Internet is full of resources on any topic.  In this section, I am going to provide you link to resources around internet which I feel a person must read. This is my personal choice only. I will keep my self restricted to topics around web development and programming in general.

Optimization of database tables in mysql is a process which has to be carried out regularly to make your database in good health. According to mysql manual, OPTIMIZE TABLE should be used if you have deleted a large part of a table or if you have made many changes to a table with variable-length rows [...]

I came across this good collection of some good suggestions by Guido Jansen about Magento speed optimization. Most of  suggestion are not exclusive Magento, but totality it is good list to optimize any Magento or PHP based application.  As of he has not finished his target of listing 101 suggestions, but a must read for [...]

Phing is a PHP project build tool based on Apache Ant. A build system helps you to perform a group of actions using a single command. If you’re wondering why PHP needs a build tool, consider a work flow where you write code and unit tests on your local machine, and if the tests pass [...]

In this article you will learn how to install and configure the PHP/Java Bridge and how to use Java classes in PHP scripts in a demo application. To use the PHP/Java bridge, you should have knowledge of Java SE and the PHP5 core, as well as how they interact. PHP 4 supported an extension for [...]

This article at developer.com, gives first hand information about creating neural networks in PHP language. Artificial neural networks are developed mostly in high-level programming languages such as C or C++, So reading about them in PHP is a refreshing experience.   What are Neural Networks? The network works similarly to the human brain: it is [...]

Why you should use Zend Framework? This is not only an interview question, while taking structural decisions about a project, we should ask this question to ourself. This article gives good reasons why you should adopt Zend framework in your working culture and what kind of benefits you can get out from Zend Framework. Extend [...]