Objects were not always a key part of the PHP project. In fact, they have been described as an afterthought by PHP’s designers. As afterthoughts go, this one has proved remarkably resilient. In this chapter, I introduce coverage
of objects by summarizing the development of PHP’s object-oriented features.

The TangoCMS project has released version 2.2.0 of its web page content management system. Central to the release is resolving some security issues.

Red Hat president and CEO Jim Whitehurst sees opportunities for open source firms that might be putting undue burden on their dwindling IT departments because of the current economic downturn.

This month we examine techniques for deploying and managing virtual systems.

OpenTimetool, a GPL-licensed project time recording tool is now available in version 2.2.2. A new module is ready for mobile phones and PDAs.

We look at the history of the rootkit, including its newest incarnation, the DR RootKit.

British company PureCM.com Ltd has released a new version of its PureCM software configuration management (SCM) tool.

The famous Unix admin utility known as Top has many imitators. We take a look at some of the top Top tools.