Boston PHP

Boston PHP is the largest and most active PHP community in the world.

We are a lot more than PHP!

We have been meeting since 2002. We have over 2,500 members, and usually meet every month on a Wednesday. We have a wide range of topics all related to PHP, Web Development, and Open Source technology.

All meetings are free, and we encourage everyone to participate and get involved and help grow the PHP community. After each meeting we typically go to a nearby restaurant/bar/pub for more informal discussion.

Check out our newsletter! We video all of our meetups. To access our videos, just follow this link.

View our upcoming meetups:

http://events.bostonphp.org

Topics we cover:

We base all our meetings from attendee suggestions. If you have an idea for a topic that you would like to see (or present), please use our ideas section.

Calling all presenters:

Please visit our ideas section of the meetup site to see the sort of events we are hoping to have in 2011. We want to have a mix of events from beginner and advanced topics. We are looking for presenters for each of these topics. If you (or someone you know) are experienced in a topic and have some presentation skills - then please let us know. We are also looking for volunteers to help us with planning, logistics, and other odd jobs.

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Featured Meetup

Boston PHP Job fair
- Wed Mar 21
  6:00 PM
- → RSVP
- 54 attending
- 2 comments
Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center

One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA (map)
Are you a web developer, web designer, or specialist looking for a job? Maybe even a little part time project off to the side? Or perhaps you are a company and have positions you are looking to hire? Maybe you need help on a side project and willing to pay someone to help? Or you just want to circulate your resume. Join us for the Boston PHP... Learn more

Hosted by: Michael Bourque (Organizer), and Lance Perry (Sponsorship Manager)
- Michael Bourque:
  Miss our last Job Fair? Read this: http://goo.gl/JGRhV
  
  Posted November 16, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- Joe Cronin:
  How much is it for a table? We have open positions (see: http://www.edvisors.com/jobs/) and would consider a table. Thanks!
  
  Posted January 19 at 3:08 PM
Meetup

Featured Meetup

Lean UX: Getting Out of the Deliverables Business
- Wed Apr 04
  7:00 PM
- → RSVP
- 202 attending
- 0 comments
Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center

One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA (map)
Traditionally UX Design has been a deliverables practice. Wireframes, sitemaps, etc defined the practice of UX Design (IA, IxD, UI Design etc). While this work has helped define what a UX Designer does and their value, it has also put designers in the deliverables business – measured & compensated for the quality of their deliverables (... Learn more

Hosted by: Michael Bourque (Organizer), Jeff Gothelf (Expert in Lean UX), Lance Perry (Sponsorship Manager), and Heather O'Neill (Co-Organizer)
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Digital Learning Day
- Wed Feb 01
  7:00 PM
- RSVP 4 days
  left
- 20 attending
- 3 comments
Virtual

Your home | Your work | Your space, Virtual, MA (map)
Digital Learning Day is a national awareness campaign to celebrate innovative teachers and instructional strategies. Show your support by making a commitment to learn... Learn more

Hosted by: Gene Babon (Event Organizer for Percolate)
Meetup
Security-Centered Design: Exploring the Impact of Human Behavior
- Wed Feb 15
  7:00 PM
- → RSVP
- 80 attending
- 0 comments
Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center

One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA (map)
Security is more than filtering input and escaping output (FIEO), and it's more than cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgeries (CSRF). Security isn't... Learn more

Hosted by: Chris Shiflett, Michael Bourque (Organizer), and Ori (Friend of Boston PHP)
Meetup
Boston PHP Northeast Conference (Day 1)
- Sat Aug 11
  9:00 AM
- → RSVP
- 1 attending
- 0 comments
Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center

One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA (map)
More details to come Learn more

Hosted by: Michael Bourque (Organizer)
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Recent Meetups

Wednesday at 6:30 PM, 204 Members attended
Agile SCRUM Workshop
They rated it 4.5022 (22 ratings)

“
Great presentation! ...

—Koh

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Wow

—Radif Sharafullin
January 1 at 12:00 AM, 235 Members attended
HTML5 Brunch
They rated it 4.506 (6 ratings)

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Very helpful. Keep up the good work!

—Tracy Cai

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I've just started, so I'm expecting it will get better... but I'm already pretty frustrated! ...

—Marion L. Carroll
December 14, 2011 at 6:00 PM, 68 Members attended
Paper Prototyping: Sketching and Evaluating Your Design Concepts
They rated it 5.0028 (28 ratings) and uploaded 3 photos

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Its a great technique to flesh out concepts quickly and promotes group collaboration. I would definitely practice it. ...

—Kun-Tee Chang

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Another outstanding event by BostonPHP. ...

—El Mago
November 12, 2011 at 9:00 AM, 60 Members attended
Developer Dorm Room (PHP Hacker Camp)
They rated it 4.5015 (15 ratings) and uploaded 8 photos

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This is a great forum and experience. Bobby and Michael, you'se guys did a GREAT one today!

—Ronald Verge

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Had fun at Developer Dorm Room. I learned several new things from workshops and other php'ers. ...

—Merlin Calo
November 9, 2011 at 6:00 PM, 400 Members attended
Google Analytics for Developers...
They rated it 5.0049 (49 ratings)

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A very interesting meetup even for someone like me who haven't had a chance to use any web analytics tools.

—Lana Nelson

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Outstanding presentation.

—Marilyn Horn

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New Discussion Reply

Gene Babon replied to Lesson 9: HTML5 Brunch (latest of 2)
Yesterday at 7:41 PM

"@Judy -- Agreed. Not quite ready for prime time. Use the new and shiny responsibly. @Brunchmates -- Judy uncovered a recent Web design trend referred to as Parallax scrolling...."
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Gene Babon replied to Lesson 6: HTML5 Brunch (latest of 2)
Yesterday at 6:31 PM

"@Jamie -- Nice job. Thanks for the link to your new HTML5 work."
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Gene Babon replied to Lesson 11: HTML5 Brunch (latest of 2)
Yesterday at 5:07 PM

"@LarryC -- Good job. OME! You need to check out the Urban Dictionary for this one."
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Gene Babon replied to Lesson 8: HTML5 Brunch (latest of 2)
Yesterday at 4:55 PM

"@Lindsey -- Nice work. Right on target."
New Member

Amy Wilson joined
Yesterday at 1:28 PM

"I'm a web designer at Avenue100 in Woburn and a graduate of the CDIABU graphic/web design program."
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GouriKumari RSVPed Yes for Security-Centered Design: Exploring the Impact of Human Behavior
Yesterday at 11:53 AM

Feb 15

Security-Centered Design: Exploring the Impact of Human Behavior
Wednesday 7:00 PM at Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center

80 attending
New RSVP

GouriKumari RSVPed Yes for Digital Learning Day
Yesterday at 11:52 AM

Feb 1

Digital Learning Day
Wednesday 7:00 PM at Virtual

20 attending
New RSVP

Amy Grogan RSVPed Yes for Digital Learning Day
Yesterday at 9:29 AM

Feb 1

Digital Learning Day
Wednesday 7:00 PM at Virtual

20 attending
New RSVP

Rakiesha Chase RSVPed Yes for Browser wars...
Yesterday at 8:24 AM

TBD

Browser wars...
at Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center

18 attending
New Member

Rakiesha Chase joined
Yesterday at 8:24 AM

"I am a Client Services Associate for NPR, providing training and support for clients using our online services. In the past, I have done a bit of online community coordination and Drupal web building."