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On DevShed there's a new tutorial looking at user management in a PHP application including looks at data validation and encrypting passwords.

In a recent post to his blog Johannes Schluter looks at how you can use the new experimental MySQL driver for PHP, mysqlnd, and get into the streams that connect PHP and your MySQL database connections.

I have a lot of pet peeves, and in order to start blogging more often you might be hearing about them, sorry.

One of them is stupid ways software downloads work, in particular software designed to be run on a server.

This umbrella category includes pretty much every PHP application you might download (arguments from Elizabeth Smith not withstanding).

Why do all these sites insist on being “helpful” and redirecting my browser to a download link? I don’t want to download the file to my computer, I want the file on a server in another country!

Ever wondered what your PHP application and MySQL actually do? An experimental mysqlnd branch will give you full access to the network communication stream.

Using a custom PHP stream filter you can then intercept the communication ... but let's start at the beginning:

The IBM DeveloperWorks site has posted some advice that can help keep you, your application and your data safe from security-related attacks.

IBM Developerworks: "This three-part series takes you through everything you need to know to create video optimized for the Web, as well as creating a PHP application that will help keep your videos organized and accessible."

On the AOL Developer Network Jack Herrignton has posted an introduction to OpenID and how you can use it in your PHP application.

This tutorial aims to introduce the new PHP coder to some of the more common PHP functions that are used in application development.

The code base creates a PHP Blog, complete with a user system and introduces basic user access and CRUD. The tutorial uses no Object Oriented code in a bid to highlight the use of PHP functions and their usage in real world situations.

A complete working download is provided and can be skinned with CSS for those who simply require a blog.

With the demise of the muxtape service, a new option has popped up - the ability to run your own version with a PHP application called OpenTape.

Lifehacker has posted a guide to getting this software set up and working.

MidCOM is a PHP MVC framework where you create a site by building a tree structure and assigning components for the various folders.

Each component is its own PHP application that can handle all URL requests under that folder using a set of configured routes.