Blog Tutorials

  • David Walsh Blog Firefox Toolbar

    Update: The toolbar will now attempt to install when you click the link. .htaccess FTW!

  • SSLmatic SSL Certificate Giveaway Winners

    On Monday I shared with you my experience with SSLmatic, a provider of cheap SSL certificates. SSLmatic was nice enough to give me five SSL certificates to give away. Four days, one random-PHP-script, and many FTW's later, our winners are:

  • PHPTVDB: Using PHP to Retrieve TV Show Information

    I'm a bigtime TV/movie buff. If it's ever seen the light of day on HBO or BBC America, I've seen it (and quite possibly filmed my own made-for-TV-short-film). Unfortunately IMDB doesn't provide an official API for movies and TV shows but thankfully TVDB does.

  • #davidwalshblog AJAX Chat

    I announced a few days ago that I had created the #davidwalshblog IRC chat room on Freenode so that my readers could get in touch with me and speak with other readers. That includes getting help, giving help, and discussing web topics.

  • #davidwalshblog on IRC

    I've had some great experiences on the #mootools and #cakephp IRC chat rooms. I've gotten help when I've desperately needed it and have been able to return the favor by giving tips to others. With that spirit in mind, I've created the #davidwalshblog IRC chat room.

  • My 10 Most Popular Articles

    I was browsing through my Google Analytics web stats and I thought it would be fun put together a post with my 10 most popular articles! The topics range from opinion to CSS to jQuery and to MooTools. I hope you have as much fun reading them as I had writing them.

  • Eight7Teen Interview

    Eight7Teen's scribe Josh created some sexy bookmarks a month back that I was very impressed with. They were so sexy that he literally called them SexyBookmarks. And seeing as I'm so sexy... Anyways, Josh took the time to interview me recently and the post is now up. Check it out:

  • Facebook-Style Modal Box Using MooTools

    In my oh-so-humble opinion, Facebook's Modal box is the best modal box around. It's lightweight, subtle, and very stylish. I've taken Facebook's imagery and CSS and combined it with MooTools' awesome functionality to duplicate the effect.

  • Follow Script & Style on Twitter!

    I know you all love Twitter. I also know you all love Script & Style. Now you can have the best of both worlds by receiving S&S post updates when you follow Script & Style on Twitter: @scriptandstyle!

  • A Web Developer’s Life in FoxTrot

    My girlfriend knows that I make websites but not a whole lot more about how I spend so much of my time. She at least knows the basics: