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

By David Walsh on November 17, 2007

PHP Techniques I Use All The Time

Article discussing PHP techniques that can save you time and keep your code fast and effective.

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

Looking to grab your PageRank? Use this AJAX script.

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

This article provides the mathematics formulas used to convert colors.

By David WalshApril 15, 2015
fetch API
One of the worst kept secrets about AJAX on the web is that the underlying API for it, XMLHttpRequest, wasn't really made for what we've been using it for. We've done well to create elegant APIs around XHR but we know we can do better. Our effort to...
By Garris ShiponSeptember 17, 2014
Responsive and Infinitely Scalable JS Animations
Back in late 2012 it was not easy to find open source projects using requestAnimationFrame() - this is the hook that allows Javascript code to synchronize with a web browser's native paint loop. Animations using this method can run at 60 fps and deliver fantastic...

By David WalshJanuary 6, 2010
Create a Simple Slideshow Using MooTools, Part III: Creating a Class
In my previous two slideshow posts, Create a Simple Slideshow Using MooTools and Create a Simple Slideshow Using MooTools, Part II: Controls and Events, I showed you how to create a slideshow using...
By David WalshMay 27, 2009
Introducing MooTools ScrollSpy
I've been excited to release this plugin for a long time. MooTools ScrollSpy is a unique but simple MooTools plugin that listens to page scrolling and fires events based on where the user has scrolled to in the page. Now you can fire specific...