Apache / Server Tutorials
Set Your Directory Index (Homepage) Using .htaccess
As every web developer knows, the server default for a directory's default file is index.{extension}. Apache is usually set to index.php or index.html. It's a good practice to set your DirectoryIndex setting in your .htaccess file, especially if you're hosting your website on shared hosting. A hosting provider's guidelines could change at any time but your .htaccess file's directive would prevent any problem for you.
Fixing IIS & PHP Variables – Set $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] Yourself
About 8 months into my programming career I needed to code a content management system (CMS). This was quite a challenge so early into my professional journey but I was up to it. The front-end was the easiest part of the project — a lot quick SQL queries for bringing intros and conclusions to pages that needed to be static due to PHP programming, a sub-navigation builder (the menu was stored in the DB), and the usual take-forever forms.