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Checking Data | ||||||||
This article discusses three basic steps that can be taken to avoid creating bad code: ensuring that you can trust your input by verifying the input you receive from users, manipulating that input data carefully, and providing the appropriate people with secure, reliable access to that data. ... learn more
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Escape HTML Characters | ||||||||
In this howto you're gonna learn how you can escape HTML characters, nice and easy using PHP. This is useful for example to prevent users enter malicious HTML or javascript code into your site using the public forms like guestbooks or message boards. Also this can be useful if you want to embed code into your ... learn more
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Macronimous- Command Line Scripting in PHP | ||||||||
PHP can also be run as a command line script like c, c++, java, etc. This article provides an introduction to command line scripting in PHP and emphasise on its significance in PHP applications. ... learn more
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Storing multidimensional arrays in a file | ||||||||
In this tutorial I will show you how to store a multidimensional array in a file and how to retrieve these data. With this method you can imitate a very basic database functionality. ... learn more
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Creating dynamic dropdown lists in mySQL | ||||||||
This tutorial describes how to build a basic admin interface to allow you to add and delete users from the browser instead of having to Telnet into the mySQL monitor and do it manually. Main function dealt here is to create a dynamic drop down list populated with usernames in the MySQL database. ... learn more
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PHP Script Tips - Creating Your Own Functions | ||||||||
A collection of 19 tips on creating your own PHP functions. Clear answers are provided with tutorial exercises on defining functions, defining arguments, passing references, returning references, argument default values, etc. Special topics are: How To Pass Variables By References? How Arrays Are Passed Through Arguments? How To Pass Arrays By References? How To Return an Array from a ... learn more
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Writing more efficient PHP | ||||||||
This from IBM developerWorks, targets the PHP developer who already understands PHP, but either wants to write more efficient PHP code or wants to improve the performance of existing PHP applications. Requires registration to read the article on the IBM developerWorks site. ... learn more
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COM Functions in PHP4 (Windows) | ||||||||
The built-in COM functionality of PHP4 is quite attractive for some of us programming in the win32 environment. So far, there is not much documentation on the subject. This short article will explain how to use COM in real PHP4 programming with three examples using MS office 2000 Word and Excel programs and the Adobe ... learn more
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Output Caching in PHP | ||||||||
Caching output in PHP can reduce server load and speed up your site. This tutorial explains how to alter your site to save your server from processing scripts and querying databases more than is needed. ... learn more
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Translating your site the easy way | ||||||||
This article will try to give you all the needed information for site translation using a great extension - gettext. ... learn more
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PHP MYSQL Website Tutorials | ||||||||
The main point of this tutorial is to highlight the magic of the modrewrite module and show how you can use it to make a Dreamweaver safe development environment. What do I mean by Dreamweaver safe? Well If we assume most professional designers like to use Dreamweaver wouldn't it be nice to give them a ... learn more
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Debugging PHP: Did You Remember to "Dot All Your I's and Cross All Your T's"? | ||||||||
So you've finally managed to install PHP. Anxious to use your new tool, you find the print function in the manual, write your own hello world, load the page and the dreaded "Parse error: parse error in /usr/local/apache/htdocs/test.php on line 2" error pops up in front of you. You know the scenario, read on to ... learn more
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Templates and Template Engines | ||||||||
Templates provide a simple means to seperate server side code from client side code in our scripts. This article looks at when template systems are useful, their shortcomings and why template engines are a bad idea. ... learn more
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Managing Teams and Large Projects | ||||||||
Article about managing teams and working with large(ish) projects. Includes sections on CVS, communication, standards, and more. ... learn more
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A HOWTO on Optimizing PHP | ||||||||
PHP is a very fast programming language, but there is more to optimizing PHP than just speed of code execution. This article explains why optimizing PHP involves many factors which are not code related, and why tuning PHP requires an understanding of how PHP performs in relation to all the other subsystems on your server, ... learn more
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Opening a Few Windows with PHP | ||||||||
A discussion on PHP development on Windows platform. It covers installation, how to enable functionality through extensions (DLLs), sending mail, Filesystem functions, and using COM. ... learn more
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Array Merge And Replace | ||||||||
PHP provides a number of array merging functions but not one that does precisely this. What this will do is that it will add new values found in the new array if they don't exist and update them if they do, performing this recursively if a sub-element of the new array is itself an array. ... learn more
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Team development method for PHP | ||||||||
This article explains one of possible ways of developing PHP applications in a team. Discussion include: Single 'selector' file, Database abstraction layer, Embedding PHP, and Separation to files by functionality. To illustrate the ideas explained, the author wrote a small notebook application using a MySQL database, available for download. ... learn more
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Arrays, HTML, and PHP | ||||||||
This 4-page tutorial guides you through step-by-step how to pass arrays and using checkboxes/select boxes in PHP. ... learn more
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Apache, Apachecon and PHP | ||||||||
This article covers several useful topics on PHP programming from basics to working with database. Main topics include: mod_php - Hello World, PHP Programming, Maintaining State on a Single Page, Maintaining State Between Multiple Pages, PHP Data Enabled App Using PostgreSQL, and Installing phplib in a Postgres Environment. ... learn more
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