The document discusses using Phing, an open source build tool based on Apache Ant, for continuous integration and deployment strategies. It provides an introduction to Phing and its features for automating tasks like testing, documentation generation, and file manipulation. Continuous integration with Phing is described as running automated builds and tests frequently during development. Examples of deployment strategies that can be implemented with Phing include packaging code as zip files, PHAR archives, or PEAR packages and distributing them via FTP, SSH, or a web page.
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