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Magic Methods in PHP - __toString() Method

The __toString() method is called when the code attempts to treat an object like a string. This function does not accept any arguments and should return a string.
Programmatically Add Grouped Product to Cart in Magento

Adding simple products to cart through custom PHP code is pretty straight forward. You just need to call the '$cart->addProduct()' function with the product_id and quantity as parameters. But if you want to add grouped products to cart through your code, you will need to perform few additional steps. The process is very easy - create an '$super_group' array of the associated products with the specified quantities. Then you need to pass the array to the 'addProduct()' function. See the actual code below that makes it work:
How to test Credit Card numbers using Luhn’s algorithm

Almost all credit card numbers used are generated using Luhn’s algorithm. Luhn’s algorithm is a simple checksum formula to validate variety of numbers. We can use the same formula for checking whether a given credit card number may be valid or not.
AppFlower goes free, just pure joy :-)

AppFlower makes their application builder entirely free, no charges, just free.. based on the MIT License.
Limit Request Methods Using .htaccess

There can be a case when you want to restrict any request methods for your website. Restrict in the sense you don’t want user to perform that action.
Another Serious Security Bug on PHP 5.3.9

PHP 5.3.9 release was mostly meant to fix a security bug, but it introduced a new more serious bug. PHP 5.3.10 was just released to fix this issue. Meanwhile Debian Linux maintainers decided to stop enabling the Suhosin extension by default. This extension is used by several Linux distributions to provide protection against present and future security bugs of PHP. Read this article to learn more about the just fixed bug what you should do to avoid these security issues. You can also learn more what is the current PHP security status and the importance of the Suhosin extension to prevent PHP security problems.
Zend Framework 2.0.0beta1 Released!
The Zend Framework community is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Zend Framework 2.0.0beta1. Packages and installation instructions are available at: http://packages.zendframework.com/Zend Framework 1.11.11 Released
The Zend Framework team announces the immediate availability of Zend Framework's ALL ONES 1.11.11 release, the eleventh maintenance release in the 1.11 series. 1.11.11 includes around 30 bug fixes and may be downloaded from the Zend Framework site .Announcing September's Zend Framework Bug Hunt Days
For those who haven't put the recurring event in their calendar, the Zend Framework Monthly Bug-hunt is here again! This Thursday, Friday and Saturday (the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of September), we'll be hosting our monthly bug hunt. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, each month, we organize the community to help reduce the number of open issues reported against the framework.ZendCon Early Bird Registration ends soon!
ZendCon is coming and the time to save on ticket prices is getting short! You know you want to go, so go ahead and get your ticket now. Click on inside, I’ll share the link.Announcing the August 2011 Zend Framework Bug-Hunt
For those who haven't put the recurring event in their calendar, the Zend Framework Monthly Bug-hunt is here again! This Thursday, Friday and Saturday (the 25th, 26th and 27th of August), we'll be hosting our monthly bug hunt. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, each month, we organize the community to help reduce the number of open issues reported against the framework.Zend Framework 1.11.10 Released
The Zend Framework team announces the immediate availability of Zend Framework 1.11.10, our tenth maintenance release in the 1.11 series. 1.11.10 includes more than 50 bug fixes and may be downloaded from the Zend Framework site .




