# Improving the "Getting involved" section on the php.net website

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/76113
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/76113
- Started by Simon Schick on 2014-07-25T11:43:26+00:00
- Messages: 3
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## #76113 — Simon Schick — 2014-07-25T11:43:26+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/76113#76113

Hi, all

Inspired by the link http://www.phpinternalsbook.com/, provided by Ferenc
Kovacs in the thread "[PHP-DEV] About PHP NG "document lacking" argument",
I wondered why we don't gather useful links for internal PHP documentation
on the php.net website.

At the time I asked for material to contribute to PHP a view months ago, I
just found a few posts by Anthony (
http://blog.ircmaxell.com/search/label/PHP%20Source%20Code%20For%20PHP%20Developers%20Series)
and I really would have liked to get a link to something more.

Why don't we add links or an internal documentation to the
getting-involved-page on php.net http://php.net/get-involved.php?

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Here is the current text for if you want to contribute as a C developer,
what I think is way too less information:

> Development of the PHP source
>
> Someone hoping to become involved in the maintenance and development of
the
> source should be experienced in all of the areas mentioned above, as this
creates
> a strong team; everyone knows how every other part of the project works.
>
> You will also need experience in C programming as PHP is written entirely
in C.

Bye,
Simon

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## #76114 — Nikita Popov — 2014-07-25T11:46:12+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/76113#76114 · In reply to: #76113

On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Simon Schick <simonsimcity@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi, all
>
> Inspired by the link http://www.phpinternalsbook.com/, provided by Ferenc
> Kovacs in the thread "[PHP-DEV] About PHP NG "document lacking" argument",
> I wondered why we don't gather useful links for internal PHP documentation
> on the php.net website.
>
> At the time I asked for material to contribute to PHP a view months ago, I
> just found a few posts by Anthony (
>
> http://blog.ircmaxell.com/search/label/PHP%20Source%20Code%20For%20PHP%20Developers%20Series
> )
> and I really would have liked to get a link to something more.
>

There's a collection of various internals resources here:
https://wiki.php.net/internals/references

Nikita

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## #76251 — Simon Schick — 2014-07-29T10:56:39+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/76113#76251 · In reply to: #76114

Hi, Nikita

That's right, but the link, Ferenc Kovacs provided, should be added to that
list, and this list should be linked on the php.net website on the page
"Getting involved" if you ask me.

Bye,
Simon




> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Simon Schick <simonsimcity@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > […]
>
> There's a collection of various internals resources here:
> https://wiki.php.net/internals/references
>
> Nikita