[Making a program to automatically install PHP frameworks]

there is also phing which can be used as the build language and then a combination of vagrant and chef to setup the dependicies. puphpet.com will do alot of the heavy liftning but the framework part you have to do yourself.

[Hello from Denmark]

Hi all

 

I am been working with PHP since 2001 where I started on a few hobby websites where I played around with white and black SEO stuff and also helped other people with the sites and backend systems.

 

I then got a steady job at an web agency where I have been the last 5 year. My private project is www.consolari.io which is an utility to help logging lots of complex data when developing sites or debugging on live environments.

 

I used to thing it was best to keep everything to one self but now I believe in sharing and helping others.

 

Just been through the book "the one Thing" and then started on the "pragmatic programmer".

 

A few weeks back I joind PHPday in Verona, Italy. Nice to see other people passionate about PHP.

 

My current specialties is stuff around message queues like beanstalkd and elasticache which I am working on alot these days. So if anyone wanna discuss these two subjects just msg. me.

[PHP + using a PDF template with place holders]

The best ways to generate PDF files with PHP is a combination of a template language like Smarty or Twig in combination with a pdf service like pdfcrowd. The excel file can just be read and exploded by newlines. If you need more complex support use the phpexcel lib from phpexcel.codeplex.com.