Lorna Mitchell，資深PHP技術專傢，常駐英國利茲的PHP顧問，從事軟件開發相關工作多年，尤其擅長與數據和API相關的知識。活躍於PHP社區，是美國西北部PHP技術社群的組織者，曾組織過多次社團會議並發錶演講，是開源項目Joind.in的領導者。她還是一位技術作傢，熱衷於分享自己的經驗，經常在多種流行雜誌和網站上發錶技術文章。

Davey Shafik，資深LAMP技術專傢，精通PHP，在HTML、CSS、JavaScript等Web相關技術領域也積纍瞭十分豐富的經驗。他還是一位經驗豐富的技術作傢，不僅發錶瞭大量的技術文章，而且著有《The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks》和《PHP Architect’s Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide》等著作。

Matthew Turland，資深PHP技術專傢，有近10年PHP開發經驗，是PHP 5和Zend Framework的Zend認證工程師。他是Zend Framework、 PHPUnit和Phergie等PHP開源項目的參與者，為這些項目撰寫瞭大量文章。他還是一位經驗豐富的技術作傢，不僅撰寫瞭《PHP Architect’s Guide to Web Scraping with PHP》等著作，而且還在《PHP Architect》等雜誌上發錶瞭大量文章。

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