Author: 帕兰 9 extremely useful PHP libraries that will surely give you better and faster ways to do WEB development.
1. ReCAPTCHA
The reCAPTCHA library lets you create an advanced CAPTCHA system for your site. This system is actually used to generate verification information, including voice verification. Of course, the reCAPTCHA service is also available, offering an easy-to-use free API that is worth trying on your website. Download ReCAPTCHA | Get an API Key | Documentation
2. Akismet
Akismet is a free service for small sites, used to modify and standardize comments before they are added to the database (to prevent malicious comments). This library keeps improving. See the detailed Akismet introduction
3. Services_JSON
JSON is an information interchange format that humans can easily understand. But if you are not using a PHP version later than 5.2.0 (since which PHP has had official JSON support), then you should give this library a try. View Services_JSON
4. Smarty
Smarty is the famous official template library. It provides quite a few useful features. In fact, anyone using PHP should take a look. Download Smarty | Official documentation
5. pChart
pChart is an extremely well-known data graphing library. It can provide all kinds of beautiful charts for displaying data. In fact, anyone using PHP will certainly run into a situation where they use it. Download pChart | Documentation| View the demo
6. SimplePie
SimplePie makes it easy to extract content (such as RSS feeds). It can interact with many languages and handle feeds in various formats. Download SimplePie | View the documentation| Extending SimplePie for unique RSS Feeds
7. XML-RPC PHP Library
Sometimes you need to use XML-RPC technology to interact with other websites, so give this XML-RPC PHP library a try. Download XML-RPC PHP | View the documentation
8. Amazon S3
Amazon’s famous cloud computing platform is called “S3”. Here is an Amazon S3 library that lets you use the cloud to upload large amounts of data files without any additional tools. Download Amazon S3 PHP Class
9. PHPMailer
Most web applications use PHP’s mail() function. PHPMailer gives you more flexible control over sending Email: it supports any format, and you can also add attachments and customize the header. Download PHPMailer | View the documentation
