As with all 'first's, we will reserve some space, without expounding too much, to discuss how S&S Media's PHP Magazine (PM) came to be. Since the availability of the German language PHP Magazine, the publisher received numerous queries on the availability of an English version. So the beginning of the year 2003 heralded the release of the bi-monthly PM in print, establishing itself as one of the premier sources of cutting-edge PHP Information. True to its name, it gained international repute with its stunning technical content and extensive inputs from core members of the PHP team. From that point, it took us over a year to realize that we had to bring out an electronic version to satiate the ever-burgeoning amount of information-demand that we receive from avid PHP enthusiasts around the world. The electronic version, PHP Magazine, launched in January 2004, was a monthly magazine containing an assortment of carefully handpicked articles from the vast resource pool of the International PHP Magazine editorial.

The digital magazine helped us gauge that a growing section of our readership was opting to read the electronic version, despite the fact that they had to wait a few months to access the latest articles published in the print magazine. Thus, after two years of testing the online market, we at S&S Media were convinced that there is a healthy interest for an online magazine that is packed with original, well-written articles that help PHP developers and decision makers evaluate and learn to use current PHP-related technologies for their software development projects. Thus in the third quarter of the year 2005, as the PHP Magazine team geared up to celebrate its third anniversary, we decided to go a step further to ensure that our cutting-edge content is available to all, instantly, worldwide.

So, in a nutshell, the PHP Magazine (PM) is now available ONLY in a digital format and is published monthly (12 issues an year). Our latest initiative offers 24/7 access to the magazine - you can view your digital edition anywhere you can access the Web.

We also offer a free, weekly email newsletter, complete with the latest goings on in the community, announcements of new issues, updates about articles under development, and interesting snippets from our online portal.

A single issue of the magazine retails at 04,00 €. By enrolling for an annual subscription, you get 12 issues a year for 42,00 € ( 03,50 € per issue).

You can buy the magazine using our secure online subscription service by using your credit card. Alternatively, you can send us a Cheque/Bank Order made payable to Software & Support Verlag GmBH and mail it to the address below:

Software & Support Verlag GmbH
Geleitsstraße 14
D 60599 Frankfurt
Tel.: +49 (0)69 630089 0
Fax: +49 (0)69 630089 89

Please go to the subscription page for more details on how to own your copy of the magazine.

Yes, we will soon provide a link to a sample copy of the magazine.

While we encourage you to enrol for an annual subscription to max out the discounts that you can avail per copy, you can also purchase the magazine as a single issue (current as well as back issues). Please visit our subscription page for details.

You can start accessing the magazine as soon as you subscribe for it through our exclusive download center.


Step 1. Visit the subscription service: https://www.entwickler.com/ssl/pdf/ to register and subscribe to the magazine.
Step 2. After your subscription is confirmed, login with your Username/Pwd to the download center at: https://www.entwickler.com/ssl/pdf/. You will see the following links on the top bar: Issues Overview | Orders / Download Issues | Personal Data
Step 3. Click on | Orders / Download Issues | to access all issues that you have subscribed to.

If you have a question or problem involving the delivery of your PHP Magazine subscription or processing of your account, please contact our subscription fulfillment department at subscription@phpmag.net. If you feel that your issue or question is not being addressed promptly or to your satisfaction, please contact the publishing team at info@phpmag.net.

To ensure that we deliver the best quality content, most of the articles are written by authors who deal with PHP in their daily work. Further, by going through your feedback, we strive to publish articles on the topics that you need. The magazine provides a range from introductory to complex "insider" articles to match our readership in various fields, such as:

• General
• PHP & Business
• PHP & Databases
• PHP Design
• PHP & XML
• PHP-GTK
• PEAR & PECL

• Discuss sound development practices and offer advice for managing and maximizing team development efficiency within all aspects of the development lifecycle. These articles offer up real world experience with clear, informative examples on how those the reader can implement those experiences.
• Provide clear description of a tool, software, or technology and explain the latest developments or developing with PHP and other open source technologies. These independent software tests and reviews, product round-ups, and special guides to top tools and trends provide an authoritative, clear and in depth report on the topic real world examples of how to make the programmer’s job easier or enhance the performance of applications.
• Provide a personal account, a case study, of what happened when an individual or development team implemented a technology or process, the process they went through, the benefits they gained, and the lessons they learned along the way.
• Focus on the human factor in software development with soft articles that help the reader to maximize their career advancement opportunities in software development.

Do you know about an interesting topic and want to write on it? The PHP Magazine is always looking for authors who are capable of writing on PHP-related topics. Our readership is varied and ranges from power users and experienced expert programmers to people who are new to PHP. We welcome submissions from all readers. Pitch your idea using the proposal form.

The PHP Magazine Newsletter is a free, weekly e-mail newsletter offering information about the latest goings on in the community, announcements of new issues, updates about articles under development, and interesting tidbits from the online portal. The magazine is a monthly digital publication.

If your question hasn't been addressed in this FAQ, feel free to drop us a line at info@phpmag.net.