PHP Master

Matthew Turland has been working with PHP since 2002. He has been a technical editor for php architect Magazine, spoken at multiple conferences, served as an instructor for php architect training courses, and contributed to Zend Framework.
Lorna Jane Mitchell is an independent web development consultant, specializing in PHP and APIs in particular. With over 10 years of PHP development experience across a wide variety of industries, Lorna learned many lessons the hard way and always has a story to tell. Lorna is also an experienced trainer, offering training both to private clients around the world and teaching public courses. A prolific writer, Lorna writes for a number of publications, and frequently for her own blog lornajane.net.

Davey Shafik is a full time PHP Developer with many year of experience in PHP and related technologies. An avid magazine writer and book author, Davey keeps his mind sharp by trying to tackle problems from a unique perspective.

PHP Master is tailor-made for the PHP developer who's serious about taking their server-side applications to the next level and who wants to really keep ahead of the game by adhering to best practice, employing the most effective object-oriented programming techniques, wrapping projects in layers of security and ensuring their code is doing its job perfectly. Create professional, dynamic applications according to an object-oriented programming blueprint Learn advanced performance evaluation techniques for maximum site efficiency Brush up on the best testing methods to refine your code and keep your applications watertight Protect your site against attacks and vulnerabilities with the latest security systems Plug in to some serious functionality with PHP's APIs and libraries