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Send Print Jobs Directly from PHP 20 May 2010 | 04:04 am
I recently learned that you can send print jobs directly from a PHP server. How cool is that? This article will cover sending print jobs from a PHP server to a printer on the same LAN. This does not m...
Making Google Static Maps a Little More Dynamic with PHP 18 Mar 2010 | 01:00 am
If you have messed with the Google Maps API, you know that the JavaScript and API keys can be a real headache. Yes, there are very complex implementations that you can use, but what if you want…just a...
Parse ZFP (Zone Forecast Product) Data in PHP – Option 1 4 Mar 2010 | 03:00 am
In a previous article, I covered 5 Sources of Free Weather Data for your Site, but did not provide any actual code to use the data. Since then, I covered sources #1 and #2. None of these sources had a...
Merge Image Layers in PHP 18 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am
In a previous article, I showed how to Locate the Nearest Radar Station and Display Radar Images. A commenter, mike, pointed out the idea of merging the image layers using PHP instead of layering all ...
Loading INI Files in PHP 15 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am
PHP parses the php.ini file for the global PHP settings, but you can create an INI file that is specific to your own PHP application. You can also load those settings into as associate array with a na...
Separating the Application & Presentation and Alternative Syntax 19 Mar 2009 | 03:31 am
One of the biggest pet peeves I have when looking at (and unfortunately – working with) other people’s PHP code is the way they integrate their code into the HTML. Many people don’t take the time to o...
Working with AJAX 5 Mar 2009 | 07:00 pm
AJAX is all over the internet today, and though completely unnecessary, a website with it can function much more quickly. Data can be transferred to and from users efficiently, but a major drawback is...
More Examples with Parsing NDFD Data in PHP 4 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am
I covered how to Parse Weather Forecast Data (from the NDFD) in PHP in a previous article, but due to the amount of questions I received, I decided to show some more usage techniques and examples. In ...
Parse Current Weather Conditions Data from the NWS in PHP 27 Feb 2009 | 01:00 am
In a previous article, I covered 5 Sources of Free Weather Data for your Site, but did not provide any actual code to use the data. Last week, I covered source #1 and showed how to Parse Weather Forec...
Regular Expressions May Cause Irregularity 24 Feb 2009 | 07:00 pm
Regular expressions seem rather complex, even like a foreign language to beginning programmers. The mixture of symbols and characters can bring you to tears if you have a limited understanding, but w...
