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4site_header("A Tourist's Guide", ["current" => "help"]);
5?>
6
7<h1 class="content-header">PHP.net: A Tourist's Guide</h1>
8<p class="content-box">
9 Everyone knows the <code>php.net</code> site. All of us went there sooner or later,
10 and will keep going back there. This is the central reference point for PHP
11 users, and there is a wealth of information there. Not all of it is obvious.
12 Come with me, I'll show you.
13</p>
14
15<h2 id="www" class="content-header"><a href="http://php.net/">php.net</a>: Main Website</h2>
16
17<div class="content-box">
18<p>
19 This is the primary web site. The front page is where major news is published:
20 new PHP versions, security updates, and new projects launched. This site is
21 also <a href="/mirrors.php">mirrored in dozens of countries worldwide</a>.
22</p>
23
24<p>
25 This is the home of the <a href="/downloads.php">download page</a>, for
26 everyone to get the latest version of the PHP source code and binaries
27 for Windows. The current and next-to-current versions are available there.
28 (There is also a <a href="http://museum.php.net/">PHP Museum</a>, which has
29 all of the source distributions since June 1996.)
30</p>
31
32<p>
33 The next most visited section is the <a href="/docs.php">documentation</a>.
34 The documentation is translated into twelve different languages, and is
35 available in <a href="/download-docs.php">a variety of different formats</a>.
36 Users are able to read notes on the documentation left by other users, and
37 contribute their own notes. The documentation is a real community project
38 by itself!
39</p>
40
41<p>
42 The <a href="/support.php">support</a> page has all the directions to a wealth
43 of resources both inside and outside of PHP.net. The community has built a huge
44 network of knowledge bases, PHP user groups, and training sessions where anyone
45 can have his or her questions answered. Non-English-speaking users also get a
46 large share of attention.
47</p>
48
49<p>
50 Now, buckle up your seat belt, and stop smoking. Here are the no-light streets:
51</p>
52</div>
53
54<h2 id="talks" class="content-header">
55 <a href="http://talks.php.net/">talks.php.net</a>: Conference Materials
56</h2>
57
58<p class="content-box">
59 This is where speakers at various PHP-related conferences keep their slides.
60 It covers all sorts of topics, from the famous 'Rasmus' introduction to PHP to
61 the latest 'PHP system administration', through PEAR and advanced topics. All
62 those slides are available within the PHP slide application.
63</p>
64
65<h2 id="news" class="content-header">
66 <a href="http://news.php.net/">news.php.net</a>:
67 Mailing Lists Web and NNTP Interface
68</h2>
69
70<p class="content-box">
71 news.php.net is the web interface to the PHP mailing lists. If you're not
72 subscribed to the mailing lists, but you still want to keep in touch regularly,
73 this is your place. An infinite pile of fresh news and trends of PHP. You can
74 also point your news reader at the NNTP server at news.php.net to follow the
75 lists.
76</p>
77
78<h2 id="pear" class="content-header">
79 <a href="http://pear.php.net/">pear.php.net</a>:
80 The PHP Extension and Application Repository
81</h2>
82
83<p class="content-box">
84 PEAR is the next revolution in PHP. This repository is bringing higher level
85 programming to PHP. PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable
86 PHP components. It eases installation by bringing an automated wizard, and
87 packing the strength and experience of PHP users into a nicely organised OOP
88 library.
89</p>
90
91<h2 id="pecl" class="content-header">
92 <a href="http://pecl.php.net/">pecl.php.net</a>:
93 The PHP Extension Community Library
94</h2>
95
96<p class="content-box">
97 PECL is a repository for PHP Extensions, providing a directory of all known
98 extensions and hosting facilities for downloading and development of PHP
99 extensions. <br>
100
101 The packaging and distribution system used by PECL is shared with
102 its sister, PEAR.
103</p>
104
105<h2 id="bugs" class="content-header"><a href="https://bugs.php.net/">bugs.php.net</a>: Bug Database</h2>
106
107<p class="content-box">
108 The bug database is where you can bring problems with PHP to the attention of
109 developers (but don't forget to double-check that somebody else hasn't already
110 reported the same problem!).
111</p>
112
113<h2 id="doc" class="content-header"><a href="http://doc.php.net/">doc.php.net</a>: Documentation Tools</h2>
114
115<p class="content-box">
116 This page provides set of useful tools for PHP Manual translators
117 and contributors.
118</p>
119
120<h2 id="docs" class="content-header"><a href="http://docs.php.net/">docs.php.net</a>: Documentation dev server</h2>
121
122<p class="content-box">
123 The documentation developmental server is a PHP mirror that contains upcoming
124 releases of the PHP documentation before it's pushed out to the mirrors.
125 Documentation changes, such as layout, is tested here (with feedback requested)
126 before being made official. Documentation is built here four times a day.
127</p>
128
129<h2 id="qa" class="content-header"><a href="https://qa.php.net/">qa.php.net</a>: Quality Assurance Team</h2>
130
131<p class="content-box">
132 The Quality Assurance team is one of the most important pieces of the PHP
133 project, protecting users from bugs. It is gathered around the QA mailing list,
134 and this site allows anyone to provide tests and experience to the release
135 process.
136</p>
137
138<h2 id="git" class="content-header"><a href="https://github.com/php/">github.com/php/</a>: Git Repository</h2>
139
140<div class="content-box">
141<p>
142 The PHP project is organized with a Git server, and this website is the web
143 interface to it. There you can browse the history (and latest versions) of the
144 source code for all of the PHP projects. For example, the
145 <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src">php-src</a> module is
146 the repository for the source code to the latest version of PHP itself.
147 Checking out the source code can be done <a href="git.php">anonymously</a>.
148</p>
149<p>
150 Using <a href="https://heap.space/">OpenGrok</a> is another option to view the
151 source code, and it offers additional features like search and cross referencing.
152</p>
153</div>
154
155<h2 id="svn" class="content-header"><a href="https://svn.php.net/">svn.php.net</a>: Archived SVN Repository</h2>
156
157<p class="content-box">
158 The PHP project used to be organized under the SVN revision control system, but
159 migrated to <a href="https://github.com/php/">Git</a> (see above) in March 2012.
160 The old SVN repository is archived here for posterity, however it's still used for
161 i.e. documentation files.
162</p>
163
164<h2 id="gtk" class="content-header"><a href="http://gtk.php.net/">gtk.php.net</a>: PHP-GTK</h2>
165
166<p class="content-box">
167 This web site is the home of the PHP-GTK project, which allows PHP to be
168 used to build graphical interfaces, with slick interface and highly
169 interactive content. You'll find the downloads and docs here,
170 and the latest news from the project.
171</p>
172
173<h2 id="wiki" class="content-header"><a href="https://wiki.php.net/">wiki.php.net</a>: The PHP Wiki</h2>
174
175<p class="content-box">
176 Home of the official PHP wiki, this site contains information related to php.net like
177 RFCs, GSOC information, and TODO files. Most every aspect of the PHP project
178 has a wiki section and everyone is able to apply for wiki commit access.
179</p>
180
181<h2 id="windows" class="content-header"><a href="https://windows.php.net/">windows.php.net</a>: PHP for Windows</h2>
182
183<p class="content-box">
184 This site is dedicated to supporting PHP on Microsoft Windows.
185 It also supports ports of PHP extensions or features as well as providing special builds for the various Windows architectures.
186</p>
187
188<h2 id="people" class="content-header"><a href="https://people.php.net/">people.php.net</a>: The PHP Developers Profiles</h2>
189
190<p class="content-box">
191 A list of the developers behind PHP along with quick profiles for each of them.
192</p>
193
194<?php
195
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197
198<p class='panel'><a href="#www">Main Website</a></p>
199<p class='panel'><a href="#talks">Conference Materials</a></p>
200<p class='panel'><a href="#news">Mailing Lists Web and NNTP Interface</a></p>
201<p class='panel'><a href="#pear">The PHP Extension and Application Repository</a></p>
202<p class='panel'><a href="#pecl">The PHP Extension Community Library</a></p>
203<p class='panel'><a href="#bugs">Bug Database</a></p>
204<p class='panel'><a href="#doc">Documentation collaboration</a></p>
205<p class='panel'><a href="#docs">Documentation dev server</a></p>
206<p class='panel'><a href="#qa">Quality Assurance Team</a></p>
207<p class='panel'><a href="#git">Git Repository</a></p>
208<p class='panel'><a href="#svn">Archived SVN Repository</a></p>
209<p class='panel'><a href="#gtk">PHP-GTK</a></p>
210<p class='panel'><a href="#wiki">The PHP Wiki</a></h2>
211<p class='panel'><a href="#windows">PHP for Windows</a></h2>
212<p class='panel'><a href="#people">The PHP Developers Profiles</a></h2>
213
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