Acknowledgments
Like most authors, I have many people to thank for helping with the production of this book. First and foremost is Josette Garciasomeone who is a familiar face at UK Free Software events, but otherwise works tirelessly in the back rooms at O'Reilly to make the magic happen. Without her efforts, this book would still be on the drawing boardje vous remercie de tout coeur.
To Allison Randal, I owe an overwhelming debt of gratitude. She has devoted an immense amount of time and energy to the production of this book, and I feel blessed to have had the chance to work with someone so talentedand patient!
A number of people have contributed corrections, improvements, and comments to this book, and I want to thank them for taking the time to help. Six people stand out particularly: Peter MacIntyre, Tom McTighe, Ian Morse, Adam Trachtenberg, and Zak Greant all added a lot of extra quality and value to the text, and Sean Burke was, well, Sean Burke. When Sean was assigned to work on this book, I thought, "That's nice, he seems like an interesting guy." Sean is more than an interesting guy: he's a harsh (but fair!) critic, a language pedant just the way I like, and a maddening perfectionist without whom this book ought to have been entitled PHP in a Coconut Shell. I'm lucky to have had Sean, for without him, this book would be only a shadow of what it is.
Finally, I want to thank my wife for her love and support during the times I was locked away with a computer, my parents for the love and support they gave me while I was learning the trade as a youngster, and God, for His love and support, period.
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