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Time Based CSS Style Sheet Switcher

This tutorial shows you how to create a time based CSS style sheet switcher using PHP that lets you change multiple style sheets at once at specific times of the day. There’s also a little bit of jQuery UI thrown in just for fun!

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A Designer’s Introduction to Programming

This tutorial is generally targeted towards designers, and approaching programming for the first time as a designer is extremely intimidating. Designers are visual thinkers, we thrive through creation and experimentation using our mind’s eye and an expert knowledge of the tools of our trade. Generally, designers are the kind of people that hated math class and anything else where creativity didn’t seem to have an obvious foothold.

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Getting Started with PHP Templating

In the early days of PHP applications, “spaghetti code” was a familiar sight. Fragments of PHP code were mixed in with HTML mark-up. There were no frameworks, so Web applications were just a bunch of source files. As the PHP language matured, developers started to think about the cleanliness and maintainability of their code. The model-view-controller (MVC) pattern was introduced.

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Object-Oriented PHP: Working with Inheritance

Learn how inheritance works in PHP. This tutorial explores the concept of parent and child classes; overriding methods; final classes; abstract classes, and interfaces. Example code included.

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10 Super Useful PHP Snippets

Having the right code snippet at the right time can definitely be a life saver for web developers. Today, Jean-Baptiste Jung has compiled 10 really awesome PHP code snippets that will, I hope, be very helpful in your forthcomming developments.

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7 PHP Development Techniques to Minimize Security Vulnerabilities

All PHP developers working with user-based content face similar challenges with security. What methods to take, how to avoid certain vulnerabilities, all these elements resulted in innovation of new security methods and techniques designed to fight against unintended loopholes in their code.

While sometimes remembering the basics can help, we discuss several different techniques to minimize security vulnerabilities that may arise otherwise.

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PHP snippets to interact with Twitter

Twitter is an awesome tool for website owners, and you should definitely integrate it into your website if you want to attract more traffic and new visitors. Today, let’s take a look at some PHP snippets to interact with Twitter.

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PHP: Fast and easy SQL queries using ezSQL

Nowadays, most websites and web applications are database driven, which means that you, the developer, have to query the database to get the requested information. Let’s take a look at a very useful tool to handle SQL queries easily and efficiently on small to medium projects.

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PHP Variables: the Ultimate Guide

Variables are important in every programming language — and it’s no different in PHP. Variables give developers the possibility of temporarily storing data to be used in PHP scripts (in PHP’s case, this happens in the server’s memory). This guide is all about working with variables in PHP.

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Learning PHP: Get Started Using PHP

This PHP tutorial will guide you through the process of learning and using PHP, preparing you with some fundamental knowledge to get you started in the right path. We will talk about the history of PHP, create a local development environment (so that you won’t need a web server) and create a basic PHP script while discussing common beginner PHP gotchas along the way.

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