David Walsh Tutorials
Hide Your .htaccess Settings Using … .htaccess
Your .htaccess file can hold a good amount of information about the structure of your website, some of which should not be exposed to users. These settings include mod_rewrite settings, php_flag/php_value settings, and SetHandler directives.Luckily, you can use your .htaccess file to hide your .htaccess...
Custom Error Page Tips – Designate The Pages You Hope No One Sees
Creating custom error pages is extremely ironic in that you put great effort into pages you hope no one sees. Custom error pages are worth the effort as they:keep a person at your site -- without the custom error page, the user sees an ugly...
Upcoming PHP6 Additions & Changes
Seeing technologies you love move forward is an exciting feeling. Another version brings hope of better integrated tools, increased security, and faster ways to complete core tasks, thus making your web application quicker. PHP6's improvements and and updates are sure to make PHP6 the...
Quick & Easy CSS Compression Using PHP
Loading time of a website is as important as its functionality. You can have a great website but who wants to wait for it to load? CSS compression can help your website load faster and easily maintain its functionality. I've created an easy-to-use...
Microsoft’s Internet Atrocities
For better or worse, Microsoft has been a huge player in the way the internet has evolved. You would expect that considering Microsoft has had a virtual lock on the PC OS market as well as an overwhelming percentage of the browser market share.
Weekend Links – Accordion 2.0, curl.js, How To Be Happy At Work, Deadlines Kill Inspiration, Facial Hair, CSS3 Failure
You live, you link....Accordion 2.0Inspired by MooTools' "bloated accordion," Stickman Labs released version 2 of the PrototypeJS Accordion plugin. This accordion does both vertical and horizontal accordions.http://www.stickmanlabs.com/accordion/curl.jscurl.js is a JavaScript "allows you to add an page curl effect (inc. backside mask)...
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...
Checking For Leap Year Using PHP
One part of programming that seems pretty static is dealing with dates. The calendar is a set system of rules that doesn't look to change. The only part of the calendar that can be variable is a leap year, which changes every four years...
6 Reason Why Digg Is Losing Me
I've been an avid Digg user for over a year now. Over the course of a year, Digg and its posts have changed to the point that I can hardly stand going to the website anymore.I am not an Apple FanboyAnything related to Apple, or...
Weekend Links – Windows & PHP, Vista-Style CSS Toolbar, Facebook Applications, CSS/DOM File Inputs, Browser History
In between two Brewer games we get weekend links!Perverting Windows With PHPAwesome article detailing how you can write Windows executables using PHP. I see this as a great idea. If you can use a web language to do functions on the desktop, do it!http://elizabethmariesmith.com/2007/09/08/perverting-windows-with-php/How...