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5 More Quality Sites to Help You Become a PHP Rockstar

Not too long ago, we posted a popular article titled 5 quality sites to increase your knowledge of php. We received quite a positive response from this article and a few emails asking for more. That's all we needed to hear! Today we are back, and will be going over 5 more quality websites to help you become a php rockstar.

0. phpro.org

I'm really surprised that I completely forgot to mention this site in our first php roundup. Though it takes a while for the author to publish a new post, the post quality found at phpro.org is second to none. These are hands down the most in depth, well explained, and well thought out articles on php I have read in a long time.

1. PHP Developer

PHP Developer is your one stop shop for any php news, articles or tutorials. Many of the articles focus on advanced programming topics as well as new php releases, bug fixes, and different classes. If you are wanting to immerse yourself in the world of php, go ahead and subscribe to PHP Developer.

2. Cal Evans Blog

With a tagline of "Lint I find in my mind’s belly-button" it's hard not to like Cal Evans. Cal is currently an independent computer consultant with a giant resume to back it up. Cal has a lot of experience with Zend and php, as well as all kinds of different languages. His blog is always full of humour and interesting insights. I highly encourage you to check out the posts Cal has to offer.

3. Derek Allard

Derek Allard is a programmer and one of the creators of the very popular php framework, CodeIgniter. Derek works at Ellis labs, whom have created such popular apps such as Bamboo Invoice. Derek frequently covers topics on php and the CodeIgniter framework, excellent for those who are jumping into the MVC style of php.

4. David Walsh

Most of you are probably familiar with David Walsh or his work. David is a fantastic web developer and in particularly, a Javascript guru. Even though a lot of his articles are on the topic of JS, many of them tend to incorporate the use of php, such as some nice AJAX techniques. David also has some very nice php classes and methods he has written over the years. If you are not reading Davids' blog, I highly encourage you to do so, David is as quality as developers come.

That'll do it for now, have I missed any sites that you all frequent for php help? What are some of your favorites? Let me know and I might include them in the next php roundup!

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