# Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide Published!


By Ben Ramsey

Published on October 6, 2006


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Today, [php\|architect](http://www.phparch.com/) has released the latest in their line of nanobooks: [_php\|architect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide_][zcebook]. Writing along with [Davey Shafik](http://daveyshafik.com/), I'm proud to have been a part of this project. It was hard work, and Davey had to step in on more than one occasion to save my rear-end, but I think, in the end, all worked out well, and I can honestly say that the final product is more than simply a study guide for the [Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam](http://www.zend.com/en/services/certification/php-5-certification). In fact, it is an essential guide to PHP 5 in general.

_php\|architect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide_ covers topics ranging from the basics of PHP to object-oriented programming to databases to Web services, and it does so all under the banner of PHP 5. If you want a general primer on PHP 5, then this book is for you. If you want to study for the Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam, then even better; this book is especially for you.

Coinciding with the release of the book is the announcment of a [competition](http://zceguide.com/#competition) in which the grand prize winner will receive a Zend Studio Professional license, a voucher for the Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam, one year's subscription to _php\|architect_, and a signed copy of _php\|architect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide_.

To find out more about the competition, the book, the authors, and to read a sample chapter, check out the book's official Web site at [zceguide.com](http://zceguide.com/). And don't forget to [buy the book][zcebook]!

Finally, since I'm often asked, my contribution to this book included the chapters Databases and SQL, XML and Web Services, and Security.

[zcebook]: http://www.phparch.com/books/zend-php-5-certification-study-guide-3rd-edition/