Ben Ramsey is a Senior Software Architect at Schematic, where he is a leader in the Open Source Platforms Group, designing and developing software and setting and enforcing best practices.

Ben is a leader in the PHP community—the founder of the Atlanta PHP user group, the founder of the PHP Groups user group network, a founding member of PHPCommunity.org, and a speaker at industry conferences worldwide.

He has written for php|architect, International PHP Magazine, and Zend Developer Zone and has contributed to several books, including php|architect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide (Marco Tabini & Associates) and PHP 5 Unleashed (Sams). Ben currently writes the “From the Cloud” column for php|architect.

• Ramsey, Ben. “Amazon CloudFront.” From the Cloud. PHP Architect. Mar. 2009.
• —. “CAPTCHA That Form.” Tips and Tricks. PHP Architect. Jun. 2005.
• —. “Escape Output.” Tips and Tricks. PHP Architect. Oct. 2005.
• —. “Grokking the REST Architectural Style.” PHP Architect. Feb. 2009.
• —. “Input Filtering, Part 1: Why Filter?” Tips and Tricks. PHP Architect. Jul. 2005.
• —. “Input Filtering, Part 2: Strings and Numbers.” Tips and Tricks. PHP Architect. Aug. 2005.
• —. “Input Filtering, Part 3: Ensuring Input Received Is Input Expected.” Tips and Tricks. PHP Architect. Sep. 2005.
• —. “mail() Hacks.” Tips and Tricks. PHP Architect. Nov. 2005.
• —. “Making a GUI Mess of PHP.” International PHP Magazine. Sep.-Oct. 2004.
• —. “OAuth: Under the Hood.” From the Cloud. PHP Architect. Apr. 2009.
• —. “Output Buffering.” Tips and Tricks. PHP Architect. Jan. 2006.
• —. “Services in the Cloud.” From the Cloud. PHP Architect. Jul. 2009.
• —. “The Standard PHP Library (SPL).” Zend Developer Zone. 25 Sep. 2007. Zend Technologies, Ltd. <http://devzone.zend.com/article/2565>.
• —. “Teaching Parrot to Say 'PHP.'” International PHP Magazine. Jan.-Feb. 2005.

• Coggeshall, John, et al. PHP Unleashed. Indianapolis: Sams, 2004.
• Shafik, Davey, and Ben Ramsey. PHP Architect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide. Toronto: Marco Tabini & Associates, Inc., 2006.
• —. PHP Architect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide. 2nd ed. Toronto: Marco Tabini & Associates, Inc., 2007.

• Tabini, Marco. “HTML 5: What You Need to Know.” PHP Architect Website. 2 Jul. 2009. Marco Tabini & Associates, Inc. <http://phparch.com/main/news/view/32/HTML_5__What_You_Need_to_Know>.

• Coates, Sean. “Ramblecast 2.0.” Pro PHP Podcast. 18 Oct. 2007. Marco Tabini & Associates, Inc. <http://web.archive.org/web/20071019022723/http://podcast.phparch.com/main/index.php/episodes:20071018>.
• Cornutt, Chris. “Episode #7: ProPHP Roundtable.” Pro PHP Podcast. 20 Jul. 2005. <http://web.archive.org/web/20051230120701/www.pro-php.com/index.php?post_id=9>.
• Reinheimer, Paul. “P3: 2008.06.12: Ramblecast.” C7Y, The PHP Community Website. 12 Jun. 2008. Marco Tabini & Associates, Inc. <http://web.archive.org/web/20080615015207/c7y.phparch.com/c/entry/1/p3,20080612>.

• Quinn, Charles Brian, and Ben Ramsey. “Introduction to Ajax.” Atlanta PHP. New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Tucker, GA. 3 Nov. 2005.
• Ramsey, Ben. “Around the PHP Community.” Atlanta PHP. Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta. 8 Jan. 2009.
• —. “Designing RESTful Web Applications.” International PHP Conference: Spring Edition. Forum am Schlosspark, Ludwigsburg. 23 May 2007.
• —. “Caching with Memcached and APC.” ConFoo. Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, Montreal. 10 Mar. 2010.
• —. “Designing RESTful Web Applications.” PHP Works. Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport, Atlanta. 13 Sep. 2007.
• —. “Designing & Implementing RESTful Web Services.” International PHP Conference. NH Hotel, Frankfurt. 7 Nov. 2006.
• —. “Distribution and Publication With Atom Web Services.” DC PHP Conference and Expo. George Washington University, Washington, DC. 3 Jun. 2008.
• —. “Distribution and Publication With Atom Web Services.” Zend PHP Conference and Expo. Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. 16 Sep. 2008.
• —. “Filtering Tainted Data: ext/filter vs. Zend_Filter.” International PHP Conference. NH Hotel, Frankfurt. 8 Nov. 2006.
• —. “Framing the Frameworks: What Are They and Do I Need One?” International PHP Conference: Spring Edition. RAI Conference Center, Amsterdam. 3 May 2005.
• —. “Give Your Site a Boost With Memcache.” DC PHP Conference and Expo. George Washington University, Washington, DC. 3 Jun. 2008.
• —. “Give Your Site a Boost With Memcache.” O'Reilly Open Source Convention. Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR. 23 Jul. 2008.
• —. “Give Your Site a Boost With memcached.” Atlanta PHP. Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta. 3 May 2007.
• —. “Give Your Site a Boost With memcached.” International PHP Conference: Spring Edition. Forum am Schlosspark, Ludwigsburg. 23 May 2007.
• —. “Give Your Site a Boost With memcached.” Zend PHP Conference and Expo. Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, Burlingame. 9 Oct. 2007.
• —. “Give Your Site a Boost With memcached.” CodeWorks. Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles. 25 Sep. 2009.
• —. “Grokking the REST Architectural Style.” Dutch PHP Conference. Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre, Amsterdam. 12 Jun. 2009.
• —. “Hidden Gems in HTTP.” CodeWorks. Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. 23 Sep. 2009.
• —. “Hidden Gems in HTTP.” CodeWorks. Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles. 25 Sep. 2009.
• —. “Hidden Gems in HTTP.” CodeWorks. American Airlines Training and Conference Center, Fort Worth, TX. 27 Sep. 2009.
• —. “Hidden Gems in HTTP.” CodeWorks. Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport, Atlanta. 29 Sep. 2009.
• —. “Hidden Gems in HTTP.” CodeWorks. Hilton Miami Downtown, Miami. 1 Oct. 2009.
• —. “Hidden Gems in HTTP.” CodeWorks. Embassy Suites Alexandria, Alexandria, VA. 3 Oct. 2009.
• —. “Hidden Gems in HTTP.” CodeWorks. New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY. 5 Oct. 2009.
• —. “HTTP: Digested.” ConFoo. Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, Montreal. 12 Mar. 2010.
• —. “Making the Most of HTTP In Your Apps.” Dutch PHP Conference. Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre, Amsterdam. 13 Jun. 2009.
• —. “Making the Most of HTTP In Your Apps.” PHP Tek. Sheraton Gateway Suites O'Hare, Chicago. 22 May 2009.
• —. “Mastering XML With SimpleXML.” Atlanta PHP. Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta. 1 Jun. 2006.
• —. Panel. “Meet the Vloggers.” PodCamp Atlanta. Miller-Ward Alumni House, Emory University, Atlanta. 17 Mar. 2007.
• —. “PHP in a Whole New World: Desktop Applications Built in PHP-GTK.” International PHP Conference: Spring Edition. RAI Conference Center, Amsterdam. 4 May 2005.
• —. “PHP TestFest 2008: Writing phpt Tests.” Atlanta PHP. Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta. 1 May 2008.
• —. “Server-side Security.” Atlanta PHP. New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Tucker, GA. 2 Jun. 2005.
• —. “Web App Security 101.” Schematic Technology Summit. Hotel La Condesa, San Jose, Costa Rica. 26 Sep. 2008.
• —. “Web Security - Part II.” International PHP Conference: Spring Edition. RAI Conference Center, Amsterdam. 3 May 2005.
• —. “Web Service Design With AtomPub.” CodeWorks. Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. 23 Sep. 2009.
• —. “Web Service Design With AtomPub.” CodeWorks. Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles. 25 Sep. 2009.
• —. “Web Service Design With AtomPub.” CodeWorks. American Airlines Training and Conference Center, Fort Worth, TX. 27 Sep. 2009.
• —. “Web Service Design With AtomPub.” CodeWorks. Hilton Miami Downtown, Miami. 1 Oct. 2009.
• —. “Web Service Design With AtomPub.” CodeWorks. Embassy Suites Alexandria, Alexandria, VA. 3 Oct. 2009.
• —. “Web Service Design With AtomPub.” CodeWorks. New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY. 5 Oct. 2009.
• —. “XML & Web Services With PHP.” Atlanta PHP. Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta. 7 Dec. 2006.
• —. “XML & Web Services With PHP.” Zend PHP Conference and Expo. Doubletree Hotel, San Jose. 31 Oct. 2006.
• —. “XSS and CSRF: Programmers Prepare, Users Beware.” Atlanta PHP. New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Tucker, GA. 7 Jul. 2005.
• —. “You Look Like You Could Use Some REST: REST and the Resource-Oriented Architecture Explained.” PHP Works. Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport, Atlanta. 13 Nov. 2008.
• —. “You Look Like You Could Use Some REST: REST and the Resource-Oriented Architecture Explained.” Schematic Technology Summit. Hotel La Condesa, San Jose, Costa Rica. 27 Sep. 2008.
• —. “Zend Framework Overview.” Atlanta PHP. Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta. 4 May 2006.
• —. “Zend PHP 5 Certification Crash Course.” PHP Works. Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport, Atlanta. 12 Sep. 2007.
• —. “Zend PHP 5 Certification Crash Course.” PHP Tek. Sheraton Gateway Suites O'Hare, Chicago. 20 May 2008.
• Ramsey, Ben, and Brian DeShong. “Mobilizing & Sharing: How the Zend Framework Builds Community for Nokia MOSH.” Zend PHP Conference and Expo. Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, Burlingame, CA. 9 Oct. 2007.