr 26 17:40:36 2002 @@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ echo "\n<!--$MYSITE-->\n"; ?> +<h1>PHP.net: A Tourist's Guide</h1> +<p> +<font class="newsDate">[26-Apr-2002]</font> +Damien Seguy has written <a href="/sites.php">a tourist's guide</a> to the +various sites that make up the PHP.net family of sites. Did you know you can +browse a hyperlinked version of the PHP source code at <a +href="http://lxr.php.net/">lxr.php.net</a>? View the archives of all of the +mailing lists at <a href="http://news.php.net/">news.php.net</a>? See what else +you've been missing. +</p> + +<?php echo hdelim(); ?> + <h1>PHP 4.2.0 released</h1> <p> <font class="newsDate">[22-Apr-2002]</font>