PHP 5.1 Beta 2 is now available! A lot of work has been put into this upcoming release and we believe it is ready for public testing. Some of the key improvements of PHP 5.1 include: PDO (PHP Data Objects) - A new native database abstraction layer providing performance, ease-of-use, and flexibility. Significantly improved language performance mainly due to the new Zend Engine II execution architecture. The PCRE extension has been updated to PCRE 5.0. Many more improvements including lots of new functionality & many bug fixes, especially in regards to SOAP, streams and SPL. See the bundled NEWS file for a more complete list of changes. Everyone is encouraged to start playing with this beta, although it is not yet recommended for mission-critical production use.

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The deadline for the Zend/PHP Conference & Expo 2005 Call For Papers is ending soon, interested speakers should submit session proposals between now and June 30, 2005. Visit the conference website for more information about the conference or if you are interested in submitting a session proposal. The conference is taking place at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport on October 18-21, 2005. The theme of the conference will be "Power Your Business With PHP" and will feature sessions in the following four tracks: The Business Case for PHP; Developing, Deploying and Managing Large-Scale PHP Applications; Integrating PHP with the Enterprise (including Web Services and XML); and PHP Resources: Tools, Libraries and Techniquies. Early registration discounts are available until August 15, 2005.

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PHP 5.1 Beta 1 is now available! A lot of work has been put into this upcoming release and we believe it is ready for public testing. Some of the key improvements of PHP 5.1 include: PDO (PHP Data Objects) - A new native database abstraction layer providing performance, ease-of-use, and flexibility. Significantly improved performance including a new Zend Engine II execution architecture. The PCRE extension has been updated to PCRE 5.0. Many more improvements including lots of new functionality & many bug fixes, especially in regards to SOAP, streams and SPL. See the bundled NEWS file for a more complete list of changes. Everyone is encouraged to start playing with this beta, although it is not yet recommended for mission-critical production use.

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href="http://groups.google.ch/groups?selm=3r7pgp%24aa1%40ionews.io.org&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain">It has been 10 years since Rasmus released the first version of PHP. To everyone that has helped to shape PHP into what it is today; from the people developing the core and extensions, documentors, script developers, bug reporters, beta testers, PHP application developers and even just people that are using PHP—Thank you!

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The publishers of php|architect magazine have announced php|works and web|works 2005--two three-day conferences dedicated to PHP and web development that will take place simultaneously in Toronto, Canada, between September 14 and September 16, 2005. A Call for Papers is in effect until June 27th and the organizers are welcoming talk proposals from the community. The conferences also feature an "early-early bird" special offer with additional savings for signups before July 1st. Special pricing is also available for students, members of academia and non-profit organizations.

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