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 [...]
Benefits of Search Engine Optimization for your Website
Find out how search engine optimization and internet marketing can help your company reach new customers online like never before. The purpose of search engine optimization is to increase web site traffic by obtaining quality results within the most used search engines. In simple terms, search engine optimization is making a Web site generate traffic [...]
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 [...]
Nettuts.com – Learn Ruby on Rails from Scratch: Week 1
Over in nettuts.com, they’ve published a series of Ruby on Rails articles for learning the language.
Ruby on Rails. . .by now most people have heard the hype about it. It promises more effective code, total object orientation, and true MVC architecture to say the least. As far as my own personal experience, it has been all that and more. The code is beautiful, easy to maintain, and edit. In a recent project I was working on, it took me less than 10 hours to do the application, as compared to at least double that if I was writing in PHP.
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 [...]
Zend Developer Zone: Ajax Chat Tutorial
This tutorial is a step by step introduction to creating a lightweight chat application using XML as a storage medium. As personal motivation, I develop PHP games as a hobby. In pursuit of that hobby I’ve found that offering a flat threadless forum in such games tends to result in heavy usage as players attempt [...]
Developer Works: Understanding the Zend Framework
We programmers are a paradoxically lazy lot. By that, I mean that we will spend hours, even days, creating something that allows us to complete a task in 30 seconds instead of five minutes. So perhaps the creation of the Zend Framework isn’t much of a surprise.
You mean you haven’t heard of the Zend Framework? [...]
