PHP Basics: The Switch Statement
Today we are going back to basics with a small tutorial on how to use the PHP switch statement. They can be extremely useful, but knowing how to use them properly can save you a lot of time.
Read moreCSS 3: Custom Fonts Using @font-face
One of the new and exciting features I’m loving in CSS is the ability to include custom fonts in your website. The best thing about it is that it’s all done in browser. In this post we are going to look at this exciting new feature.
Read moreCSS 3: Gradient Generation In Browser
Gradients are part and parcel of web design these days. Even subtle ones can be used to make a flat color look that little bit more exciting. The problem has always been creating them required a graphics program & repeats are a pain, but now you can generate them in browser.
Read moreShowing Or Saving An Image Retrieved Via cURL
As a developer cURL can be a very handy for numerous reasons. In my case I have used it for my plugin Twitter Stream, but here we are going to look at a little tip I stumbled across while playing with cURL.
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A Quick Look At HTML 5
Today we are going to have a quick look at HTML 5. HTML 5 comes with a lot of improvements over XHTML 1.1 including quite a few very useful tags that replace the massive number of <div> tags we use when building a website.
Read moreCSS 3: Box Shadow
Next on our journey through the new CSS 3 properties we are going to take a look at Box Shadow. As the name suggests it creates a shadow, just like the Text Shadow property, except Box Shadow creates a shadow based on the element’s box model.
Read moreUsing Mod Rewrite & Other htaccess Related Tips
Provided your host allows you to, using your htaccess file is extremely important. Without one you can’t have fancy permalinks in WordPress, but did you know you can do all sorts of other cool things with it? Here are some of my favorites.
Read moreSolving PHP File Uploading Errors Caused By Mod Security
Today’s latest & greatest PHP based applications generally have some sort of mass media upload system integrated with them. Sometimes though you get error after error when using these new mass uploaders. Here is one way that may fix them.
Read moreUsing File Writing To Log Errors In Your PHP Application
When writing a PHP application it’s very important to give out nice friendly error messages to anyone using the application. The problem? You don’t get any detailed error information. To help we can add file logging to log the detailed error information.
Read moreCSS 3: Border Radius
In our second look at CSS 3 properties we are going to take a peek at the long awaited Border Radius. As it’s name suggests it allows you to set the radius of borders allowing you to create the famous rounded corner look without resorting to HTML hacks.
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