Joshua Eichorn discusses some of the cool new features in PHP5.
Paul Yurt opens with discussion on Search Engine Optimization SEO.
The meeting starts at 7 at Walt’s TV in Tempe and will be followed by food and conversation at Boulders on Broadway.
Searching for information from the web is a day to day undertaking. In my work I rely most of the time on Search Engine to help me find answers to questions at hand. It seems that when one is working with computers or Internet could never do without search engines.
I have encountered a new alternative search engine - RankNoodle.com which is a bit simplistic. As a starter I don’t expect much from this search engine. The main search engine page is a Search Box, Recent Searches and a listing of the Top 100 Searches. I tried searching, “Search Engine Optimization Website Branding Tool”, but the search box truncated it into “Search Engine Optimization Website ”.
Search results of ranknoodle.com is surprisingly different from Google. It starts with a summary or definition of the searched text, then followed by a related conversation to the searched text. I don’t know where the conversations come from. After those two is the web search result listing. There are comments, share, bury links at the bottom of each search result, but the links don’t work yet.
There are many things that needs to be done like About Us, Press, Community, have a standard page message of “Check Back Here Soon…”. It’s good at least they have the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use containing the same information. This new search engine comes from Las Vegas, USA as the Contact Us page of the site showed.
This Experimental Search Engine have to make a lot of changes to catch up with the current dominant search engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Altavista, to name a few.
In response to Wil’s comment regarding the PHP framework performance comparisons I made in my previous post, I have decided to post the results I got.
My decision not post them initially was due to the benchmarks not being done in complete isolation (a seperate client and server machine) but the scores relative to each should still be accurate and that’s what I am testing for.
Furthermore, while I only used requests/sec as a performance yardstick, I do realize that other factors do affect a web application’s response in the real world.
The tests were run on a 1.8Ghz AMD sempron computer with 512Mb RAM running Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) Desktop.
I used httperf to run the tests although I did run some of them again using apachebench and the results were consistent.
I created the same front page with CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Zend Framework and Ruby on Rails. I also duplicated the same functionality in HTML and in PHP using procedural code (aka. spaghetti code) to act as baselines.
I decided to include data access in the tests and the tests involve the application fetching four rows from the database and rendering the results.
View the sample page.
The test files are also available for download for those interested in them. The sql file for the mysql database is also included. The code assumes a database root user with no password.
All scores are requests per second. Higher is better.
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Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Run 3 |
Run 4 |
Average |
|
| Baseline HTML |
1327.5 |
1326.5 |
1328.6 |
1329.1 |
1327.9 |
| Baseline PHP |
331.6 |
332.1 |
331.4 |
332.0 |
331.8 |
| CakePHP |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
| CodeIgniter |
21.5 |
21.2 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
21.5 |
| Zend Framework |
9.3 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
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Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Run 3 |
Run 4 |
Average |
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| CakePHP |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
| CodeIgniter |
98.2 |
98.1 |
98.3 |
98.3 |
98.2 |
| Zend Framework |
33.2 |
33.3 |
33.5 |
33.6 |
33.4 |
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Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Run 3 |
Run 4 |
Average |
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| CakePHP |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
| CodeIgniter |
97.5 |
98.0 |
96.6 |
98.3 |
97.6 |
| Zend Framework |
32.8 |
33.3 |
31.8 |
32.7 |
32.7 |
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Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Run 3 |
Run 4 |
Average |
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| CodeIgniter |
106.4 |
105.6 |
106.3 |
106.6 |
106.2 |
| Zend Framework |
42.6 |
42.8 |
42.9 |
43.0 |
42.8 |
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Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Run 3 |
Run 4 |
Average |
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| CodeIgniter |
118.1 |
118.3 |
117.3 |
118.2 |
118.0 |
| Zend Framework |
51.9 |
52.1 |
52.1 |
52.2 |
52.0 |
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Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Run 3 |
Run 4 |
Average |
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| ROR with 1 Mongrel |
88.1 |
85.1 |
84.9 |
84.8 |
85.7 |
| ROR with Passenger |
85.2 |
97.3 |
86.3 |
84.2 |
88.2 |
| ROR with Passenger and Ruby Enterprise |
89.0 |
99.2 |
98.9 |
98.6 |
96.4 |
CodeIgniter is over twice the speed of the Zend framework in all cases and CakePHP is a lot slower than the other two PHP frameworks. I do admit that considering my experience with CodeIgniter, I might have inadvertently set it up optimally without doing the same to the other two frameworks. I have posted the files and I welcome comments from “the experts”.
We have decided to use the Zend framework so obviously outright performance is not the only factor in the choice of framework. The results we are currently getting are fast enough for us and in our existing application, the database is the bottleneck not the PHP code.
I have also done a few more tests on a production-grade dual-core server with 2Gb of RAM running Centos 5. This time, all benchmarks were from a seperate client computer on the same network. I used the exact same files as the previous results except for CakePHP where I used the recently released RC2. The results follow.
All frameworks used an ORM (of sorts, in the case of codeigniter). The Zend Framework used Zend_DB_Table and CodeIgniter used ActiveRecord.
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Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Run 3 |
Run 4 |
Average |
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| Baseline HTML |
3431.2 |
3311.8 |
3427.7 |
3395.0 |
3391.4 |
| Baseline PHP |
1912.1 |
1932.3 |
1983.3 |
1911.3 |
1934.7 |
| CakePHP |
15.6 |
15.6 |
15.6 |
15.6 |
15.6 |
| CodeIgniter |
83.5 |
83.0 |
82.0 |
83.2 |
82.9 |
| Zend Framework |
34.7 |
34.6 |
34.6 |
34.6 |
34.6 |
All frameworks used an ORM (of sorts, in the case of CodeIgniter). The Zend Framework used Zend_DB_Table and CodeIgniter used ActiveRecord.
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Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Run 3 |
Run 4 |
Average |
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| CakePHP |
36.0 |
36.1 |
36.1 |
36.2 |
36.1 |
| CodeIgniter |
383.3 |
377.9 |
371.8 |
385.2 |
379.5 |
| Zend Framework |
129.2 |
128.5 |
129.0 |
128.9 |
128.9 |
All frameworks used an ORM (of sorts, in the case of CodeIgniter). The Zend Framework used Zend_DB_Table and CodeIgniter used ActiveRecord.
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Run 1 |
Run 2 |
Run 3 |
Run 4 |
Average |
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| CakePHP |
24.7 |
24.8 |
24.9 |
24.8 |
24.8 |
| CodeIgniter |
255.0 |
256.6 |
254.1 |
253.8 |
254.9 |
| Zend Framework |
83.5 |
84.4 |
83.8 |
83.4 |
83.8 |
Zimplit is a ridiculously easy to use free CMS application which is ideal for simple websites.
There is no standard admin panel. A toolbox appears after logging in & you start editing the website.
You can add images, links, edit the HTML of a page and copy a page to use it as a template for a new page.
It requires PHP 4.3+ to run & no databases required.
The application needs CHMOD 777 on all files for editing them. Since they are HTML files (except zimplit.php), it does not sound very bad.
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What is the sandbox?
Basically its a time period that keywords that are competitive must wait in order to achieve results on Google.
Is it real?
Better believe it.
Does the sandbox effect my entire site?
No! It is keyword related only. Say you make a site for home loans. Everything about the site is home loan this and home loan that. But you name your site www. doodypants.com. Now you will rank well for the term “doody pants” because it is not competitive. But you will be in the sandbox for the keyword “home loans”.
What can I do to avoid the sandbox?
This is really not possible. I dont care what trick you have up your sleeve, you will not rank in the first few pages for “home loans” until you did your time with the other children in the sandbox. This just cant and wont happen until they remove it.
To avoid the sandbox though you can target non competitive keywords. By doing this you are able to jump up in the ranks very quickly but chances are those terms have a crappy search per day so it wont be bringing in much traffic.
What can I do while I am in the sandbox?
Just go on about your business. Create backlinks and work on your content.
How long will I be in the sandbox?
The general term that is thrown out there is 9 months. But this is dependant on how competitive your keyword is. The more competitive the longer you wait.
How can I tell if I am in the sandbox?
Doing a search for allinanchor:”keyword” is the best way to tell. My general rule is if you have go through and search page by page looking for your URL and find it then you are not in the sandbox. But if you get tired of looking and your fingers start to hurt and you quit before you find it then you are in the sandbox.
I heard if I build links slowly I wont go in the sandbox
We have all heard this and I dont know who started this whole theory but I personally dont believe in this. I think someone people just tried this out and they started ranking for the keyword they were targetting. What I bet is that keyword wasnt competitive anyways.
_____________________________________________________________Was ist die Sandbox?
Im Grunde ist sie ein Zeitraum, Schlagwörter, die sich warten müssen, um zu erreichen, in den Ergebnislisten von Google.
Ist es echt?
Better believe it.
Ist die Sandbox-Effekt meine gesamte Website?
Nein! Es ist nur Keyword-bezogen. Sprich Sie eine Website für wohnungswirtschaftliche Darlehen. Alles über die Website ist die Heimat dieses Darlehens-und Bausparkassen. Aber ihr Name Ihrer Website www. Doodypants.com. Sie werden nun Rang gut für den Begriff “doody Hosen”, denn es ist nicht wettbewerbsfähig. Aber Sie werden in den Sandkasten für das Keyword “wohnungswirtschaftliche Darlehen”.
Was kann ich tun, um die Sandbox?
Das ist wirklich nicht möglich. I dont care Trick, was sie in petto haben, haben Sie keinen Platz in den ersten paar Seiten für “wohnungswirtschaftliche Darlehen”, bis Sie haben Ihre Zeit mit den anderen Kindern im Sandkasten. Dies kann nur geschehen, und gewohnt, bis sie ihn entfernen.
Um zu vermeiden, dass die Sandbox wenn Sie kann Ziel nicht wettbewerbsfähig Keywords. Damit Sie in der Lage sind, den Sprung in die Reihen sehr schnell, aber die Chancen sind Klauseln über eine crappy Suche pro Tag sind es gewohnt zu bringen und viel Verkehr.
Was kann ich tun, wenn ich in der Sandbox?
Gehen Sie einfach auf über Ihr Unternehmen. Backlinks Erstellen und bearbeiten Sie Ihre Inhalte.
Wie lange werde ich in der Sandbox?
Der allgemeine Begriff ist, dass es weggeworfen 9 Monate. Aber dies ist abhängig, wie wettbewerbsfähig Ihre Keyword ist. Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der länger zu warten.
Wie kann ich feststellen, ob ich in der Sandbox?
Dadurch wird eine Suche nach allinanchor: “Keyword” ist die beste Art und Weise zu erzählen. Meine allgemeine Regel gilt, wenn Sie gehen durch und suchen Sie Seite für Seite Suche nach Ihrer URL und finde es dann sind Sie nicht in den Sandkasten. Aber wenn man müde von der Suche und Ihre Finger beginnen zu schmerzen, und Sie hören auf, bevor Sie ihn dann sind Sie in der Sandbox.
Ich habe gehört, wenn ich langsam aufbauen Links I wont gehen in der “Sandbox”
Wir haben alle gehört, und ich weiß nicht, wer diese ganze Theorie begonnen, aber ich persönlich nicht glaube, in diesem. Ich glaube, dass jemand versucht, diese Leute, die einfach nur aus und sie begann Ranking für die Keyword-Targeting sie waren. Ich wette, dass Keyword-wasnt wettbewerbsfähig sowieso.
I’ve taken a lot of internet marketing courses
and read a lot of ebooks. Most of them talk about
the same :
–Sign up for an autoresponder
–Create a squeeze page
–Create a series of emails
–Rinse and repeat
You can make a LOT of money doing this…don’t
get me wrong.
But you can make a lot more if you start
harnessing offline marketing in your business.
You see, online marketing is preached as the
“holy grail” of marketing.
But ask the big information marketing
powerhouses like Agora, Boardroom, and Weiss
where the REAL money is made. They absolutely
clean house offline…humiliating any online
marketer who comes in their path.
Here’s the deal: Millionaire internet marketer
Russell Brunson has just released a special
offline report: “The IM Myth” where he shatters
the myth that internet marketing is the “be
all-end all” of marketing.
You can check it out here:
The “IM Myth”
Believe me, this stuff is the real deal. The
marketers who absolutely annihilate their
competition are the ones that incorporate offline
marketing into the mix.
So check out Russell’s report today before you’re
competition discovers it.
Thanks,
Michael
P.S. One of Russell’s tips he reveals is how he
moved his offline list online. This absolutely
blew me away, and is something I’m going to
implement in my own business immediately.
So get it today, right now, while it’s still on
your mind.
The “IM Myth”
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Para quem procura inspiração o CSS Reboot é um prato cheio.
Repleto de magnÃficos exemplos de sites muito bem elaboados dotados de altas doses de CSS.
Fantástico para os conhecedores da área ou para aqueles, assim como eu, que precisam sempre de uma força para novos projetos.
Espero que gostem!!
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If it is really hard to update your blog regular everyday with multiple postings! Advents and technologies have introduced the best efficient work phase of Linkvana. Through linkvana, all your blogs get updated regularly, which in turns bring you exceptional revenue to your pockets. It is undoubtedly proven that, linkvana has brought brilliant results with respect to search engine results and income generation. Linkvana is certainly strict and it allows only the white-hat websites into its network. This allows that the list of blogs is not related to any spam or junk list! Moreover, with the best assistance of Linkvana, your blogs will remain safe without connecting to any junk or spammy websites.
Linkvana involves several important procedures for efficient handling and workout. They primarily pass your blog and check for spam and finally after passing through, it proceeds through other leads. You really cannot expect all your 100 postings to get listed immediately. The human editors behind the screen, checks and assure whether your posting is a spam. They publish it slowly in order to add new and ethical backlinks in a natural approach. When Google looks into your blog with a sudden posting that counts 100 will lead to serious troubles, as it might consider them as spam
If you’ve ever run CakePHP on Apache 1.3.x in a subdirectory, most likely you’ve come upon a “Bad Request” error when you failed to append the trailing slash on your subdirectory. Here’s a hack to solve your mod_rewrite woes:
Edit the .htaccess file in your subdirectory and add the line containing you_subdir_here. That should do it. You should only have to modify the base .htaccess file.
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule your_subdir_here$ /your_subdir_here/ [L]
RewriteRule ^$ app/webroot/ [L]
RewriteRule (.*) app/webroot/$1 [L]
Google has just updated it’s famous (infamous) visible Pagerank. I know this because our seed keywords tool has just received it’s first Pagerank and our main web development site has also changed. However, reading blogs etc it’s clear people are very confused about Pagerank. Some think it’s worthless, others believe it’s of significant value.
This article is intended to paint a picture about what Pagerank is and what it isn’t. There are many technical papers giving the whole in depth story but most people find this overwhelming and confusing, myself included!
How Do You Get a Pagerank?
When someone links to a page on your site it’s considered to be a vote for it, a thumbs up, a sign your page is important or at least well regarded by another page or site. It’s one of the metrics Google uses in it’s complex algorithms. If the pages linking to your page also have links to them, their link to you is given even more value. This is why some people suggest it’s not worth getting a link from a page unless the page you want the link from has itself got a decent Pagerank - this is misguided as today’s Pagerank 1 ‘nobody’ page could be next years Pagerank 7 ’superstar’. As a rule if a page is of sufficient quality and relevant, get a link from it irrespective of its Pagerank.
The Potted History of Pagerank
The history behind this relates to the Google boys, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, being academics. In academia peer reviewed papers are the common currency of ’status’. If you write a paper and your peers review and applaud it you are off to a good start. If your paper is then referenced by other people’s papers it’s stature and kudos goes up further, as does yours as the author. They decided this would be a good way to measure the quality of web pages, in simple terms they see links as endorsements.
So Where Are We So far?
From the above it should be clear that suggesting Pagerank is worthless is actually taking a somewhat narrow view - he said diplomatically. Although it may not generate a lot of traffic it does actually have a value.
So Why Do Some People Suggest It’s Worthless?
Pagerank isn’t the be all and end all of a web page especially when it comes to the search engine results pages (SERPs). The reason for this is simple, relevancy.
Google needs to deliver relevant results to people using it. If they don’t people will go elsewhere for their search needs and make no mistake their dominance isn’t guaranteed, look at what happened to Yahoo, Alta Vista and many others. When Google is sent a query it doesn’t simply look for the page with the highest Pagerank to put at number one, it looks for a page that is most relevant. This is why a Pagerank 3 page can be at number 1 with a Pagerank 6 being at number 10 and this is why some people argue Pagerank is worthless saying something like “How can Pagerank have any value if a page with Pagerank 3 beats a page with Pagerank 6?”. Like I said, this is because of relevancy.
A Simple Example Please!
How Google decides on relevancy is complex and they don’t share the formula with the outside world! The stuff we know is important is covered in this simple SEO Check List, and your link building strategy.
So, suppose you have a page on your site with 400 links to it. The links are from pages on other sites that have links to them. So far so good. These links give your page a Pagerank of 5. Excellent, that’s a real result. The only fly in the ointment is the sites linking to you are about subjects not related to your site. This is important, remember this point!
So you check out a search phrase on Google and are pleased to see your page appearing at position 6. Page 1 position 6, excellent! Being nosy you decide to investigate the sites above you and to your horror the site in pole position, number 1 page 1 is Pagerank 3. How can that be? Your site is Pagerank 5 how can it be lower than a Pagerank 3.
Remember all those great links that gave you the Pagerank of 5? Remember how they were from pages not really relevant to your page’s content? Chances are that’s your answer. Although those links gave you a great Pagerank, they didn’t help you in the SERPs.
So, it’s possible that a great Pagerank isn’t going to help you in the SERPs if all the links delivering it are irrelevant to your page. However, if you build great theme based links you will get both a good Pagerank and a good place in the SERPs.
In business there’s a saying, turnover is vanity, profit is sanity. It’s like that with links. If you build a load of irrelevant links you may not see any business benefit from it even if your Pagerank looks impressive. In this case Pagerank is vanity, SERP’s positions are sanity.
In Summary
In isolation a good Pagerank won’t guarantee you a great position in the SERP’s. In this context Pagerank is worthless. However, build your Pagerank by establishing quality theme based links and you can use it as a true measure of how successful your site is becoming.
Hope this helps a little.
TTFN
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