PHP

7 Areas Of PHP You Might Want To Optimize_

We use PHP in our web applications and we need to manage our PHP code so that it runs faster. This article discusses 7 ways to optimize your PHP so that your can increase your website performance.

10+ extremely useful PHP classes_

One of the numerous good points of the PHP programming language is its extensibility. In this article, I’m going to show you 10+ extremely useful PHP classes that will definitely make your developer life easier.

Review: CodeIgniter for Rapid PHP Application Development_

  • Posted by jon
  • 191 days ago
  • in PHP

Web development frameworks are a brave new world for some developers coming to them after years of procedural coding—and while the golden boy of frameworks, Ruby on Rails, now has several books to learn from, the relatively new PHP framework industr

Hacking on Open APIs_

  • Posted by jon
  • 191 days ago
  • in PHP

If we whetted your appetite for hacking with our recent APIs and Mashups For The Rest Of Us article, you’re in luck—author Gareth Rushgrove is back with the final part of his series on APIs, designed to get you up and running and building your own A

Variable Scope for New Programmers_

  • Posted by jon
  • 191 days ago
  • in PHP

The struggle to keep code clear and efficient while developing a reliable application is common among new programmers. Find out how to use variable scope to keep memory free and ease troubleshooting, and learn two simple ways to avoid errors as your

Stuff and Nonsense: Strategies for CSS Switching_

  • Posted by jon
  • 191 days ago
  • in PHP

In Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design, CSS superstars Christopher Schmitt, Todd Dominey, Dunstan Orchard, Mark Trammell and Ethan Marcotte tackle the sites that made them famous. Learn techniques for democratizing design through

Easy-peasy PHP 2_

  • Posted by jon
  • 191 days ago
  • in PHP

Easy-Peasy PHP was a simple introduction to using switches and includes in PHP. This follow-up article addresses suggestions from readers and proposes a better, more robust and secure method for getting started with using PHP on your Web site.

Being a PHP Lumberjack_

  • Posted by jon
  • 191 days ago
  • in PHP

Debugging can be a real downer without the proper tools. Daryl L. L. Houston dons his lumberjack garb and investigates ways to use logging as an effective debugging tool.

Matt Mullenweg_

  • Posted by jon
  • 191 days ago
  • in PHP

A few originally open-source applications have switched to a paid model, but not WordPress. Matt Mullenweg, its creator, is passionate about open source and it shows in his work and words.

PHPitfalls: Five Beginner Mistakes to Avoid_

  • Posted by jon
  • 191 days ago
  • in PHP

Mistakes. Everybody makes them. Daryl L. L. Houston points out several common beginner blunders and how to get past them.