PHP : Magazine Articles

Converting Access to MySQL

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Any Access table can be converted to MySQL by using MyODBC. All the steps, with screen shots, are explained in this article.

Web Development Articles

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This site has a collection of Web development/design articles on PHP, MySQL, CSS, open-source software and other topics. New content is regularly added.

At some point in your career you might get a task go build a search engine that runs on PHP. By a search engine in this article we will mean the internal site search engine, not a Google competitor, since that would have to be a heck of a project probably not possible to build in 30 minutes.

Access Your Outlook Using Php

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I have always been surprised from what PHP can do.Using COM objects shows new and best ways for PHP development. The folowing code, which is designed like Step by Step wizard, shows the access to Inbox and Outbox folders in your MS Outlook application.

The Case For Php And Mysql

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Unapologetically, my objective in this article is to show that PHP and MySQL are both mature and widespread technologies that can be considered a primary web-application platform, not just an alternative to ASP, JSP, Cold Fusion and a host of other web-app scripting solutions out there. I'm developing this article in an evolutionary way and will add as I see trends, get new data, have new ideas for how to discover the case for PHP.

Learn Sql Using PHPMyAdmin

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A complete overview of using PHPMyAdmin to learn SQL. The tutorial will take you from the start to end by using easy to understand language and pictures. The article was writen by Marc Delisle and is featured exclusively on PHP-Editors.com.

Talks about limitations with PHP3 and the new and improved features with PHP4. Covers various aspects of the new PHP4 in detail.

PHP Vs Perl

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In this article we will attempt to anwser which programming language is better, PHP or PERL. We look at how well they perform, learning curve and how powerful they are.

Learn how to use PHP to separate the different elements that make up a well designed and valid Web page into its component parts and have these parts adapt in certain powerful ways. These components correlate almost exactly with the modular design of XHTML itself. Covers the key differences between HTML and XHTML, the HTTP protocol, content negotiation and MIME types, returning the correct DOCTYPE declaration, building custom metadata in the <head> section of each document, extracting navigation elements and content from a MySQL database, markup functions, and finally closing page elements. The series concludes with a sample page that demonstrates all the key aspects. Full annotated source code is provided throughout.

Advantages of PHP Over Java

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This is a brief article on comparison between PHP and Java language. Discussion on history, advantages, and statistics.