There is often much talk about different types of search engine optimization referred to by a hat color. For those out of the loop, white is good, and black is bad. Or to put it a better way, white is rule abiding, and black is anything goes. In this article I will more fully define [...]
These days, having a website is absolutely essential for any flourishing company. But not all sites are necessarily good ones. Your website can either be very successful and get you a large number of
visitors or it can so badly made that getting a single client can be hard. Generally, a good website is one thats [...]
Ruby? Rails? Ajax? Is this cluster of confusing buzzwords swarming around your head like a mob of angry bees? Then fear not, gentle padawan — Jedi help is at hand! For I, too, was just like you once: confused, jumping at shadows, sinking into the depths of yet another custom Python web framework while softly [...]
This tutorial explains how to use the Tabnav Rails plugin, a simple and declarative way to define tabbed navigations, easy to use and customizable.[Read More]
Ruby on Rails is a recent entry into the world of Web application development that is rapidly gaining mindshare, even while still in beta versions. Rails succeeds by automating the creation of the most common types of Web applications while not straightjacketing you if you want to add custom or atypical requirements. Moreover, compared to [...]
CakePHP is a mature framework for PHP developers who want the structure and time-saving benefits of Ruby on Rails, without having to leave their comfort zone. As Fabio explains, CakePHP’s scaffolding lets us build a prototype application quickly, using minimal code. Cake also offers many helper classes to extend and customize your application while retaining [...]
What if your site could change the appearance of images on-the-fly, in response to user interaction? Well, it can. As Michael explains, by integrating ImageMagick with your site, you can allow users to resize maps, rotate aerial shots, zoom in on product shots, and more.[Read More]
In a new tutorial from DevShed today, they walk you through the creation of a simple (very simple) RSS reader in PHP.
In this article we are going to discuss how to create a PHP-based RSS reader. It would be helpful if you know something about XML, but not really necessary. RSS documents have three main [...]
On Developer.com, Jason Gilmore has posted This new tutorial that steps you through the creation of an ajax-enabled shopping cart that combines PHP and Prototype.
In the latest installment of this ongoing PHP series, I’ll show you how to build a shopping cart using PHP, session handling, and the Prototype JavaScript library (introduced in an earlier [...]
