The PHP Toolbox: 20+ PHP Resources

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With WordPress 2.3 launching this week, a bunch of themes and plugins needed updating. If you're not that familiar with PHP, this might present a slight problem. Not to worry, though - we've collected together 20+ tools for you to discover the secrets of PHP.

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c.anvas.es - A PHP framework for PHP5 with a focus on ease of use.

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CakePHP.org - A PHP framework meant to work like Ruby on Rails smf take some of the heavy lifting off the developer.

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CodeIgniter.com - An open source PHP framework with an eye towards sites hosted on shared servers.

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Coders4Fun.com - A blog about coding, includes lots of PHP code snippets to help you learn new tricks.

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DagonDesign PHP Form Mailer Script - A PHP script to aid in making forms of any length.

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DIY Framework - A no-frills, bare-bones PHP framework - just as the name implies.

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GoodPHPTutorials.com - A large collection of tutorials for every level of PHP developer.

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Horde.org - Horde is a framework specializing in PHP applications, and is also very friendly to languages other than English.

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KillerPHP.com - Nearly two dozen video tutorials taking you from the most basic aspects of PHP up through advanced techniques.

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PHPBuddy.com - A site full of resources for the beginning PHP designer, features numerous scripts to help you over some of those beginning hurdles.

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PHPClasses.org - A home for lots of PHP scripts to save you time from doing some of the more mundane work.

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PHPFreaks.com - An extensive help site for PHP users of all skill levels, has over 400 code snippets to help you along with different project aspects.

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PHPOpenBiz - A PHP framework with an eye towards business applications more than anything else.

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PHPVideoTutorials.com - 13 video lessons on PHP ranging from 6 minutes to 22 minutes in length.

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Qcodo.com - An open source framework that works with PHP 5 with a heavy focus on making PHP code forms easier to read.

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SeagullProject.org - A PHP framework with a built-in templating engine.

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Symfony-Project.com - An open source PHP framework with Ajax implementation, admin generator and more.

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The PHP Resource Index - Numerous resources, but the star is their archive of over 3600 PHP scripts for just about every function you can dream of.

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XajaxProject.org - A Sourceforge project for adding Ajax to any PHP page.

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Zend Framework - The Zend framework is another open source PHP project with over 300 contributers.

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ZoopFramework.com - A PHP framework capable of producing Web 2.0 forms and handling Ajax.