David Walsh Tutorials
![Weekend Links – CSS Art, URL vs. URI, Web Browsers, MooTools Mocha UI, Web 2.0, and MooCanvas]()
Weekend Links – CSS Art, URL vs. URI, Web Browsers, MooTools Mocha UI, Web 2.0, and MooCanvas
For those in the States, happy Thanksgiving!CSS Based Pixel ArtRocco Augusto's created some Super Mario themed art using CSS background colors.http://www.nerdofsteel.com/css-based-pixel-artURL vs. URI: What's the Difference?This article discusses the differences between a URI and a URL.http://www.damnhandy.com/2007/11/19/uri-vs-url-whats-the-difference/Interesting Web Browsers You Have Never Heard OfWeb...
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8 Ways For A Programmer To Stay Sane
Being a web programmer is hard work. Long hours, coupled with the fact that we're presented with nothing but problems, can make our job unbearable. Not to mention deadlines and unreasonable customers. Oh, and the fact that we're all casualties of the never-ending...
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Disable Submit Button Upon Form Submission
Multiple clicks on a "Submit" button can cause duplicate processing if your programming is slow or the user's connection is lagging. Duplicate processing can include duplicate database records, multiple emails, or different types of errors. JavaScript provides an easy way to disable the...
![Weekend Links – PHP Techniques, Regular Expressions, AJAX PageRank, PHP Downloads, Color Mathematics]()
Weekend Links – PHP Techniques, Regular Expressions, AJAX PageRank, PHP Downloads, Color Mathematics
PHP Techniques I Use All The TimeArticle discussing PHP techniques that can save you time and keep your code fast and effective.http://www.christianmontoya.com/2007/11/09/php-techniques-i-use-all-the-time/PHP Regular Expression TutorialRegular expressions can be extremely cryptic, even to the best programmer. This article demystifies regular expressions and is...
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“Favorite” Link — How To Create a Bookmark Link
I get a lot of requests from customers to add a link to their website that allows the user to "bookmark" their site. I generally try to get them to drop that idea. The functionality of an "add to favorites" link isn't cross-browser compatible...
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Generate Search Engine Friendly URLs with PHP Functions
Generating search engine friendly (SEF) URLs can dramatically improve your search engine results. There's a big difference between "/post.php?id=2382" and "/great-php-functions/". Having search engine friendly URLs also gives the user an idea of what will be on the page they are clicking on if...
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Moo 1.2 is Coming…
I've been following the progress of MooTools 1.2 for months and it looks as though we'll see the next version relatively soon. As excited for the next version as I am? Here a few links to get you up to date on the...
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MooTools Documentation in PDF Format
Trolling through the MooTools forums, I stumbled on a post by DigiMute. DigiMute has automated complete MooTools documentation in PDF format using PHP and FPDF . If you hate referring to the MooTools website every time you need API help, download...
![Weekend Links – MooTools Rubberband, Flickable, MooMonth, PHP Image Colors, Prototype 1.6 & Scriptaculous 1.8]()
Weekend Links – MooTools Rubberband, Flickable, MooMonth, PHP Image Colors, Prototype 1.6 & Scriptaculous 1.8
MooTools Rubberband SelectorA MooTools script that allows you to select defined elements by drawing a square (with your mouse) around them. What to do with the collected elements is up to you!http://pk69.com/mootools/rubberband/MooTools FlickableImpressive effect that functions much like an accordion, but with...
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Tips for Choosing The Right Web Host
Having created over 100 websites for my current employer, I've "worked" with probably close to 50 different hosting companies. I use the term "worked" with loosely because a majority of the hosting companies have been incompetent, showing no regard for their customers and accepting no...
