Given how many people teach themselves PHP via tutorials, articles, books, and just plain messing around, it’s easy to end up with gaps in your knowledge. That’s why I always like lists like the 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About PHP.

I especially like #5:

If you get the feeling that you might be reinventing the wheel during a project, check PEAR before you write another line.

I’ve been hitting the PEAR repositories more and more lately and getting a lot more done as a result.