Developer Works: Generate Flash movies on the fly with PHP
Rich Internet Applications is the new buzz-phrase for Web 2.0, and a key component of the substance behind Web 2.0 is Adobe Flash. Learn how to integrate Flash movies into your application and generate Flash movies dynamically using the Ming library. Web 2.0 promises Rich Internet Applications. But what does Rich Internet Applications mean? In [...]
Build a simple Chatterblock in PHP and Mysql
This tutorial shows you how to make a ChatterBlock. ChatterBlocks are small windows where users can type in messages. They’re also called Shout Boxes or TagBoards and are kind of like miniature chat rooms. Chatter Form Let’s make the chatter form first. Open Notepad or your editor, cut and paste the following HTML code and [...]
Create a simple hit counter using PHP and MySQL
In this article I describe how to use PHP and MySQL to produce a simple counter that can be placed on a web page. PHP and MySQL work very well together, and this article shows, hopefully, how easy they are to use to produce a useful little utility. In order for the counter to work, [...]
DevShed.com: An Introduction to PHP Security
Since its introduction in 1994 or thereabouts, the PHP language has grown to become the most popular scripting language in the world of server side scripting and now powers most of the web’s most visited sites. With this popularity came new concerns such as performance, maintainability, scalability, reliability and (most importantly) security.[Read More]
Website speed: How fast should your website be?
How fast does your website load and how fast should it be? People in the industry often talk about the mythical sub-second page load, but how many websites actually deliver sub-second response times and is it a realistic goal or expectation? The most popular websites on the web today do load quickly. For example, yahoo.com [...]
SitePoint.com: The CakePHP Framework: Your First Bite
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 [...]
Developer.com: Developing a Ajax-driven Shopping Cart with PHP and Prototype
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 [...]
Get On Track with Ruby on Rails
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 [...]
DevShed: Creating an RSS Reader: the Reader
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 [...]
DevShed: Using Abstract Factory Classes in PHP 5 to Work with Online Forms
DevShed has posted the final installment of their series looking at the creation and use of the Abstract Factory pattern. In this new part, they focus on the creation of online forms and their handling as the pattern is applied. In this last installment of the series, I\\\’m going to show you how to use [...]
