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Display Errors

The display_errors directive in the PHP ini file ‘tells’ PHP if errors should be added to the output stream (normally printed to the screen) or if they should not be displayed in the browser.
 
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It should be noted that this setting DOES NOT suppress the error. Even if the directive is set to ‘Off’ (do not [...]

Error Reporting

PHP provides numerous error configuration options in the php.ini file. Since many people do not have the option of editing their ini file I would like to concentrate this series of posts on the ones which can be set within scripts (at run-time), more specifically ones you should consider using when creating a strategy for [...]

A New Start: Error Reporting

A few years back I had written a post about deciphering error messages, which still remains popular today. Because of the continued interest I have decided to update the original post and create a series on error reporting and handling in PHP.
When I first started learning about errors and error handling I found numerous tutorials [...]

Twitter API Fun

The other day I was looking through the twitter API docs trying to get inspiration for a side project. I was thinking about creating my own twitter library for PHP, but I wanted to do something quick and dirty, just to get my feet wet, and to see how others have implemented the API in [...]

PHP 5 Zend Cert Exam: My Experience

On Monday afternoon, I figured I was as ready as I was going to be and finally scheduled my PHP 5 Zend Certification Exam for Tuesday Morning. Since my original post about preparing for the exam seemed fairly popular, I figured a follow up was in order.
As I’m sure you’re aware Pearsonvue administers the exam. [...]

Preparing for Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam

As some of you know I am preparing to take the Zend PHP 5 certification exam in the near future (exact date not set), and have opted to actually study the material instead of just winging it, probably a good idea. I thought I might be able to provide some tips for anyone considering taking [...]

New Tutorial: Integrating FUDforum

I have recently published the first part in a new series of tutorials which will look at integrating FUDforum into an existing site. Part 1 looks at how to create FUD accounts for existing users, and how to ‘notify’ FUD about things happening on your site. Basically introducing your site to FUD.
Back Story
It seems forums [...]

Whatever happened to: PHPBuilder.com

PHPBuilder.com used to be one of my first stops when looking for information about PHP. Their articles and tutorials were well written and covered the topic at hand completely. The forums section consisted of a smaller community of programmers than some of the other major sites. When I was first learning PHP I liked that [...]

Getting started with Dojo (part 1)

During this past weekend I was contacted by a client asking if I could implement a few new functionality requests on their site. Basically they wanted to slowly enter the world of Web 2.0, by implementing small tweaks to existing functionality.
I have been working with this client of a few years now and have [...]

Does anyone read email anymore?

With the proliferation of email, some people receiving over 100 a day, has it almost become useless? Can you dedicate the time it takes to seriously read and understand the emails which hit your inbox? I’m not talking about scanning the emails for the important information, but actually reading it to understand what is being [...]

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