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Performance Friendly PHP

By admin • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: 1.3. Good Practice Coding

As you grow into programming, you can pick up some poor habits along the way. These habits produce the same output, but when used in large projects could end up causing some performance headaches in the long run, causing you to get mentally spanked for not paying attention when reading this article!
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All About Commenting

By admin • May 2nd, 2008 • Category: 1.2. Code Basics

It can be confusing when you start developing in a new language to know about the rules for commenting.



Staging Environments

By admin • May 1st, 2008 • Category: 1.3. Good Practice Coding

It’s so important to have a separate staging environment, so you can make changes (major or minor) and test the results BEFORE releasing to your live server.



Lightweight Documentation

By admin • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: 1.3. Good Practice Coding

This article explains the importance of lightweight documentation.



PHP Disadvantages

By admin • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: 1.1. Where to Start with PHP

In light of all the advantages, you should also be aware of the problems with PHP.



PHP Advantages

By admin • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: 1.1. Where to Start with PHP

If you’re new to web development, it helps to know why you would choose PHP over another language. This article will help to show you the advantages of php, why php rules, why dot net sucks, and some things I’ve learned along the road to becoming a web developer.



PHP …you know you want to ;-)

By admin • Apr 23rd, 2008 • Category: 1. The Basics of PHP

This site is all about ‘useful PHP and MySql stuff’ in the hope that the topic will become even more popular in the future and that this site will be there to help people in their process of learning.



Understanding Errors

By admin • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: 1.2. Code Basics

You’re a beginner to PHP and are experiencing errors when you run your code. You need to understand what the errors mean in order to fix them, this article will teach you what you need to know about errors.



All About Variables

By admin • Apr 16th, 2008 • Category: 1.2. Code Basics

Variables are your lifeblood when it comes to programming. They are something you will quickly need to get your head around in order to continue programming. This article will inform you all about variables in PHP.



All About Functions

By admin • Apr 16th, 2008 • Category: 1.2. Code Basics

Functions are simply a way of grouping code that performs to some specific purpose. This article will tell you all about functions in PHP.