Archive for Basics

Programming for kids: PHP string manipulation and arrays

Nov 22, 2011 No Comments by

I am continuing my Programming for kids series with an overview of things my kids have done using PHP string manipulation functions.

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How to display latest Google+ updates with PHP and Unofficial Google+ API

Aug 04, 2011 No Comments by

Google Plus is the latest social network that is becoming increasingly popular. Today I will show a really simple and short way to display latest updates on Google Plus for a given user id.

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jQuery Mobile Tutorial: Basics

Feb 03, 2011 20 Comments by

I am starting a jQuery Mobile tutorial series which will show what you can achieve with this fabulous tool. Today, the very basic tutorial to demonstrate the simplicity of the development process.

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PHP Exceptions

Jan 28, 2011 1 Comment by

Exceptions are used to change the normal flow of a script if a specified error occurs. Today, I am going to show you how to use and handle the PHP Exceptions properly.

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Building an AJAX currency converter with PHP, jQuery and Google

Dec 01, 2010 15 Comments

So, you have a webshop that is international and want to have a currency converter? Follow this tutorial and you will learn how to build one.

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CakePHP from Scratch: Theming in real life example – Part Two

Oct 24, 2010 5 Comments

Finally, the second part to CakePHP theming tutorial. I am continuing where we left of and adjusting the theme and views to finish this part of the Jobs board CakePHP application.

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Making a shoutbox with PHP, MySql and jQuery – Revisited

Oct 13, 2010 3 Comments

I had quite a few requests to rewrite the tutorial for making a shoutbox using mysql functions because some shared hostings do not have PDO extension allowed. So, here it is.

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How to crop an image using jQuery and PHP

Oct 12, 2010 6 Comments

Many of people using applications I created had trouble with adding images. They often don’t know how to crop or resize them using Photoshop or Irfan. This tutorial will show you how to help them by adding crop and resize functionality with jQuery and PHP.

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Add watermark on image using PHP

Sep 20, 2010 1 Comment

Many times my clients ask me to watermark some images on their site, so they protect them. I will show you a simple solution that does it on the fly.

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CakePHP from scratch: Reviewing and changing baked code to fit our needs

Sep 15, 2010 3 Comments

In the last tutorial, we baked model, controllers and views for our Job board application. Today, we are going to see what exactly was generated and change that code a little to better fit our needs.

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