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Database Enabled Websites - http://www.awtrey.com/tutorials/dbeweb/
A tutorial on using PHP3 and MySQL to develop database enabled applications for websites. |
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PHP For Designers - http://www.digital-web.com/articles/php_for_designers/
PHP introduction for web designers by Matt Mullenweg. |
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Use BB Code in Your PHP Application (SitePoint) - http://www.sitepoint.com/article/bb-code-php-application
BB code is a simple set of instructions that provide rules as to how a piece of text should be formatted. In this hands-on tutorial, Stoyan explains the basics that every developer should know about the use of BB code in PHP applications. |
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Three-Tier Development with PHP 5 (ONLamp.com) - http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2004/12/09/three_tier.html
Luis Yordano Cruz demonstrates three-tier PHP application design with PEAR::DB_DataObject, Smarty, and PHP 5. The article assumes that you have some familiarity with HTML, Smarty, PEAR::DB_DataObject, MySQL, and PHP 5. |
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PHP Faq from alt.php - http://www.alt-php-faq.org/
The home of the newsgroup alt.php, contains frequently asked questions and answers from that newsgroup. |
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PHP Feedback Form with Source Code - http://www.maketemplate.com/feedback/
Tutorial for feedback, bug report, contact PHP forms includes all copy and paste code. |
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Template Example with PHP Includes - http://www.ibdhost.com/help/templates/
Show how to use 'php includes' inside a template. |
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GIS Mapping in PHP - http://www.web-max.ca/PHP/
A series of tutorials on using PHP to access GIS mapping information. The tutorials start with the basics, build on them, and provide many examples for more complex functions. |
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Ten Security Checks for PHP (ONLamp) - http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2003/03/20/php_security.html
Though it's easy to create sites in PHP, it's not immune to sloppy coding. Clancy Malcolm explains how to recognize and fix potential security holes. |
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Building Modular XHTML Web Pages using PHP - http://loadaveragezero.com/vnav/labs/PHP/
A series of labs describing the process of building modular, structured and valid XHTML Web pages using the PHP server-side scripting language. |
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Using PHP 5's SimpleXML - http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2004/01/15/simplexml.html
This tutorial explains the usage of the Simple XML extension new to PHP 5. It provides examples of reading and querying XML data. |
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Introduction to PHP Image Functions - http://nyphp.org/content/presentations/GDintro/
An excellent overview of PHP image functions, including source code and interactive online examples. |
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Serving XHTML with the correct mime type using PHP - http://www.workingwith.me.uk/articles/scripting/mimetypes/
Describes how to send XHTML with the correct mime type safely using PHP. Includes the ability to "fall back" to HTML if the viewing web-browser does not support XHTML. |
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PHP MySQL Interactive Website Design - http://www.createafreewebsite.net/phpmysql/phpmysql_introduction.html
The lessons provided in this PHP/MySQL tutorial are short and simple. You'll learn to create and manipulate a simple database of names and birthdates. |
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SQL Injection [Chris Shiflett: Security Corner] - http://shiflett.org/articles/sql-injection
Most Web applications interact with a database, and the data stored therein frequently originates from users. Thus, when creating an SQL statement, a developer may use client data in its construction. This article explains SQL injection by looking at a few example attacks and then introducing some simple and effective methods for prevention. By applying these best practices, you can practically eliminate SQL injection from your list of security concerns. |
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Add a text-size switcher to your Web site with PHP and CSS - TechRepublic - http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6002416.html
This tutorial will show you how to add such a text size switcher to your Web pages using PHP and CSS, thereby immediately making your Web site more accessible and scoring you useful brownie points from everyone over the age of 50. |
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Create an audio stitching tool in PHP (TechRepublic) - http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-3513_11-5810215.html
One way to provide visually impaired users with the ability to use OCR-defeating passcodes is to stitch WAV files together. Phillip Perkins shows you how to deconstruct a group of WAV files and reconstruct one large WAV file by compiling the group. |
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Oracle/PHP FAQ - http://www.orafaq.com/faq/php
Describes how PHP interacts with the Oracle Database. |
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Implement Bayesian Inference Using PHP - http://www.opensourcetutorials.com/tutorials/Server-Side-Coding/PHP/implement-bayesian-inference-using-php-1/page1.html
Conditional probability -- the probability of observing one event as a result of having observed another event -- is a potentially important factor in designing intelligent Web applications. Paul Meagher introduces Bayesian inference by discussing the basic mathematical concepts involved and demonstrating how to implement the underlying conditional probability calculations using PHP. |
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Add mapping functionality to Web sites with Image_GIS in PHP [Tech Republic] - http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-3513_11-5833847.html
Image_GIS is a PEAR package for PHP that allows you to add digital maps to Web sites using free downloadable GIS files. Learn how to use the Image_GIS package to add mapping functionality to a Web site. |
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Jason Bradley Online - http://www.jasonbradleyonline.com
PHP and GIMP tutorials. |
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Build your own Web Service with PHP and XML-RPC - http://www.sitepoint.com/article/827/4
Harry takes us one step further into the world of Web Services. Here he explains how to build your own Web Service - a news feed - using PHP and XML-RPC. |
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Pitfalls of Transactions with PHP (ONLamp) - http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2003/12/18/transaction_pitfalls.html
Database transactions are important for data reliability and consistency. Used properly, they can prevent many types of errors. Used improperly, they can cause many other kinds of errors. Kimberlee Jensen demonstrates using transactions with PHP well. |
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How To Compile PHP and Apache 2 from Source On Linux - http://www.web-tech-india.com/articles/php/compiling_php_apache/
Provides detailed, step-by-step information on compiling PHP as an Apache 2.0 shared module on a Linux system. |
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PHP RRDTool tutorial - http://www.ioncannon.net/system-administration/59/php-rrdtool-tutorial/
A tutorial on using RRDTool's PHP extensions to gather data, report statistics, and generate graphs. |
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Saving Resources with phpCache (Website Publisher) - http://www.websitepublisher.net/article/phpcache/
Tutorial explains how to implement the phpCache script and use it to keep your database server load low. |
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Simple Linear Regression With PHP - http://www.opensourcetutorials.com/tutorials/Server-Side-Coding/PHP/simple-linear-regression-php-1/page1.html
In contrast with other open source languages like Perl and Python, PHP lacks a robust community effort to develop a math library. This article provides an example of a PHP math library called SimpleLinearRegression that demonstrates a general approach that can be used to develop PHP math libraries. |
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PHPCatalyst - http://www.phpcatalyst.com/
Dedicated to provide tutorials and step-by-step help for beginners. Instructions on basics of PHP programming, examples and coding PHP with MySQL. |
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Web Programming Tutorial for the Absolute Beginner - http://webbeginner.codepoint.net
An easy to follow tutorial which focuses on the most elementary PHP concepts. Suitable for people who have heard of PHP, but who have never actually seen or written PHP or any other programming language. |
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Stopping spambots from submitting forms - http://geekministry.com/blog_article.php?id=93
Demonstrates a technique for preventing spambots from submitting forms, using questions such as "which day comes after Tuesday?" or "spell the number 7 in lowercase letters". |
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PHP and MySQL Tutorial (PHPsimple) - http://www.phpsimple.net
PHP and MySQL tutorial. Learn how to create sites using PHP and MySQL in a series of simple tutorials. |
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File And Directory Manipulation, Part 2 (Dev Shed) - http://www.devshed.com/c/a/PHP/File-And-Directory-Manipulation-In-PHP-part-2/
This second segment of the tutorial on the PHP filesystem API takes you into deeper waters, showing you how to copy, delete and rename files; scan directories; work with uploaded files over HTTP; perform pattern matches on file names; and read and write to processes instead of files. |
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Comprehensible PHP Code (PHPBuilder) - http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/nair20011003.php3
A good programmer makes her code look so simple and comprehensible that any other programmer can understand it and appreciate it. |
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File And Directory Manipulation, Part 1 (Dev Shed) - http://www.devshed.com/c/a/PHP/File-And-Directory-Manipulation-In-PHP-part-1/
PHP comes with a full-featured file and directory manipulation API that allows you (among other things) to view and modify file attributes, read and list directory contents, alter file permissions, retrieve file contents into a variety of native data structures, and search for files based on specific patterns. This file manipulation API is both powerful and flexible - two characteristics that will endear it to any developer whose ever had to work with file manipulation commands. |
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Blobbing Data With PHP and MySQL (Devarticles) - http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/MySQL/Blobbing-Data-With-PHP-and-MySQL
Showing how to store and retrieve binary data in a MySQL database by using PHP. |
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Computerworld PHP QuickStudy - http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/appdev/story/0,10801,67953,00.html
Article by Sharon Machlis in ComputerWorld. Explainer on the PHP scripting language and what IT managers should know about it. Includes an interview with PHP creator Rasmus Lerdorf and links to other Web resources. |
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Static Free Energy (Zend) - http://devzone.zend.com/node/view/id/1306
This tutorial will show you how to produce static html pages using PHP. This is important if you want the benefits of using PHP to build sections of a site where the content of the pages doesn't change very often. |
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Error Handling: Stepping beyond True/False Results (Zend Technologies) - http://devzone.zend.com/node/view/id/1303
This article will give you the capabilities to handle errors in an elegant manner without diverging too much from your lazy ways. We will look at how to handle PHP script errors, as well as passing around your own errors with the PEAR module: PEAR_Error. |
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Encryption and Decryption using PHP and GnuPG (Zend) - http://devzone.zend.com/node/view/id/1265
The purpose of this article is to show how to encrypt and decrypt information with GnuPG using PHP. |
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Google Code FAQ - http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=81026
Offers a tutorial to create a user-contributed map with Google Maps, PHP and Google Spreadsheets. |
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PHP Manual - http://www.php.net/manual/
Complete and hyperlinked manual documents and explains all elements of PHP. Includes FAQ section and user comments. |
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Write Once, Run Anywhere - http://www.sda-asia.com/php_information/psecom,id,4,articles,503.html
Provides an introduction to the database abstraction package PEAR MDB. |
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Official PHP FAQ - http://php.net/manual/faq.php
A list of Frequently Asked Questions about PHP and their answers. |
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International PHP Magazine articles - http://phpmag.net/
Offers many featured articles and tutorials online from the magazine. |
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Implement MySQL-based transactions with a new set of PHP extensions - http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-3513_11-6085922.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=tr
This brief tutorial will show you how to use a PHP 5.x MySQL extension, called MySQL Improved, to implement MySQL-based transactions with PHP. |