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JavaScript: Immediate Functions 14 Apr 2012 | 12:50 am
In JavaScript, the immediate function pattern is a way of executing a function as soon as it is defined. In this article, I will explain the syntax and explore some of the advantages of using it. This...
PHP: Equal To 10 Apr 2012 | 01:54 am
When you are using IF statements in PHP, you often see double equal signs (==) as the operator. You also sometimes see three equals signs (===). In this article I will explain the basic difference bet...
Security: SQL Injections 17 Mar 2012 | 05:44 am
SQL injection is a common, although becoming less so, type of vulnerability that is occasionally found in websites that use SQL (Server Query Language) to access data at the server-side. If the code u...
Security: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) 12 Mar 2012 | 06:10 am
Cross-site scripting (XSS, CSS was already taken) is a type of vulnerability that affects a surprisingly large number of websites, allowing an attacker to inject HTML into the website. Usually, this w...
Rumour Debunked: Single quotes vs double quotes in PHP 6 Jan 2012 | 08:32 am
There is a popular rumour that while writing PHP, you should use double quotes wherever possible. This used to be true – before PHP 5.1 was released, there was a significant difference in speed betwee...
What are SSL certificates and where should I get one? 22 Dec 2011 | 09:53 am
What is an SSL certificate? SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is should be used by all e-commerce websites to protect their user’s personal data, such as credit card numbers and addresses. It works by encryp...
Awesome CSS3 generators 22 Dec 2011 | 04:57 am
CSS3 generators make a web developer’s life so much easier, particularly if you don’t use the properties very often. Here, I have gathered some of my favourite generators: Border-Radius.com This is ...
IO: Accepting command line input in PHP 23 Nov 2011 | 08:38 am
While writing an application, you may sometimes feel the need to create a script that can communicate with the user through the command line – perhaps you don’t feel the need to write an entire web GU...
How version control can benefit you and your project 30 Jun 2011 | 11:49 pm
You may have heard of version control (sometimes called revision control or source control), or you may have even used it briefly before, but never actually used it as part of a project. Some examples...
Method Chaining in PHP 4 Jun 2011 | 10:22 pm
Method chaining allows for shorter and cleaner code, and in this article I will explain how it is possible in PHP. The best way to explain method chaining is to show you an example of it: Without met...
