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 [...]
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 [...]
It is a rare occurrence that I find an excuse to use variable variables, but when that situation arises they are not only helpful but also fun in a way. I have often heard beginning programmers say that they find the concept difficult to grasp. I believe the confusion doesn’t stem from understanding the concept [...]
I was recently taking a small quiz in PHP as part of a job interview (by the way if anyone knows of a job opening for a telecommuting contractor, please let me know). One of the questions posed contained this piece of code which has been slightly modified for our use.
<input type=”text” name=”order” value=”<?php echo $_POST['order']; ?>” />
Basically [...]
Since I have neglected my blog this week I decided to write a small continuation of the discussion on Types in PHP.
I was helping a fellow coder yesterday, and he was having problems with a simple comparison statement. The situation he found himself in was this:
A $_POST value could either be 0 (zero) or [...]
We have all heard PHP is a loosely typed language. If you are unsure of the meaning of the term “loosely typed” the definition in the PHP manual states (at least for our discussion):
PHP – Manual
The type of a variable is usually not set by the programmer; rather, it is decided at runtime by PHP [...]