Website development – HTML/XHTML, CSS, Javascript/AJAX, PHP, MySQL
I realized that a lot of people who want to learn PHP are having hard time getting started with it – not because PHP is difficult to use or understand but simply because they don’t know where to start. Because of this, I decided to write this short how-to on getting started with PHP. It covers all the necessary stuff to setup Apache, PHP, and MySQL as well as to install one of my favorite PHP editors.
As promised, here’s a sample implementation of the Google Translate API.
If you need to translate your website from one language to another then I have some good news for you. Google Translate has released a JavaScript based API that’s both easy to use and implement. It can handle 13 different languages and as much as 29 language pairs.
Form input validation is sometimes an annoying part in web development but it’s something that we web developers can’t avoid. In order to make sure that the data being entered by our users are valid, we simply have to validate. Another good use of validation is to provide feedback to the user on whether what they are typing is acceptable or not.
Ever wondered what AJAX is? AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It is not a programming language in itself but rather a combination of different web development techniques. Furthermore, AJAX technology is not new though it has only been popularized recently especially by Google (Google Maps, GMail, Google Calendar, etc.)
Download: Stormy Skies Wordpress Theme Package.
Finally, a new and appropriate theme for this blog. Introducing the Stormy Skies Wordpress theme. It’s designed for 1024×768 screens and supports widgets. The screenshot below shows the original look of the theme, with no graphics in the header.
Ever wondered how to make those drop-down menus using CSS? There are many ways to do it but they are all pretty similar. Here’s how I do it.
Here’s a nifty little script I use to validate date input with PHP. This function can accept any common date entry and return true if the date is valid or false otherwise.
The Script
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Whew! Finally, I managed to spare the time and gather the energy required to start off a new website – one that has been in my mind for a very long time already. Dear friend, allow me to offer you a warm welcome to this brand new website called Coders Cult.
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