Several weeks ago an announcement was made on php.net that the new documentation build system was ready for testing. The announcement encourages everyone to use and test the new system. I should have started using it then, just to help out and find bugs, but I glanced over the new manual and didn’t really give [...]
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']; ?>” [...]