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Felix Geisendorfer's Blog: Enforce utf8 for multiple db connections

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:55:00 -0600

Felix Geisendorfer has another quick CakePHP tip - an update from a previous tip for forcing utf8 connections on multiple databases:

This is just a quick update for Dessert #6 - MySql & UTF-8. I've been using the approach outlined in that old post pretty much until today, when I realized that it has two major flaws: It does not work when using multiple db connections (i.e. using load balancing or connecting to a 3rd party db), and it might interfere with other databases that don't need this utf8 thing to be set.

He includes some code (a quick 13 liner) to take care of this small issue. Check out the comments on the post for an even easier way too.

Job Posting: American Registry Seeks CakePHP Developers (Teaneck, NJ)

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:57:00 -0600

As posted on Felix Geisendorfer's blog:

Company	American Registry
Location	Teaneck, New Jersey
Title	CakePHP Developers
Summary	We're looking for HOME BASED Cake Mavens! American Registry has been a leader in the promotions industry since 2000. Our 30,000 customers include some of the best known companies in America. Our web-based application controls all facets of our business from research and marketing to sales, e-commerce, customer service, production and manufacturing. We recently released version 2 of our application which was written from scratch using CakePHP, PHP 5, MySQL 5, CSS-based layout and AJAX. We are one of the largest sites currently in production with CakePHP and have a distributed team of highly qualified, bleeding edge developers. We're looking for team players that are positive and professional and able to work independently in a fast paced, professional environment. This is a long term gig - we're looking for a 6 month commitment of at least 30+ hours per week. Candidates must have: 3+ years experience with PHP/MySQL 1+ years of experience with substantial CakePHP projects 2+ years of JavaScript, HTML, CSS and AJAX experience Experience with Subversion (SVN) Pay is competitive and commensurate with your experience. Interested? Send an email to avi@amreg.com with your qualifications, recent projects and references.
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Felix Geisendofer's Blog: Screencast #1: Using vendor branching and CakePHP

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:56:00 -0500

Felix Geisendorfer has a new post today showing off an example of his screencasting abilities. Specifically, the video looks at using vendor branching to keep your CakePHP installation up to date.

So here I go with my very first screencast to be published. The topic is how to use vendor branching with CakePHP which is one of many ways to keep your CakePHP version up to date.

The video is 15(ish) minutes long and covers, from start to finish, the process of grabbing the latest CakePHP build from the subversion repository and install it automatically to your system.

As a plus, Felix also includes links to the software he used to make the screencast for those that are curious.

The Bakery - Rails-Like Validation, Elistic, Textile, and a CakePHP Release

Fri, 25 May 2007 07:02:00 -0500

The Bakery has several new articles and tutorials today (it's hard to keep up sometime!) so here's the list:

Be sure to check out the rest of the Bakery site for more great CakePHP tutorials and info to help you get the most out of this great framework.

Matthew Weir O'Phinney's Blog: BostonPHP Framework Presentations

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:02:00 -0600

Matthew Weir O'Phinney had the chance to present the Zend Framework during a meeting he attended of his local PHP user group (BostonPHP) as a part of a series their doing.

Horde was also represented as part of the evening's fare. It was the first time I've attended a UG, so I got the double whammy of that and being a presenter. Oh, make it a triple whammy -- Boston is a 3+ hour drive from the Burlington, VT area I now call home.

He mentions a talk that Chuck Hagenbuch (of the Horde project) gave on the current state of the project and a bit about his presentation (including some portions that pointed out problems with the Zend_Db component). You can check out this and the rest of the contents of his presentation here [pdf] and here [mp3 podcast].