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