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Date:	Wed, May 7th 08
Time:	6:30 pm
Admission Charge:	FREE!
RSVP:	http://www.bostonphp.org/content/view/114/9/
Info/Notes:	May User Group::Designing, deploying and operating high-traffic PHP We've all heard stories of PHP in high volume applications like Yahoo, Facebook, and Wikipedia, etc. but how many of us really know what that means? Please join Jack Steadman of Smarter Travel Media and BostonPHP as we explore the ins-and-outs of running "consumer-grade" websites. Smarter Travel Media LLC operates two high-traffic PHP sites, SmarterTravel.com and BookingBuddy.com, which together serve millions of page views per week. SmarterTravel.com is a content site serving up travel deals and advice, while BookingBuddy.com provides a travel search tool for products like airfare, hotels, car rentals, and cruises. We'll take a look at the common platform that runs both sites, different as they may be, and many of the design decisions that were made to maximize performance as traffic scales upward. Many of the concepts will be familiar, but we'll touch on some of the details of Smarter Travel's implementation and some challenges faced along the way.
Map Link:	Click here for map and directions.

Event:	BostonPHP User Group
Website:	http://www.BostonPHP.org
Contact:	Mark Withington
Email:	mark.withington@bostonphp.org
Phone:	508-801-0181
Info/Notes:	BostonPHP is the unofficial, highly biased and overly ambitious PHP Users Group for Boston and its surrounding communities. Our membership ranges from newbie-to-techie. We discourage RTFM attitudes and encourage you to come see what PHP is all about. BostonPHP works in conjunction with BostonPHP Meetup, usually meeting the first Wednesday of every month for structured presentation at a local university or business location, and then typically moves on to a nearby restaurant/bar/pub for more informal discussion .

Location:	IBM/Lotus
Website:	http://www.ibm.com
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Address:	1 Rogers Street

City:	Cambridge
Info/Notes:	Take the Green Line to Lechmere, the IBM/Lotus facility is next to the Cambridge side Galleria at the Cheesecake Factory end. Plenty of parking (not free though). Or take the Red Line to Kendall and the Galleria shuttle bus directly to the Cheesecake Factory end.