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Archive for January, 2008
PHP Operators: Maths
There are various kinds of operators used in PHP, but we’re going to start with the most basic and commonly known operator – the Math operators.
What are operators? They are basically a special set of characters (or symbols, if you like) which tells PHP to perform a certain operation. For example, the ‘+’ (plus sign) [...]
In: PHP Tutorials · Tagged with: php basics, sample codes, tutorial, variables
Earth Hour 2008 – Make a difference!
Last year, on 31 March 2007, the good folks at Sydney turned off their lights for 1 hour – Earth Hour. By doing so, they’ve made it possible for each and every one of us to take an action on global warming.
Earth Hour is back for 2008 and now other cities around the world, like [...]
In: News · Tagged with: global warming
Using comments in your PHP scripts
Adding comments to PHP code is a very useful practice. Comments allows you to add some descriptive text that you can use to document or remind you on what the various parts of the PHP script is doing.
Comments are not sent to the browser, so it won’t be visible in the actual page you load [...]
In: PHP Tutorials · Tagged with: comment, PHP, php basics
Introducing PHP Variables
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In: PHP Tutorials · Tagged with: PHP, sample codes, source code, variables
Review: PHP5: Your visual blueprint for creating open source, server-side content
When anyone starts learning something new these days, they tend to get overloaded with more information that they can handle. The same goes for trying to pick up PHP, the shear number of books available on this one topic is staggering. Luckily, there are some great books specially catered to beginners, and this book is [...]
In: Book Review · Tagged with: books, PHP, reviews
Writing your first PHP script
Now that you know how to use XAMPP Lite, it’s time to write your first PHP script.
This tutorial will guide you on writing your first PHP script, show you how the PHP syntax is used, and where to put and run your PHP pages in XAMPP.
Note: this tutorial assumes you are using XAMPP Lite environment [...]
In: PHP Tutorials · Tagged with: PHP, sample codes, source code
Using XAMPP Lite for PHP scripting
Now that you know how to setup your XAMPP Lite, it’s time to find your way around XAMPP Lite, and get ready for your first PHP script.
This post will highlight some of the features available in XAMPP, and what you do with them. It’s just a simple overview, so don’t expect anything in detail. [...]
In: PHP Tutorials · Tagged with: phpMyAdmin, tutorial, XAMPP Lite
Installing XAMPP Lite on a Portable Storage device
One of the fastest and best way to get a PHP server environment up and going is to use XAMPP. What is XAMPP you say?
Put together by the folks at Apache Friends, XAMPP is an installer package containing the Apache Web Server, MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP takes away the hassle and headache of installing [...]
In: PHP Tutorials · Tagged with: Apache, Guides, How-to, mysql, PHP, XAMPP Lite