Tutorials Page 191

• By David WalshMarch 2, 2009

  jQuery topLink Plugin

  Last week I released a snippet of code for MooTools that allowed you to fade in and out a "to the top" link on any page. Here's how to implement that functionality using jQuery. The XHTML A simple link. The CSS A little CSS for position and style. The jQuery...

• By David WalshFebruary 27, 2009

  Backup Your Database into an XML File Using PHP

  Backing up data is extremely important. Most of the time the database is the most important piece of the puzzle. Imagine losing all of the data in your database -- it would be tragic. Here's a PHP snippet that outputs your database as...

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• By David WalshFebruary 26, 2009

  MooTools Tip: Adding Events During Element Creation

  One mistake I've made in the past with my MooTools elements is adding events to them after I've created and injected them into the page. An example of this would be: What you may not know is that you can add these events during the element...

• By David WalshFebruary 25, 2009

  “Top” Watermark Using MooTools

  Whenever you have a long page worth of content, you generally want to add a "top" anchor link at the bottom of the page so that your user doesn't have to scroll forever to get to the top. The only problem with this method is...

• By David WalshFebruary 24, 2009

  Sizzle and Peppy Selector Engines in MooTools

  A few weeks back I touched on how you could implement the Peppy and Sizzle selector engines in MooTools. Both posts showed how to remove the default Moo engine from use and instead make each respective selector engine the one and only.

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• By David WalshFebruary 23, 2009

  Create Snook-Style Navigation Using MooTools

  Jonathan Snook debuted a great tutorial last September detailing how you can use an image and a few jQuery techniques to create a slick mouseover effect. I revisited his article and ported its two most impressive effects to MooTools. The Images These are the same...

• By David WalshFebruary 20, 2009

  Book Review: PHP5 CMS Framework Development

  In the interest in full disclosure, I was sent this book by a fellow DZone Zone Leader in hopes that I would review it. I’m reviewing this book, however, in the interest of my audience. PHP5 CMS Framework Development Written By Martin Brampton Published By Packt Publishing Publisher Summary: This book takes...

• By David WalshFebruary 19, 2009

  iPhone & iPod Detection Using JavaScript

  I was browsing the ESPN.com source code recently and stumbled upon their method of detecting iPhone / iPod touch users and redirecting them to their iPhone-compatible website. The JavaScript The code itself is short and sweet. I, however, would prefer using the server-side method of user agent...

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• By David WalshFebruary 18, 2009

  Script & Style Revamp with Submission Favelet

  It's been six months and some change since the launch of Script & Style and the website is doing extremely well. Traffic continues to rise, our RSS feed subscriber count is close to 4,000, the submissions continue to be quality, and we're slowly adding...

• By David WalshFebruary 17, 2009

  Duplicate the jQuery Homepage Tooltips Using MooTools

  The jQuery homepage has a pretty suave tooltip-like effect as seen below: Here's how to accomplish this same effect using MooTools. The XHTML The above XHTML was taken directly from the jQuery homepage -- no changes. The CSS The above CSS has been slightly modified to match the CSS rules already...