July 24, 2011
Last time we showed you how to create a simple events listing using perhaps the most powerful feature of WordPress 3.0 – custom post types. After some requests to develop this further, today we’ll be creating a product review database to tie together everything we’ve learnt so far.
July 20, 2011
You know, there really is a lot to be said for Wordpress. While it’s true that most people will simply install a theme and only customize the Wordpress site to the extent allowed by the control panel, the truth is that with just a little bit of study and practice, you can easily tweak the PHP files to customize it for your needs.
July 6, 2011
There are a lot of blogs and websites on the Internet that have a subscription list, where you can sign up to receive a newsletter. Maybe you’ve even considered offering such a subscriber system on your own website, but it seems far too expensive and much too complicated to install on your own server. Enter PHPList, a free solution.
December 17, 2010
This is part 2 in a series I started last time about how to build a web crawler in PHP. Previously I introduced the Simple HTML DOM helper file, as well as showing you how incredibly simple it was to grab all the links from a webpage, a common task for search engines like Google. [...]
December 10, 2010
Web Crawlers, sometimes called scrapers, automatically scan the Internet attempting to glean context and meaning of the content they find. The web wouldn’t function without them. Crawlers are the backbone of search engines which, combined with clever algorithms, work out the relevance of your page to a given keyword set. The Google web crawler will enter [...]
September 9, 2010
Having your own blog sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Install WordPress on your hosting account, load up a cool theme, and then you’re golden right? Well, not exactly. Your WordPress profile doesn’t display a cool picture, so you’ve got to sign up for a Gravatar account. Your post doesn’t display comments where you want them [...]
April 20, 2010
While the Internet has evolved into a community where most of us converse and exchange ideas on articles we read within comment areas, forums and through email, there are also other cases where feedback is needed, and those methods aren’t good enough. Sometimes a webmaster simply needs to provide the ability for a website visitor [...]
January 5, 2010
Managing projects can be tricky, time-consuming and confusing. It’s easy to lose one’s way when faced by a myriad of tasks, each with its own deadline. Project management requires a manager to be alert at all times. It is, in essence, the art and science of managing everything that is related to a project (be [...]
December 2, 2009
Occasionally I need a break from sitting at the desk in front of the computer. One of the ways I stay in touch with the real world is to get out there in it. My family and I enjoy taking bike rides on a regular basis. We load up the bikes and head off in [...]
August 14, 2009
Many websites just like this one, and sites like Wikipedia, utilize the power of PHP programming to create dynamic sites. Wow you think. How do I create a website like that for myself? I now want to learn about programming in PHP, but where do I start? If you don’t know where to start, here [...]
