PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

My site is built using PHP. Here is an example of a currency converter I customized using PHP. The script processes XML foreign currency exchange rate data provided by the European Central Bank:

Convert: US dollars Euros Pounds sterling Hong Kong dollars Thai Baht Chinese yuan Indian rupee

converts to:

Non U.S. pricing based on exchange rates in effect as of 2012-02-03

My PHP

• bricadr.com — This stock site uses PHP to display financial data from Yahoo! Finance. PEAR Cache_Lite is used for data caching, and a cron job ensures the cache is updated during market hours.
• Guestbook using Tectite PHP FormMail
• Complex form using PHP FormMail and reCaptcha

PHP Toolkit

• php.net — the mothership
• MAMP — Local server environment for MACs
• PHP: The Good Parts — Douglas Putnam
• PEAR - PHP Extension and Application Repository
• PHP forum — webdeveloper.com
• Stack overflow — PHP
• Tectite PHP FormMail & form encryption

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