Following are some short notes on the other sessions I attended today:

• I’m always amazed at the Apache web server’s capabilities and Rich Bowen didn’t disappoint with his Apache Cookbook talk.
• Joël Perras’ talk on Graphs, Edges & Nodes was a useful introduction to an important concept in today’s world of social networking and linked data.
• David Strauss gave the audience a ton of helpful information about creating a scalable LAMP infrastructure.
• Scott MacVicar talked about some upcoming features in the PHP language itself.
• Bill Karwin gave a very clear presentation on SQL Injection Myths and Fallacies. This is a topic any web developer must have a good handle on since SQL injection is one of the most common security vulnerabilities.
• Ben Ramsey talked about creating Desktop Apps with PHP and Titanium. I found this to be a very intriguing, albeit bizarre, technology.

The evening wrapped up with a social event and open bar sponsored by Zend and Echolibre. This was a great opportunity to catch up with others from the PHP community. I’m looking forward to another full day of sessions tomorrow.