PHPug - PHP Fundamentals

PHPug starts up again on September 14, with a presentation by group maangers on PHP fundamentals. "Fundamentals" doesn't mean "simple," though: We will talk about  some things that you might not know, even if you use PHP every day.  

NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT Portland Webworks, 5 Milk Street, Portland See: http://www.portlandwebworks.com/contact/  for location and parking information.

Jamie Peloquin will cover one of his favorite gems, getimagesize() - which he finds indispensable.

Michael Reid will offer a short presentation on executing CRUD operations on the database level. It will cover database connections, queries, ORM, and security into a simple database abstraction layer. The talk will focus on how to leverage PHP to interface with databases. From soup to nuts, it will cover everything you need to know to get a database up and running on your site.

Thad Wheeler will cover form security and processing: Forms are an integral part of nearly all websites, we use them to sell or buy, to gather information, build online communities and communicate. Secure and well designed forms make our lives easier, both as a developer and as a user. This session will look at some great php functions and best practices to build secure and user friendly forms.

About the Speakers:

Jamie Peloquin is a graphic designer and award-winning documentary film maker living in Freeport, Maine. Jamie began his career designing publications, Web sites and as a graphic artist for local newspapers. Jamie gained a lot of experience working in New York, at Chermayeff & Geismar, designing for clients such as Major League Baseball, Domus Magazine, Feed (online magazine) and the Columbia School of Journalism. Feeling the need to return to Maine, Jamie came back working as Production Manager, Senior Designer and Creative Director at web and design studios before setting up shop full-time in Freeport.

Michael Reid, based out of Portland Maine, has been working with PHP for the past 6 years. He graduated from the University of Maine, Orono with a BS in Computer Science and is currently working as an application developer at Portland Webworks. Having worked in a broad spectrum of projects, he hase come to enjoy the entire process of software development, and has a special interest in modeling data and N-Tier application architectures. In his free time he enjoy the outdoors and woodworking.

Thad Wheeler is a Program Developer with TD Bank, working with PHP and mysql to automate internal user systems and processes.

About PHPug: The TechMaine PHPUser Group meets monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month, at 6:00 p.m.. No charge; open to the public.

Door Prize: Each month registered attendees are entered in a door prize drawing, usually a newly released book. FMI: Please Visit the PHPUG page or contact us.

Please register to attend so that we can notify you if there is a change in schedule, and so your name will be in the drawing for the door prize.

September Meeting Sponsor:

Friend of PHPug:

Integra Strategic Technologies Consulting