XML-RPC rules, but the amount of data it generates is its big disadvantage. This is where JSON-RPC steps in. Data it generates is significally smaller, this isn’t suprising as JSON is known as fat free XML. In this article we will build JSON-RPC server using PHP and Zend Framework, will test this server with jQuery JSON-RPC client and then we’ll proceed to building Android JSON-RPC client. In the end I will give test results for XML-RPC and JSON-RPC.

In this article will show how to build PHP XML RPC server and how to consume provided services with PHP and an Android application as a client. PHP side of things will be built on top of Zend Framework and for Android will be using very thin XML RPC library android-xmlrpc.

I had some problems recently when I realized that changing the document root every time you need to test a site locally isn’t cool. So I decided to write a small tutorial on virtual host under WAMP.

Lambda or anonymous functions allow the quick definition of throw-away functions that are not used elsewhere.

Today I am going to explain usage of key/value tables in database design. This has nothing to do with NoSQL initiative or databases. Just an interesting approach to database design with its pros and cons which I will explain through nice example.

Today I am going to show you how easy it is to develop a simple movie search. Nothing fancy, we are going to search for a movies by title using jQuery, PHP and Open movie database from http://themoviedb.org