Update: PHP Links and Resources. Whether you are a PHP wannabe, novice, or seasoned veteran, our freshly updated collection of resource links from around the Web will help you get your next project up and running quickly. [WebReference News]

Court Fun — Is Gates Lying or Spinning?. Can IE be turned into an API? I thought it already was? VB'ers for years have been using IE's object model. Can IE be made to be a module that can be pulled out of the OS? Of course it can. But, what is IE? Personally I always [...]

Tips on Writing Portable SQL for PHP. If you are writing an application that is used in multiple environments and operating systems, you need to plan to support multiple databases. This article is based on my experiences with multiple database systems, stretching from 4th Dimension in my Mac days, to the databases I currently use, [...]

PHP 4.2.0 is out. PHP 4.2.0 includes several improvements: External variables (from the environment, the HTTP request, cookies or the web server) are no longer registered as global variables Overhaul of the sockets extension Highly improved performance with file uploads The satellite and mailparse extensions were moved to PECL and are no longer bundled with [...]

Fiat Lux: A Yahoo with Values and a Brain. “This project is called Fiat Lux, and it addresses what is, ironically, the biggest problem on the Internet: the difficulty in reliably finding significant, objective, and relevant information. Basically, Fiat Lux is a not-for-profit cooperative founded by the librarians who manage important—though small and grossly underfunded—Internet [...]

ResearchBuzz found a semi-documented Google feature, searching by date.   [Scripting News]

Ernie the Attorney: “If all I do is point someone to a location on the web, then what have I done that triggers the copyright laws? I haven't made a 'copy' of anything.”  [Scripting News]

For Bruce as his firm starts thinking about what they want their online presence to look like and what they want it to accomplish: Law Firms Need to Reassess Their Internet Presence ” 'In the digital age, firms that want to stay on the cutting edge must continuously reassess whether their Internet presence allows their messages [...]

Why Yahoo Is No Longer Good “In 1998, usability guru Jakob Nielsen wrote a refreshingly straightforward column on 'Why Yahoo Is Good.' His reasoning was that Yahoo's original model – an easy-to-navigate directory of useful links – had maintained its integrity even as Yahoo grew beyond its humble origins. Other web sites, and particularly some portals, such as [...]

Sam Gentile: “It's the runtime stupid!” (Any programmer who wants to start learning .NET should read Sam's rant first). [Scobleizer Radio Weblog]