Browsing articles for: April, 2010

Using PHP & MySQLi With A MySQL Database Part 2

On 04.29.2010 by Paul Robinson | 3 comments

Continuing on from the last post which covered the basics of connecting to a database using MySQLi, we are going to look at inserting, updating & deleting data. Finally we are going to look at some of the miscellaneous features of MySQLi.

Using PHP & MySQLi With A MySQL Database Part 1

On 04.28.2010 by Paul Robinson | 23 comments

Learning how to connect to a MySQLi database is pretty much an essential part of learning PHP in today’s database heavy web development scene. Here is a small tutorial to teach just how it’s done.

Parsing A RSS Feed With PHP Using SimpleXML

On 04.27.2010 by Paul Robinson | 5 comments

XML is used for all types of thing, one of the most commonly known is for RSS feeds. Using PHP & SimpleXML you can parse that feed or any XML file to grab the data and manipulate it however you want. Here’s how it’s done.

Making A CSS Image Rollover Using Background Position

On 04.24.2010 by Paul Robinson | 1 comment

A rollover can be made in many ways, one of the oldest ways is using Javascript, but it has it’s problems. This tutorial will explain how to use CSS to create a rollover that has several advantages over the old JS versions.

Scroll Activated Slide Down Header With jQuery

On 04.09.2010 by Paul Robinson | 43 comments

I’m always looking for inspiration for new tutorials, and thanks to you lovely people I’ve always got something to try & create. Today I was asked to create a slide down header (similar to the footer), but with a creative twist.

jQuery Pop Up Footer Version 2

A little while ago I made a tutorial explaining how to make a slide up footer that did not remove itself from document flow. After receiving a help request via email, I’ve decided to do a tutorial on how to make a footer that is removed from document flow.