A couple of years ago, I was doing some work for a client. They wanted to use a database on their site and bad news was I did not know how to accomplish this without the help from an outsider. I also did not make that money from the job...

    Most people who are getting into programming (as you might be getting into PHP) know of it, and may even have a bit of a grasp on what OOP is. Whether you do and want a refresher course, or you don't and want an introduction, then you are in the right place!...

    Errors: what do they all mean? Starting out in any type of language can be frustrating. Some are easier then others but no one escapes the dreaded errors. I will try to unravel the mystery of some of the common errors regarding PHP and what can be the probable cause...

    IF you've been programming with PHP you may have came across OOP. The term OOP stays for Object Oriented Programming and refers to a technique in which you work with Objects in your programs. When I first started using Objects in PHP it was difficult for me to understand its concept, but, once I got it, I found them quite simple to work with...

    With all the hype about database driven website one can easily become side tracked trying to incorporate too much database into their site. The result is a slow, cumbersome site with more muscles then needed. However, with some simple and basic suggestions we can remove the unwanted overkill and focus on the needed. My focus today is on what a site requires: functionality, flexibility and usability...

    I recently encountered a tricky SQL problem that had me scratching my head until I finally put it together. What I was writing was essentially a url logging system. I wanted to write it fast since I was leaving for the weekend so I used an INSERT statement that DID NOT check for duplicates first...

    Have you ever wanted to create applications that support more than one database? With the DBX functions found in PHP, creating support for multiple databases is just a matter of abstraction. Read on to learn more about the powerful features that DBX has to offer developers...

    Have you ever came across a 404-error handler page while surfing the web? A server displays these pages when a browser sends an incorrect HTTP request to a web server. Now, have you ever seen 404-error pages that have the same look and feel as the web site you are on instead of those boring generic Apache or IIS ones? In this tutorial I am going to show you how to create and customize your own custom 404-error pages...

    It is not a fact that demons came to the Internet and created frame sets to frustrate Internet surfers and to make developers cringe at their very name. In fact, frame sets are our friends. Can you say frame set?...

    Have you ever had the need to create a custom look and feel for a website? Many sites today have a custom look and feel to them "branding". In this article, I will show you how to set up a generic branding for your site by using PHP...

    Here again, today we'll discuss how to connect to Mysql database using PHP and how to store and retrieve data from MySQL database. I've choosen a simple Guestbook application as the example...