Zend Newsletter: August 2012 Having trouble viewing this email? Read the online version. Featured Webinar Upgrading production systems - the cloud makes it easy! August 22 - 9:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT, 5:00pm BST, 6:00pm CEDT With the evolution of the cloud, new operational best practices have emerged that can change your approach to application updates. And with RightScale and Zend Technologies, you can easily clone a production environment, test upgrade processes, and roll new solutions live without impacting production servers. Why hope for success when you can guarantee it? Join this webinar to learn how. Register now » View more Webinars Featured Tips & Tricks InformationWeek: The State of PHP in the Enterprise A United Business Media survey on the state of PHP has revealed just how pervasive the use of PHP is at large enterprises. Watch this recorded webinar to hear Eric Bruno, enterprise architect, developer and industry analyst, and executives from Zend Technologies explore issues critical to enterprise software. Watch the recording » View more Tips and Tricks Learn Industry Tips & Tricks ZF2's New Controller::init() Zend Framework 1 users are likely familiar with the init() method in controllers; find out how you can emulate such functionality in your ZF2 controllers. How to use ZendMail Learn how you can make the process of sending mail from your ZF2 app as simple as possible in this article. Setting Up a (FREE) WordPress Development Site Looking for a sandbox to try out new plugins, new ideas and new themes? Cal Evans investigates some cloud-based options including phpcloud.com. Introduction to Zend Framework 2 ServiceManager Read this article to familiarize yourself with features of ZF2's new ServiceManager, and view some simple examples of how you can take advantage of it. Quick-and-dirty ZF2: ZendNavigation A no-frills guide to setting up and using ZendNavigation to implement application breadcrumbs, menus, sitemaps, etc. MongoDB for the PHP Mind, Part 2 Part 2 of Mitch Pirtle's discussion of MongoDB for PHP developers takes a closer look at queries and how indexes work. Zend Framework – How To Implement RSS Feeds the Easy Way Looking to add RSS feed capabilities to your Zend Framework application? This article will teach you how to implement RSS and Atom feeds. Access Dropbox Using PHP Want to connect to the popular cloud storage locker from your app? Read this article to see how it can be done.   Check out our new Webinars Remote Control for the Server - Automatic Configuration and Deployment Thanks to the Web API of Zend Server, you can not only clone complete application configurations from a staging system to a production system, but also deploy applications directly from command line or a CI system. Moreover, status information and PHP event lists for monitoring systems like Nagios or Munin can be requested directly. Learn more about the capabilities of this powerful REST service. August 23 - 7:30 am PDT, 10:30 am EDT, 3:30 pm BST, 4:30 pm CEDT Register for webinar » Getting Acquainted with MongoDB This session will introduce MongoDB's storage model and query language using the native PHP driver and a plethora of code examples. Along the way, we will note parallels to SQL, discuss limitations, and explore new features. August 30 - 9:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm EDT, 5:00 pm BST, 6:00 pm CEDT Register for webinar » AgileZen and Zend Framework 2 - Project management software and API integration In this webinar we will present the AgileZen project management software, and show how the Zend Framework team is using AgileZen to manage the development of the ZF open source project as well as how to use the API of AgileZen using the component ZendServiceAgileZen of Zend Framework 2. September 05 – 9:00am PDT, 12:00pm EDT, 5:00pm BST, 6:00pm CEDT Register for webinar » Zend Online Training Orientation See this presentation of the Zend Virtual Classroom environment to get the most out of your Zend online training class. September 06 – 4:00pm PDT, 7:00pm EDT, 9:00am AEDT (next day) Register for webinar » Become part of the Zend Community Find us on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter Join us on LinkedIn Let us know what you think Questions? Chat live with a Zend representative. Get the Latest Zend News Zend Framework 2 RC3 Released The third release candidate of ZF2 is available (final GA release is getting closer and closer!) Read the announcement » Zend Server Support for Mac OS X Mountain Lion Released Zend Server 5.6.0 SP2 has been updated to support Mac OS X 10.8. Download now » Zend Developer Cloud Updated Two new versions – North Port and Oban – have been made available in recent days. Learn more » Join our Events PHP Northwest Conference 2012 (PHPNW12) October 05-07 - Manchester, UK PHPNW12 is a place to come together and talk about PHP. This year's conference also holds a special treat for all attendees: Take the PHP 5.3 or Zend Framework exam for half price! International PHP Conference 2012 October 16-17 - Mainz, Germany Zend is sponsoring this event for PHP developers, IT managers and everyone interested in web technology. Visit the Zend booth and learn all the news about PHP trends as well as the solutions from the PHP Company. 2012 Zend PHP Conference - ZendCon October 22-25 - Santa Clara, CA Join us for the 8th annual Zend PHP Conference, the largest gathering of the PHP Community with opportunities to learn PHP best practices and explore future technologies. Register now and save up to $400 with the early bird rate! ZendCon 2012 Call for Creativity The PHP community is full of talented people: show off your talents at the 2012 Zend PHP conference! Make music, art, or video? Submit your work to be featured at ZendCon. You are currently subscribed to Zend PHP Updates as EmailAddress. Unsubscribe from Zend PHP Updates | Manage your subscriptions | Privacy Policy Zend Technologies Inc. 19200 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014 USA