About the author

Andrew Caya started programming computers in GW-BASIC and QBASIC in the early 90s.  Before becoming a PHP developer almost 10 years ago, he did some software development in C, C++, and Perl. He is now a Zend Certified PHP Engineer and a Zend Certified Architect. He is also the creator of Linux for PHP, the lead developer of a popular Joomla extension and a contributor to many open source projects.

He is currently CEO, CTO and Founder of Foreach Code Factory, an instructor at Concordia University, an author and a technical reviewer for Packt Publishing, and a loving husband and father.

I wish to thank Packt Publishing for offering me this great opportunity, the entire editorial team and the technical reviewers for their valued help on this project, Doug Bierer for his kind support throughout the project, Cal Evans and Nomad PHP for their professional training, and my family and friends for their ever-renewed enthusiasm.