Update: Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, the January meeting will be postponed 1 week. The new date will be February 4th.

Date/Time/Location

Mark your calendars the meeting will be held on Sunday, February 4th at 3:00 PM. Once again our gracious sponsor Full Sail will be hosting us.

Currently the exact location has yet to be specified but keep checking back, this post will always hold the most updated information.

Topics Covered

The January meeting will explore two very important aspects of the PHP language: Functions and Arrays. A specific breakdown follows.

Functions

• Code Reuse: Why it’s Important
• Declaring and Calling Functions
• Passing Data In
• Getting Data Out
• Understanding “Scope”

Arrays

• Scalar Values vs. Compound Values
• Array Anatomy
• Types of Arrays
• Setting Array Values
• Fetching Array Values
• Nested/Multi-dimensional Arrays
• Useful Array Functions & Examples

A review of the previous session will take place at the beginning of the meeting to make sure everyone is still on track. Please post any questions or comments to this post.

technorati tags:functions, arrays, php, zce

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The December meeting is canceled as the holiday season has taken most of us away from the Orlando area back home to our families. Everyone take a much deserved break and enjoy this time with loved ones.

Cheers,

Mike G.

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My apologies for the late post. My time has been directed entirely toward the Refresh06 conference. With that out of the way, we’re going to try this again at a better venue.

Meeting Date/Time: Sunday, November 19 at 3:00 PM
Meeting Location: Full Sail Building 3B, room 130.

If your travels require you to take I4 to Winter Park, it’s suggested that you exit on Fairbanks Ave. (Exit 87) and head East toward Semoran Blvd (SR-436). From there, you may take the directions ‘From the North’ listed below.

If you are a local, directions are as follows:

From the North

1. Head South on Semoran Blvd. (SR-436).
2. Turn Left on University Blvd.
3. Make your first Right on to University Park Dr. (Street may be labeled as Driggs Dr.).
4. Follow University Park Dr. back until you see the large Full Sail building on the left.

From the South

1. Head North on Semoran Blvd. (SR-436).
2. Turn Right on University Blvd.
3. Make your first Right on to University Park Dr. (Street may be labeled as Driggs Dr.).
4. Follow University Park Dr. back until you see the large Full Sail building on the left.

The meeting will be held in building FS3B room 130. Full Sail’s doors require an access key to enter, however there will be someone monitoring the doors until 3:15pm to make things easy.

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If you have been on the forums lately, you read about it. If you went to the last meeting, you heard about it. Finally, after much preparation it’s here. Central Florida PHP would like to announce the official training curriculum for the next couple of months.

The following list of events is not final. Holidays need to be planned for [better], regular locations need to be established, and curriculum needs finishing touches. Please be sure to keep checking back to this post to track the progression.

Session 1: PHP Basics

When

Sunday, October 29, 2006 — 3:00 PM

Where

Orlando Public Library

Topics Covered

• General PHP Overview
• Functions
• Arrays

Session 2: Handling Data

When

Sunday, November 19, 2006 — 3:00 PM

Where

To be determined

Topics Covered

• PHP and HTTP
• Databases & SQL

Session 3: Databases and Security

When

Sunday, December 17, 2006 — 3:00 PM

Where

To be determined

Topics Covered

• Security

Session 4: Files and XML

When

Sunday, January 28, 2006 — 3:00 PM

Where

To be determined

Topics Covered

• File System & Network Programming
• XML & Web Services

Session 5: Object Oriented PHP

When

Sunday, February 25, 2006 — 3:00 PM

Where

To be determined

Topics Covered

• Object Oriented Programming
• Design Patterns