Drupal 6 Performance Optimization Using Views and Panels Caching

In this article by Trevor James and TJ Holowaychuk, authors of Drupal 6 Performance Tips, we'll look at caching mechanisms in two of the larger scale contributed modules, Views and Panels, which you may find yourself using frequently. Panels and Views both allow you to cache the data and content that you insert into these modules. We'll look at how these caching mechanisms work and how you can maintain your cache in both modules. To summarize, here's what we'll be doing:

• How to run Views 2.x for best performance, including how to clear your Views cache
• Panels module caching mechanisms and how to maintain your Panels cache

Building a Simple Address Book Application with jQuery and PHP

In this article by Mambe Nanje Churchill, we will explore the world of jQuery and PHP in achieving an AJAX style simple address book application using the JSON protocol. The basic application will help the user save, view and delete his or her contacts(name and phone). Its a basic application to demonstrate some key jQuery features like DOM transversing, jQquery event binding and AJAX calls with the $.ajax function.

AJAX Form Validation: Part 1

In this two-part article by Audra Hendrix, Bogdan Brinzarea and Cristian Darie, authors of AJAX and PHP: Building Modern Web Applications 2nd Edition, we will create a form validation application that implements traditional techniques with added AJAX flavor, thereby making the form more user-friendly, responsive, and pleasing. In the AJAX world, entered data is validated on the fly, so the users are never confronted with waiting for full-page reloads or the rude "blank form" as a reply.

Rendering Images in TYPO3 4.3: Part 1

In this article by Dan Osipov, author of TYPO3 4.3 Multimedia Cookbook, we will cover:

• Rendering images using content elements
• Embedding images in RTE
• Rendering images using TypoScript
• Rendering links to files using the tags
• Creating a gallery using ce_gallery
• Rendering metadata from a DAM object