Web applications usually follow a synchronous communication model. However, non-interactive and long-running tasks (such as report generation) are better suited for asynchronous execution. One way... Read More
PHP & MySQL Tutorials
If you’ve ever tried to read code written by someone other than yourself (who hasn’t?), you know it can be a daunting task. A jumble of “spaghetti code” mixed with numerous oddly named... Read More
Ok, so you’re pretty comfortable with using the Zend Framework, specifically the use of Forms. Along with that, you have a good working knowledge of how to combine a host of standard validators... Read More
Phing is a PHP project build tool based on Apache Ant. A build system helps you to perform a group of actions using a single command. If you’re wondering why PHP needs a build tool, consider a... Read More
Phing is a PHP project build tool based on Apache Ant. A build system helps you to perform a group of actions using a single command. If you’re wondering why PHP needs a build tool, consider a... Read More
Did you know there are over 4 billion mobile phones in use today ? Here in Australia, we have a population of approximately 11 million people and over 22 million mobile phones – that’s an... Read More
Did you know there are over 4 billion mobile phones in use today ? Here in Australia, we have a population of approximately 11 million people and over 22 million mobile phones – that’s an... Read More
Imagine a friend of yours approaches you one day and would like you to build her a website so she can showcase her photography. She wants to be able to easily upload her photographs and have them... Read More
Session are a tool which helps the web programmer overcome the stateless nature of the internet. You can use them to build shopping carts, monitor visits to a website, and even track how a user... Read More
PHP’s default session handling behavior provides all you need in most cases, but there may be times when you want to expand the functionality and store session data differently.Read More
PHP has a vast selection of built-in string handling functions that allow you to easily manipulate strings in almost any possible way. However, learning all these functions, remembering what they... Read More
PHP has a vast selection of built-in string handling functions that allow you to easily manipulate strings in almost any possible way. However, learning all these functions, remembering what they... Read More
Integrating with Facebook from PHP is easy with the help of Facebook’s PHP SDK and some HTTP libraries like Zend_Http_Client or PEAR HTTP_Request2. In this article I’ll show you how to get... Read More
MySQL events were added in MySQL 5.1.6 and offer an alternative to scheduled tasks and cron jobs. Events can be used to create backups, delete stale records, aggregate data for reports, and so on.... Read More
