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Structured Query Language for Morons
Enter the wonderful world of database interaction with SQL, an easy to use but extremely powerful language. This article introduces you to the basics and will get you started quickly and easily
Search Engine Optimizing PHP Scripts
PHP pages have a reputation of being more difficult (or at least different) to SEO than static HTML pages. Here’s an overview of the major issues encountered when trying to optimize PHP script for search engines. While this focuses on PHP much of it is still relevant to SEO'ing dynamic pages in general.
Creating Search Engine friendly URLs with Apache and PHP
Operating a successful web site demands smart search engine practices, and that includes the very URLs of your web documents. This article takes a look at how to create URLs that search engines relish. A friendly web site means more hits...and added success.
DevShed.com: Ruby-on-Rails: Understanding the Basics of Active Record
Ruby on Rails handles data manipulation with the Active Record, which provides an Object Relational Mapping framework. If these sound a little like foreign words to you, keep reading; you'll find that the way RoR handles ORM is a little different, and perhaps easier, than you might see it handled with other languages.
Data and its manipulation is central to any application, whether it is a desktop or web-based application. Data can be represented and manipulated using different techniques.
One of them is the Object Relational Mapping technique or simply ORM. ORM maps the relational tables to the object oriented classes. ORM frameworks provide the mapping and corresponding object, data manipulation services. In most of the server-side technologies, ORM frameworks constitute a totally different component stack. Hence it becomes the job of the developer to do the groundwork to create a connection between the ORM framework and other frameworks (such as web frameworks).5 Web Design Tips You Can Not Live Without
The web design world is filled with excitement and experience, creativity and skill. Often, experienced web designers utilize a set of solid, proven techniques that others may not notice. Let's take a look at a few of these techniques and how you can implement them into your own site quickly and easily.
Building An Expanding DHTML Menu With CSS and JavaScript
Today I am going to show you the different parts that make up a dropdown vertical menu for your website. This is not like your normal dropdown menu, which appears at the top of your content, however -- these menus expand and remain visible until they are collapsed with the click of a mouse. The menu content actually expands with your page content, pushing the rest of whatever is below it down - so it can actually be used for more than just a menu.
php|architect: Zend Framework - A Practical Tutorial
On php|architect's site, in wake of the Zend Framework preview release previously, they've posted a step-by-step tutorial on how to get it installed, work it it, and ultimately create a simple news application.
The Zend Framework has been unveiled! Although it is still in the early stages of development, this tutorial highlights some of the best of what's available now and guides you through the process of building a simple application.
Zend has chosen to release the framework and involve the community early. In the same spirit, this tutorial is written to showcase the framework as it exists today. Because this tutorial is published online, I'll update it as the framework evolves, so that it remains relevant as long as possible.
This isn't a tutorial for those that aren't into object oriented programming with PHP yet, as it relies heavily on knowledge or classes and how they work together. In the tutorial, they take you through everything - the install, the structure, and some more detail on what the packages are (Zend_Controller, Zend_View, and Zend_InputFilter). Once all of that knowledge is in place, they start the work on the news application, creating a script that uses a more MVC approach to interface with a SQLite database and allow users to enter news items and for an admin to approve them.NorthClick Blog: Tips for creating a small but solid newsletter-system
On the NorthClick blog today, there's a quick little set of hints talking about the creation of a simple ("but solid") newsletter system for your website.
He breaks it down into the individual steps you'll need to follow:- Use a Framework
- Queue in the database
- Use SMTP
- Check Headers
- Test it
In the step involving the database, he gives the create script you'll need to get the table set up and working. It's not so much a step-by-step tutorial with all of the needed code as it is a general look at what steps to follow when rolling your own newsletter setup.- Use a Framework
How To Get Repeat Visitors To Your Website
As the proud publisher of a website I'm sure you have spent a considerable amount of time and effort to attract traffic to your site. It's not difficult to realize how it is to your advantage to get repeat visitors to your website, rather than to constantly be relying on finding someone new. A visitor who has previously viewed your website offerings is much more likely to become your customer than a first time visitor. To this end, I would like you to consider the following suggestions.
PHPBuilder.com: Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional
PHPBuilder.com has another in a series of book excerpts posted on their site today. This time, it's a look at Ajax and PHP as pulled from the Apress book "Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional".
The ability to make a call to the server without a page refresh is one that is quite powerful, if harnessed correctly. With the help of the powerful PHP server-side language, you can create some handy little applications that can be easily integrated into any web project.
They take some time to explain what an Ajax connection is before getting into the code - a basic example that just shows/hides content. They include both the HTML/Javascript to handle the front end and the PHP to handle the backend creation of the calendar (the content) itself.The Shrek Model of Web Design
Websites are like onions, you see, since websites have layers. And ogres are like onions, since ogres have layers. Websites are designed by web designers. Ergo - web designers are like ogres. So, let's explore why web designers are like ogres
10-step plan for effective website design
If you are thinking about creating a website, there are a number of key principles you should consider before setting out. If you follow this simple ten-step plan, you will be well on your way to sharing your creation with the World Wide Web community.
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 an abstract factory class to create distinct types of form objects, logically depending on the context where they will be utilized. The idea not only sounds interesting, but it can provide you with a better understanding of how this handy pattern can be used in a real situation.
They start by defining their abstract factory form class and extending it to create a required form element and a normal form element. They make input functions for each - required input box, required radio button, required check box - and their "Normal" counterparts. Finally, they tie these all together to create a simple form with sets of an input box, radio set, and checkboxes both required and normal.
SitePoint.com: Create Dynamic Images with ImageMagick
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.
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 main tags: Title, Link and Description. And they all do exactly what their names suggest. I will go into detail about these tags in my second article dealing with building an RSS file. For now, we will only focus on the reading part of the article.
They start with an overview, showing where you'll come from and where you're headed to. They include a section introducing the XML handing functions (SAX, not DOM) and use them in a chunk of code to read in the RSS file and handle the contents.
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?
Simple Yet Appealing: That's The Recipe For A Perfect Logo!
How do you want your logo to be? No matter what the answer is, there is only one ground where we all agree i.e. we want our logos to be popular. No matter what your logo represents, it should possess the power to make the onlookers instantly relate it to the product it is meant to represent. Logo designs thus should possess not only simplicity but also an inherent appealing power.
Create a simple hit counter using PHP and MySQL
n 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.
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
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 general, it means adding highly responsive interactivity to a Web application. Specifically, it means widgets, Web forms, and reports that change on the page instantly without having to retrieve a new page from the server.
One method for building Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) is to use Dynamic HTML (DHTML), which is a combination of Ajax, JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and HTML (see Resources). But DHTML isn't the only way of adding interactivity to your Web application. Another big player is the Adobe Flash Player, which has been adding interactivity to Web sites for more than a decade.
While the first version of Flash was a tool to create animated images, newer versions can host an entire interface that controls Web service access and provides full scripting support using ECMAScript (the official version of JavaScript).