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I’ve been coding in PHP ever since I was 13, over the years I have seen many different coding styles and standards being used. However most of them weren’t optimised.

This time I’d like to talk about different ways on how you can speed up your scripts by optimizing your code to reduce your server load. Read More »
Security is a hot topic. Ensuring that your websites are secure is extremely important for any web application. In fact, I spend 70% of my time securing my applications. One of the most important things we must secure are forms. Today, we are going to review a method to prevent XSS (Cross-site scripting) and Cross-site request forgery on forms. Read More »
It seems like this release was meant to mature the PHP language. It includes some nice new features that have existed for quite some time in c++, python, javascript, actionscript and other languages. Read More »
WordPress 2.8 was released and it has a long list of new features, fixes and enhancements. Here’s a round up of 10 incredibly useful tutorials to learn about how to use the new functionality and enhancements of WordPress 2.8 Read More »
PHP is used in more a less most websites on the internet. I have compiled a list of 15 top useful PHP tips / tricks and tutorials. These should keep you busy for a while. They all can come in handy sometime when you are coding. Read More »
Sit down kiddies, mama's got a story to tell you about a little lost language construct. Way back in the before-time (Summer of aught-four iffin' I ken remember), a certain someone who shall remain nameless (unless you check the list archives) proposed an extension to the language allowing the use of GOTO statements in PHP. Read More »
By a show of hands, how many people here ever heard of SPL? How many already used it? Chances are most of you didn’t raise your hands, and some might even have a confused look on their faces. Indeed that is the sad reality when it comes to SPL, but What is SPL? Read More »
A while back I posted a MooTools plugin called dwProtector that aimed to make image theft more difficult — NOT PREVENT IT COMPLETELY — but make it more difficult for the rookie to average user to download images. Despite being publicly insulted, and just for giggles, I’ve created another method: read in an image, store each pixel, and provide a method to turn that information into an HTML version Read More »
GOTO in PHP? Is that possible? It turns out that it is. GOTO is poised to make its official debut in the upcoming 5.3 release of PHP—and the comments are flowing around the Net. We caught up with Sara Golemon, who introduced the construct in PHP, and with Timothy Boronczyk, who made one of the rare level-headed comments about its use, to shed some light on how GOTO will affect the world of PHP. Read More »
If you’re a PHP developer who wishes to learn how to implement and use the set of magic functions that come included with PHP 5, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the third part of a series that takes a close look at magic functions in PHP 5. Made up of seven tutorials, this series teaches you how to work with the most common PHP 5 magic functions, putting particular emphasis on their us Read More »
ComparisonIn this article, I wanted to compare the web application development platforms which I have been using for recent years. My comparison has no aim to make one platform better than others, or vice versa. These are all my own thoughts and what I have experienced during the development of web applications using the three platforms. It is open to you to express your opinions and stands as a Read More »
Step by step instructions on how to setup PDT and Flash Builder together so that PHP files can be edited and debugged within Flash Builder. Read More »
The goto operator can be used to jump to another section in the program. The target point is specified by a label followed by a colon, and the instruction is given as goto followed by the desired target label. Read More »
15 useful cheat sheets for web developers Read More »
When you combine some neat functionality courtesy of PHP with the cleverness of javascript you can produce some pretty smart results using the tag. In an effort to help you take it up a notch, we’d like to share some methods for helping your site anticipate a user’s next move. Read More »
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