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Using Sockets in PHP
Sockets are a method in which PHP can connect to another server over the Internet and networks. The basic function to open a socket to a server is fsockopen(). You may be wondering [...]
Overlapping Images with GD
Often, tutorials covering the GD libraries and it`s available functions in PHP will show how to overlay text onto images, manipulate images (resize, flip, rotate, etc) or how to [...]
Admin Section Script Tutorial
This script will allow you to have an admin section on your site which uses cookies to remember users when they return to your site [...]
Connecting to a MySQL Database with PHP
So you have a MySQL database but need to pull the information in to your php pages? This short tutorial will teach you how to connect to your MySQL Database [...]
Sorting Database Results with PHP - Tutorial
I`ve been asked many times to write a tutorial that explains how to display data from a database and gives the user an option to sort the data by different columns. So, here it is! [...]
Adding Drop Shadows with PHP
Imagine a scenario where you have an online photo album and the layout calls for drop shadows to be placed behind each image. It would be a hassle to manually add the shadow to [...]
Working with dates and times in PHP
Leta#8217;s discuss dates and times and how we use them in PHP projects. The date and time functions allow you to use the time of the server that PHP is running on so keep in mind [...]
Dynamic CSS with PHP
Need to generate style sheets dynamically with PHP to keep presentaion logic together or create environment aware style sheets with PHP and JavaScript? This tutorial shows you how [...]
Search Engine Optimization for osCommerce
Search engine optimization tutorial for osCommerce Web store including SEO PHP functions. Topics of the Tutorial include: Search Engine Improvements and Search Engine Friendly URLs [...]
Stylesheet Switcher - Choose colour scheme tutorial
Want to allow a user to choose any colour scheme they want for your site? Well, if you use this little script you can. The user will be able to choose any colour scheme they want, [...]