Weekend Links – PHP Techniques, Regular Expressions, AJAX PageRank, PHP Downloads, Color Mathematics

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PHP Techniques I Use All The Time

Article 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 Tutorial

Regular expressions can be extremely cryptic, even to the best programmer. This article demystifies regular expressions and is PHP-focused.

http://www.phpf1.com/tutorial/php-regular-expression.html

Google PageRank Using AJAX

Looking to grab your PageRank? Use this AJAX script.

http://joeabiraad.com/ajax/google-pagerank-using-ajax/104

Limit File Download Speed with PHP

If your website's main functionality is providing file downloads, you should use this script.

http://www.findmotive.com/2007/11/01/limit-file-download-speed-with-php/

EasyRGB - Color Mathematics and Conversion Formulas

This article provides the mathematics formulas used to convert colors.

http://www.easyrgb.com/math.php

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