Tutorials
How We Built GottaLoveBacon.com Using Twitter, PHP And YQL
I love Yahoo’s Development Tools, especially their Yahoo Query Language (YQL). That combined with other services such as Twitter, make it easy to aggregate data to other website. And today I’m going to show you how to use YQL, PHP and Twitter Search to build a neat little website.
Build a simple Contact Us form in PHP
Today, we are going to learn, step by step, how to create a “Contact Us” web form in PHP that will send us an email with a message from our visitors. We will also do a little server side validation to avoid spam and other unwanted situations. We will start by creating a web form [...]
Build a simple login script with PHP and MySQL
Programming a php login script can be a real pain. It has to be well coded, unique and, most of all, secure. We will pass all the mentioned aspects of a php login system in this tutorial by actually building one. Today I’m going to teach you how to write a good login script with [...]
Create a dynamic Twitter Signature with PHP.
Today, I’m going to show you how to use PHP and it’s GD library to create a dynamic signature that you can use on forums, blogs, etc, that contains your latest tweet.
This will be a simple script, you can adjust it yourself later.
To begin, you’ll need a background image, we’ll use this one:
Now, we’ll create [...]
Build your own Search Engine with BOSS
Back in July, Yahoo! started offering the BOSS service, an open search platform. Using the BOSS API, developers have access to Yahoo’s entire search index to create custom search engines.
The goal with BOSS (Build your Own Search Service) is simple — foster innovation in the search landscape. As anyone who follows the search industry knows, [...]
Build a dynamic menu in PHP
Not so long ago I was in a big search for a solution like this and my search didn’t lead to any positive results. I was looking for a dynamic PHP menu that will allow me to play with lots of options and situations. My application required some special code because it’s based on member [...]
Shell Script To Auto Restart Apache HTTPD When it Goes Down / Dead
Here is a simple shell script tested on CentOS / RHEL / Fedora / Debian / Ubuntu Linux. Should work under any other UNIX liker operating system. It will check for httpd pid using pgrep command
pgrep command
pgrep looks through the currently running processes and lists the process IDs which matches the selection criteria to screen. [...]
Track visitors with PHP
When it comes to websites, a very important item is having the ability to track your website’s visitors. Analyzing your traffic and optimizing your pages is the best way to get the most of your visitors. There are many reasons why you should think of implementing tracking scripts (it’s crucial to know where your traffic [...]
SitePoint.com: Build a Photo Gallery Using CakePHP and Flickr
Want to share your Flickr photostream with the world, but only once you’ve given it a nice, customized touch? Look no further than CakePHP — and a few lines of code — to pull off some magic! In this article, we’ll use the Flickr API and CakePHP to take the images we’ve loaded onto Flickr [...]
The Bakery: How I Built a Web 2.0 Dating Site in 66.5 Hours
On the Bakery (the CakePHP blog), there’s a new case study on how a group of developers created a “Web 2.0 dating site in 66.5 hours” (just short of 3 days worth of work).
“Let this be a testament to Web 2.0 and the effectiveness of rapid development frameworks: I built a full-featured dating website (http://mingle2.com), [...]
