PHP Research And Development

HTML Editors 101 - Smaller Is Better

2008-05-11T08:50:00.001-07:00

SiteSpinner is a user-friendly web site development
tool that includes many advanced features such as drag-and-drop
positioning, built in FTP to publish directly to your web site, an
image editor and graphics creation all in one. With SiteSpinner,
objects can be placed wherever you want them with your mouse. Not only
that, you can place objects so they are always centered, or
automatically scale to fit your visitors browser. The Text Editor works
like a word processor, allowing you to change font, size and color. Add
links and spell-check your work. Add titles and you have a professional
page. The drag-and-drop Table Editor lets you quickly organize your
information. Text, pictures, or any object can easily be dragged into
position, and your table's properties can be set the way you want them.

Full review posted at

http://www.deprice.com/sitespinner.htm

NoteTab Pro

NoteTab
Pro is a leading-edge text editor and HTML coding tool, and an ideal
Notepad replacement. Winner of top shareware industry awards since
1998, this elegant application does it all: you can handle multiple
large files with a simple tabbed interface, use a spell-checker and
thesaurus, format text, use multiple undo, and bookmark documents. You
can build templates, use powerful system-wide searches, and do global
multi-line replacements.

Full review posted at

http://www.deprice.com/notetabpro.htm

CoffeeCup HTML Editor

The
CoffeeCup HTML Editor is 2 Editors in 1. If you know HTML or want to
learn more use the powerful and easy Code Editor that has set the
standard since 1996. To make pages fast, or without knowing HTML use
the drag and drop WYSIWYG Visual Editor. You can also go back and forth
between the Code and Visual Editors to create remarkable Websites in a
snap. CoffeeCup comes with more than 100 DHTML & Javascripts, a
DHTML Menu wizard, 25,000 Graphics and Photos including over 1,000 XP
Style Icons and access to over 500 Free Website Templates. It also has
Built-in FTP Uploading and easy to use Table, Frame, Font, and Form
Designers.

Full review posted at http://www.deprice.com/coffeecuphtmleditor.htm

CodeLock 2.0

Codelock encrypts PHP and any HTML generated by your PHP scripts.

You
can password protect your scripts, create an expiry time or unlock key,
lock to IP or URL and more. The Encryptor software works with any
install of PHP4.x or better. Requires no additional software to be
installed (on your server or on your clients server) - Codelock V2 is
ISP friendly. Works both on your 'localhost' server OR online via HTTP
Works on Linux, Windows and FreeBSD operating systems. Requires no
changes to the web server (with default PHP installation). Works in PHP
safe mode and with globals off (except when encrypting from zip files).
Encrypts PHP or HTML files (including HTML or javascript embedded into
PHP). Encrypts HTML web pages as an added extra Offers ZLIB compression
as part of the encryption. Your PHP pages can be compressed to
approximately 1/3 of their file size.

Full review available at

http://www.deprice.com/codelock.htm

John Deprice is a self-taught webmaster. The tools he uses to create websites are available at http://www.deprice.com/utilities.htm

HTML Editors 101 - Smaller Is Better

2008-05-11T08:47:00.001-07:00

Full review posted at

http://www.deprice.com/sitespinner.htm

NoteTab Pro

Full review posted at

http://www.deprice.com/notetabpro.htm

CoffeeCup HTML Editor

Full review posted at http://www.deprice.com/coffeecuphtmleditor.htm

CodeLock 2.0

Codelock encrypts PHP and any HTML generated by your PHP scripts.

Full review available at

http://www.deprice.com/codelock.htm

John Deprice is a self-taught webmaster. The tools he uses to create websites are available at http://www.deprice.com/utilities.htm

Publicity: Write a Letter to the Editor for Free Publicity

2008-05-11T08:41:00.001-07:00

Ever wonder why papers devote a page or more to letters to the editor? Because subscribers love to read them!

Letters
to the editor are among a paper’s most popular features, so getting
your name underneath a letter can be even more valuable that being
quoted in a news article.

Letters to the editor can't just be
about anything—they have to be related to the news. The ones most
likely to get published bring a personal perspective to a topic of
national or intense local interest. Anytime one of your topics is even
vaguely in the news, try writing a letter about it.

Letters to
the editor should be short—no more than 200 words—so they shouldn't
take long to write. Type it up on your computer and e-mail it over to
the editor. Look for your letter in the newspaper in the next few
weeks, and if it appears, let your clients and colleagues know about it.

There
are some newspapers that now put letters to the editor that didn't make
the newspaper on their web sites. Soon, a letter to the editor may be
guaranteed publicity.

Longer, signed articles called “op-eds” run on the same page and are spectacular showcases. Try one.

Ned Steele
works with people in professional services who want to build their
practice and accelerate their growth. The president of Ned Steele's
MediaImpact, he is the author of 102 Publicity Tips To Grow a Business or Practice. To learn more visit http://www.MediaImpact.biz or call 212-243-8383.

Keep Your Software Simple! A Review of EditPlus

2008-05-11T08:24:00.001-07:00

I like my software simple. If it's too complex or difficult to figure out, I don't use it.

For example, I have tried a lot of different programs for creating my web pages. These include:

* Namo Webeditor
* Microsoft Frontpage
* Dreamweaver
* NetObjects Fusion
* Hotdog Pro
* CoffeeCup HTML Editor

and a variety of other commercial, shareware and freeware editors. Each time I tried one of these, I found it too complicated. What are all these "panels" for? How to I see the underlying HTML code for my page? What's a "web"? How do I begin to use this package? I just couldn't get answers to my questions easily.

Now my hard disk is bulging from the growing number of HTML editors I got from download.com and then abandoned.

A couple of years ago, I discovered EditPlus. It's a very simple and easy-to-use editor. Yet is also has plenty of sophistication if you need it.

You can use EditPlus both as a text editor and as an HTML editor. This nifty piece of software has an internal preview capability so that you you get a quick check on your HTML code. It also has a spelling checker, word wrap, and a word counter. It even includes FTP functions so that you can upload your web pages to your host provider.

I wrote this article, formatted it for publication, added HTML code and published it on my web page using EditPlus.

So far, I haven't read a manual for EditPlus and don't feel I need to because the program is so intuitively easy to use.

I admit that you need to learn some HTML if you want to create and edit your web pages with EditPlus. But I get nervous when I try to create a web page with one of those designer packages where the HTML code is hidden from view.

I keep going back to EditPlus after trying those other complicated web design programs.

If you want to test it, you can download a trial of EditPlus from http://www.editplus.com. The cost of the software is minimal (only about $30) and well worth it.

Why can't more software developers follow the KISS philosophy? Keep it Simple, Stupid! I'm convinced they would capture more of us simple-minded users if they followed this principle. Then it would be Keep It Simple, Smarty!

About The Author

Kempton Smith reviews computer software. Drop in to http://www.kemptonsmith.com

Free HTML Editors for Professional Web Designers

2008-05-11T08:16:00.001-07:00

Here are some recommended free programs for beginners
looking to gain a much clearer understanding of how HTML code works,
and advanced users who want their jobs to be a little easier.

Evrsoft 1st Page.

Unusual
for an HTML editor, Evrsoft 1st Page doesn't create messy code that
you'll have to clean up later. It doesn't add any unnecessary
additional tags, making it an ideal choice for experienced web
designers and newbies alike. Evrsoft 1st Page's menus can be
personalized with your preferred toolbars and keyboard shortcuts. It
has three modes of Web development options, Easy, Expert and Hardcore.
It has a thesaurus, a spell checker, and is loaded with hundreds of
built-in scripts with an HTML source compressor that reduces file
sizes. A built-in wizard that automates the coding process makes
everything a breeze. VBScript, CGI, Perl, JavaScript, ColdFusion, and
ASP are among its supported web languages, with available scripts for
each one. An Instant Tag Help and a Complete Web Building Reference are
accessible as additional guides.

CoffeeCup.

A
free application that's just as complete as any other HTML editor, the
CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor has a very useful Quickstart feature that
writes code for background colors, text, headings, scrollbars and body
based off of your selections. Available XHTML, DHTML, PHP and
JavaScript tags and codes can easily be dragged and dropped onto the
webpage, to create frames, tables and forms via helpful wizards.With
the capability to upload and download your website from the editor, an
HTML validation feature, a thesaurus, spell checker and a website color
schemer, all for free. CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor should run on Windows
2000, XP, XP MC, and Vista.

HateML.

HateML Pro,
a PHP/HTML Editor requires a little HTML knowledge to be used
effectively. Equipped with an Automatic Syntax Checker that
automatically checks for errors, it saves a lot of time as you wouldn't
have to look for the errors and correct them yourself. It also has
Intellisense, a feature that analyzes your work and provides
suggestions as to what you're typing. Another unique feature is Syntax
Highlighting, the process of accordingly highlighting code written in
PHP and other languages. With its FTP client, Code Browser and a MySQL
manager plug-in, HateML is an excellent answer for those looking for a
HTML editor that's free, but doesn't skimp on what it can do. Designed
to work with Windows 98, XP and Vista, would be web developers
shouldn't pass this one up.

Take your pick. These HTML editors
are packed with features but light on the pocket, perfect for advanced
users and budding web designers.

Kevin Savetz is creator of http://www.FreeForYourSite.com, a blog that covers free webmaster tools
including SEO tools, keyword tools, graphics utilities, and more. All
of the utilities mentioned in this article are linked in the HTML editors category at FreeForYourSite.

Increase Traffic To Website - How Much Website Traffic Do You Want?

2008-05-04T08:42:00.001-07:00

What we are going to discuss here is the essence of
not just being able to boost your traffic. Ultimately, it is in the
next statement that we want to answer.

It is the ability to
increase traffic to website for the long term. Anyone can generate a
tremendous amount of traffic but not the kind which yields a longer
term return.

Website Definitions Are Crucial.
It is really important that you first figure out how you want your
website to be structured. Your theme or market that you will build your
website upon will determine your traffic generation structure.
Static Pages Versus Dynamic Pages.
You've seen countless of individuals actually monetize via Adsense or
perhaps just by driving traffic to their affiliate pages. Now in either
situations they are static pages. Those are pages which do not update
often. Dynamic pages are in fact more search engine friendly.
Organic Traffic Rules.
The reason why I wanted you to consider both points above is that often
times, the best traffic comes from organic traffic. That which is found
regularly in the 'search engine results pages' or SERPS.
Quality Long Term Traffic.
Organic traffic is actually the longer term traffic you are looking
for. This is because if your website is highly relevant to any search
engines placements people will be presented with your page. Rankings
are important here.

Sometimes, you will find non relevant web pages
being ranked pretty highly but do not worry because you can increase
traffic to website in an exponential way. It is just by choosing the
natural traffic way. You may however, prefer to learn a little more
about search engine optimization.

Do you want to learn more about getting traffic? Download your free blueprint here: Increase Traffic To Website

Vern
How is a webmaster, author and a traffic generation expert. His website
currently serves over of 4,500 unique visitors per month.

Increase Traffic To Website - How Much Website Traffic Do You Want?

2008-05-04T08:41:00.001-07:00

What we are going to discuss here is the essence of
not just being able to boost your traffic. Ultimately, it is in the
next statement that we want to answer.

It is the ability to
increase traffic to website for the long term. Anyone can generate a
tremendous amount of traffic but not the kind which yields a longer
term return.

Website Definitions Are Crucial.
It is really important that you first figure out how you want your
website to be structured. Your theme or market that you will build your
website upon will determine your traffic generation structure.
Static Pages Versus Dynamic Pages.
You've seen countless of individuals actually monetize via Adsense or
perhaps just by driving traffic to their affiliate pages. Now in either
situations they are static pages. Those are pages which do not update
often. Dynamic pages are in fact more search engine friendly.
Organic Traffic Rules.
The reason why I wanted you to consider both points above is that often
times, the best traffic comes from organic traffic. That which is found
regularly in the 'search engine results pages' or SERPS.
Quality Long Term Traffic.
Organic traffic is actually the longer term traffic you are looking
for. This is because if your website is highly relevant to any search
engines placements people will be presented with your page. Rankings
are important here.

Do you want to learn more about getting traffic? Download your free blueprint here: Increase Traffic To Website

Vern
How is a webmaster, author and a traffic generation expert. His website
currently serves over of 4,500 unique visitors per month.

Traffic to Your Site Using Free Methods

2008-05-04T08:38:00.001-07:00

There is an old saying "It takes money to make
money". While this is true in most cases, the versatility of the
Internet makes it possible to make money without investing a dime. When
working online the main ingredient is traffic to your website. It makes
sense that with traffic you get sales.

While there are many ways
to boost your traffic, many sites don't have the capital that others
have to generate more traffic for your site. To get your business going
you don't have to spend a cent; all you need is a plan, determination,
and a lot of patience. You also must have the desire and resolve to do
hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site.

It
really is very rewarding to have traffic for your site without spending
a single penny. Everywhere you look on the Internet you will see
websites and articles that offer ideas and ways for you to make money
with spending any money. I am here to tell you that it is possible, as
I have been doing it for years. One thing I won't tell you in this
article is that I am a millionaire, or that using only free advertising
is going to make you one. But by using some of the free tried and true
methods outlined here, you stand a good chance of succeeding.

By
taking advantage of online forums and online communities, you can
target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are
looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that
you represent or offer.

Another great advantage is that you know
what you are getting into and you will be prepared. Build your
companies reputation with online communities and forums by showing
others within what your company represents. By building a reputation
and building trust with the people in these forums and online
communities you are showing your expertise and knowledge.

Provide
people with a catalog of your products and interesting and entertaining
articles through newsletters. You can use a squeeze page for sign up,
create a sign up form on your website both can be done through a good
autoresponder .

If you make it really interesting and
entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and
recommend it to other people. The more people who signs up for your
newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site
increasing your traffic.

Trading links with other webmasters. One
way of doing this is to work with a company such as Linkalizer or one
of the other link services. Other like websites are listed there and
links are exchanged with other sites. You can also contact the
webmaster of sites directly and ask to exchange links with them. Be
sure and include your website address in any and all correspondence.
Exchanging links benefits both sites. Every time someone clicks on
these sites, the potential for them to click on your site increases.
Not only that but by having backlinks to your site from others you
increase your page ranking. The search engines like backlinks.

Write
articles that could draw the attention of people that have interest in
your product. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to
other entrepreneurs. Writing articles that provide good service and
knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage your
traffic flow needs.

Many sites offer free submission and posting
of your articles or you can use a program such as Article Submitter or
other submitter services, which you can download for free! Using good
keywords and content within the article helps the consumer to find the
articles they need. Including a brief bio of yourself along with your
website address lends credibility to you and provides access to your
site.

If you are not confident enough to know if you have good
content for your site, then do a search for website content. A lot of
free information is on the Internet for your use. Try not to copy any
content word for word, but put the article into words you would use,
thus making it your content. Do this a few times and you will be
writing your own content in no time at all! Be sure and use keywords
and phrases related to your site. With the right keywords, you could
get high rankings in search engine results without the costs.

These are just a few of the methods myself and others have used to create traffic flow to our sites.

Nancy
Kraska has been involved with internet marketing since September, 2004.
For more information visit her directory of Work At Home Ideas and
Opportunities at Home Work For You http://www.hmewrk4u.com

She is also the owner of a cookbook website at http://www.simply-cookbooks.com

Web Site Submission - What Are the Benefits of Web Site Submission? III

2008-05-04T08:26:00.001-07:00

A good web site ranking is very essential to boost
traffic to your web site. Web site submission to search engines goes
hand in hand with high web site ranking. Web site submission to search
engines increases the probability that your web site has a high rank in
the search engine results page. This will in turn help in increasing
the number of visitors to your website. With web site submissions to
search engines you improve your chances of being ranked high on the
search engine results page as you are making the search engines know
about your web site without actually making them search your web site
among the millions of URLs.

Another benefit of web site
submission is that web site submissions offer you with the fundamentals
of what a web site is supposed to have in it and give you with keys on
how to boost traffic. Most of the people today make certain that their
web site is designed according to the submission requirements of
various search engines .

Web site submission has worked wonders
in increasing the traffic to a web site and turned out to a foolproof
marketing strategy. Using web site submissions to various search
engines assists in advertising your web site on the Internet. It
augments your odds of providing the linked key words wanted to
advantage both you and individuals probing for your information.

Preferring
not to employ a web site submission could prove to be the worse
promotion aide that you could do. Web site submissions approximately
assure good amount of web traffic.

Do
you want to learn more about how I do it? I have just completed my
brand new guide to article marketing success, ‘Your Article Writing and
Promotion Guide‘

Download it free here: Secrets of Article Promotion

Do you want to learn how to build a massive list fast? Click here: Email List Building

Selecting the Best Web Design Language for Your Project

2008-04-27T22:20:00.001-07:00

If you'd like to create and publish your own web site
on the Internet, your first step should be to decide what type of web
site you would like to create and what web design language you would
like to use.

Although there are several web design languages to
choose from, make sure you take some time to research your options to
ensure you're making the best choice for your project.

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

The
easiest and most popular web design language is Hypertext Markup
Language, better known as HTML. This language is so simple you can type
the syntax into a text editor, such as Notepad, save it with an .html
extension and instantly have a web page.

You can learn more about HTML here:
http://www.w3schools.com/html/

Although
HTML will enable you to create simple web sites, if you want something
more dynamic, you'll need to look into using other languages:

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)

PHP:
Hypertext Preprocessor, better known as PHP, is a highly popular,
server-side scripting language that can be embedded directly into HTML
coding.

PHP can do anything that CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
can do, such as process form data and auto generate dynamic content.
However, PHP can do much more. It can be used on all major operating
systems and supports most web servers.

PHP's main focus is
development for the web, so it has a quick development time and can
solve scenarios much quicker than some of the other web design
languages.

You can learn more about PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor here:
http://www.php.net/

ColdFusion

ColdFusion,
developed by Macromedia, is used to build and serve web pages. It
consists of ColdFusion Studio, which is used to create web pages, and
ColdFusion Server, which is used to display the web pages.

One of the best features of ColdFusion is the ability to create web pages 'on the fly' from content stored within a database.

For
example, a variety of content can be placed within a database as
'pieces of content.' When a user types in the web address to retrieve
the web page, ColdFusion dynamically develops the pages, from the
'pieces of content,' as they are served.

Although it is very
reliable, ColdFusion may be better suited for larger companies rather
than individuals, as it is fairly expensive.

You can learn more about ColdFusion here:
http://macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/tutorial_index.html

Java Server Pages (JSP)

Java
Server Pages, also known as JSP, is a web design language developed by
Sun Microsystems. It is used to control web page content via servlets,
which are little programs that run on a web server. These servlets
modify the web page on the server prior to it being displayed within a
web browser.

The JSP technology enables you to combine regular, static HTML with dynamically generated HTML.

You can learn more about Java Server Pages here:
http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/docs.html

Active Server Pages (ASP)

Active Server Pages, also known as ASP, is Microsoft's solution to dynamic, interactive web pages.

Active
Server Pages are web pages that contain scripts in addition to the
standard HTML tags. These scripts are processed prior to a web page
being displayed within a web browser.

Unlike standard HTML pages that have an .html or .htm extension, Active Server Pages have an .asp extension.

An
advantage of ASP is that it is language-independent and therefore is
easy to use across all platforms and applications. It is very flexible
and powerful, yet some people don't like it merely because it is a
Microsoft product.

You can learn more about Active Server Pages here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnasp/html/asptutorial.asp

Conclusion

With
so many different web design languages to choose from, which is the
best language for your project? That will depend on your web site needs
and how much time and/or money you're willing to invest.

If you
want a simple web site with text and images, HTML is definitely the way
to go. Not only is it easy to learn, but there are also many HTML
editors available online that will write the code for you.

Although
HTML is usually the right choice for most, if you'd like your web site
to be dynamic, you will need to research some of the other languages
until you find the best solution for your project.

Take your time
and do your homework before you begin. If you don't feel confident in
your ability to create your own web site, hire a professional. It will
save you a lot of time and trouble in the long run.

Shelley
Lowery is the publisher of Etips. To receive your free subscription
& a copy of Shelley's popular ebooks, 'Killer Internet Marketing
Strategies,' and 'Work from Home: A Complete Guide to Developing a
Successful Internet Business from Home,' send an email to etips_publication@web-source.net or visit http://www.web-source.net.

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Step By Step: Add Image Validation To Your Website Form

2008-04-27T22:15:00.001-07:00

If you are a do-it-yourself programmer and you want
to know how to add image validation to a form on your web site then
this is the article for you. While there are many ways to do this, if
you follow these steps, you will learn the easiest way to get the job
done. Once you have mastered the example here, you will have all the
concepts and experience you need to incorporate the final product into
your form on your website.

We will need two files. The first file
will create the validation image and incorporate the image in a
validation form. Here is the step-by-step code for the first file:
verify.php

---BEGINNING OF FILE: VERIFY.PHP---

< ?php

// Create an image where width=200 pixels and height=40 pixels

$val_img = imagecreate(200, 40);

// Allocate 2 colors to the image

$white = imagecolorallocate($val_img, 255, 255, 255);

$black = imagecolorallocate($val_img, 0, 0, 0);

// Create a seed to generate a random number

srand((double)microtime()*1000000);

// Run the random number seed through the MD5 function

$seed_string = md5(rand(0,9999));

// Chop the random string down to 5 characters

// This is the validation code we will use

$val_string = substr($seed_string, 17, 5);

// Set the background of the image to black

imagefill($val_img, 0, 0, $black);

// Print the validation code on the image in white

imagestring($val_img, 4, 96, 19, $val_string, $white);

// Write the image file to the current directory

imagejpeg($val_img, "verify.jpg");

imagedestroy($val_img);

? >

< !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"

"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd" >

< html >

< head >

< meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" >

< title >Image Verification< /title >

< /head >

< body >

< img src="verify.jpg" height="40" width="200" alt="validation image" / >

 Type in the validation code from the image. (case sensitive)

< form action="validateform.php" method="post" >

< input name="random" type="text" value="" >

< input type="submit" >

< !-- The validation code will be posted from a hidden form element -- >

< input name="validation" type="hidden" value="< ?php echo $val_string ? >" >

< /form >

< /body >

< /html >

---END OF FILE: VERIFY.PHP---

Now we will create a file that will perform the validation using the POST method:

---BEGINNING OF FILE: VALIDATEFORM.PHP---

< ?php

if ($_POST['validation'] == trim($_POST['random'])){

echo "You are validated";

}

else{

echo "Please go back and get validated.";

}

? >

---END OF FILE: VALIDATEFORM.PHP---

IMPORTANT
NOTE: Because many free article websites don’t support HTML in the body
of the article the files above won’t work unless you eliminate the
space after < and before >. Just do a find and replace all.

That
is really all there is to it. You probably noticed that I also went to
the trouble of including the DOCTYPE and charset lines in this simple
example. I did this as a little reminder to make sure that all of your
pages on your website are W3C compliant. One of the biggest mistakes
that many webmasters make is to neglect W3C compliance on their web
pages. If your web pages are not W3C compliant you will get low search
engine rankings. Even worse, if you are advertising, your ads may not
be as relevant as they should be! In my other article, I explain W3C
compliance and the most common mistakes.

Original article and source code for download are available at http://picella.com
--The author, David Picella, is a PhD Student at the University of
Wisconsin Milwaukee. In addition to his technical articles on
technology and Internet subjects, he has written other articles on
health care topics in women's health and reproductive care.

Switching Web Host

2008-04-27T22:11:00.001-07:00

Moving a web site to a new host is not as difficult
as you may think. If you follow the tips below carefully you should be
fine and have your site up in no time at all.

First Off:

Do
not get over excited when you see an extremely cheap hosting plan, look
carefully at what the plan they provide and always read the terms and
conditions for tricks or hidden fees. Define your own requirements
before hand and look for a hosting plan that match closest to your soon
to be old web host. A 24/7 support with phone support is a must! Try to
find a host that uses the same operating system as your existing host.
Get a web host that has a fast Internet connection and has fast servers
and good up time (95.3, 99.0, etc)

Scripts:

Make sure if
you use php, CGI, Perl or ASP that your new web host supports it. On
php make sure they support all the php functions you need and make sure
they have all the Perl Modules that you need to use or plan on using.
Many scripts need Mysql, so check to see if they support that as well.

Backup:

Backup
should be done regularly and not during any major change like moving
your site. Make sure you backup everything on your site or you risk
losing it all! Save all of your site's files on a disc or you could
signup for a data storage service and they will save it for you.

Testing:

You
need to be sure that your site is functioning before you cut off from
the current host. It's always a good idea to get someone else to test
out the new site, if you have more than one computer than use both
computers and have a friend to take a look at it too, if you can get
more than one person to test it do it. I would also suggest that you
test everything from links to images three or four times to make sure
things are fine.

Once all this is done you can switch your web
hosting and go live. For the next 48 hours check your site often as you
can because you never know what may brake or happen. If you do all the
above you should be fine and good to go live!

Matt Colyer began as a SEO Specialist in 1997. He founded Superior Webmaster in 2004 as a source of articles and tutorials for Web site owners looking to improve their Web site.

Different Types of Web Hosting Explained

2008-04-27T22:07:00.001-07:00

There are many different types of web hosting
available. Which type one chooses should hinge upon what one wants to
accomplish with his or her web site. Some web hosting services are
free, but place ads on web sites. Whereas other web hosting types can
be more expensive, but provide a lot more assistance and bandwidth. The
four main web hosting types are free web hosting, shared web hosting,
and dedicated web hosting (both managed and unmanaged).

Free web
hosting is the simplest kind of web hosting that one can get. This type
of web hosting is usually supported by ads on hosted web sites.
Features for this type of web hosting are limited, and therefore it is
a better option for people who are just starting out on the Internet
and are interested in having a small site with little traffic. The type
of domain one receives in free web hosting is typically a subdomain
(yoursite.webhost.com) or a directory (www.webhost.com/~yoursite). Most
free web hosts do not have support for MySQL, multiple e-mail accounts,
and PHP.

Shared web hosting is actually the most popular type of
web hosting service. Shared web hosting allows more than one site to be
hosted on the same server. Additionally, the hosts provide system
administration. For users that do not want to have the burden of
running a sever, shared web hosting is a great choice. The individual
hosting plan may differ, but most hosts provide the user with elements
such as PHP, ASP, MySQL, more bandwidth, and multiple e-mail addresses.
More services are often available in shared web hosting than are
available with simple free web hosting (including the ability to have
your own domain name!).

The last two types of web hosting are
managed dedicated web hosting, and unmanaged dedicated web hosting.
Dedicated web hosting is a wise choice for someone who wants more
storage and bandwidth, and also wants features that are not available
with shared and free web hosting. In dedicated servers, users are not
limited to a certain number of databases and e-mail addresses.
Additionally, users usually receive a very high amount of bandwidth in
comparison to other hosting types. The typical dedicated server plan
provides the user with 500 to 1,000GB of monthly bandwidth.

In
unmanaged dedicated web hosting, the user is the server administrator.
This allows the user the greatest amount of control and flexibility. Of
course, many people do not know how to handle the task of being a
server administrator and do not want to learn. Therefore, this is not a
viable option for some.

When looking for a web host, it is
important to consider the purpose of the web site and what one’s
capabilities are. Pricing for web hosts is dependant upon the support,
reliability, features, and security one wants. Choosing a type of web
hosting may seem like a daunting task, but simply doing research and
making an educated decision should yield satisfaction and success on
this critical matter.

Paul Hanson recommends Net Explorers ( http://www.hosting-netexplorers.co.uk/ ) for quality UK hosting service

The Importance Of CSS In Web 2.0

2008-04-23T21:30:00.001-07:00

There’s a lot of hype about CSS and for good reason.
CSS provides a fast, clean, efficient and very powerful method of
styling websites and so much more. CSS can be used for many different
aspects of the web including design and functionality.

Various
things CSS can be used for include, font styling, web page layouts,
expanding menus, roll over effects and so much more. All these things
mean CSS has pushed the web into a new era creating a smarter, more
efficient internet than we have ever seen before.

Dynamic content and CSS styling

Dynamic
webpage’s created using languages such as ASP and PHP work hand in hand
with CSS to provide easy to edit webpage’s. With multiple CSS files
including a master or main CSS file your dynamic code can be kept short
and sweet with far less filler code for you to sort through to make a
simple style change.

File Structures and CSS

If you have a
large scale website using separate CSS files per section your site will
be easy to maintain, update and edit. If you were to have four sections
to your site for example the home page, links page, help and a contact
us page. Your CSS file structure would look like this:

Master.css

This file would control things that are required on all the pages of
your site such as menus, footers, header, body attributes, head tags
and even the basic layout.

Home.css

The home.css file would be used to control content specific to the home
page its self such as the pages layout and specific attributes.

Links.css,
Help.css, Contact.css would be used to control attributes and the
layout of the files they control e.g. links.css would control the
relevant file such as links.php.

So to sum up CSS is a fantastic
web language and the future of the web itself. Learning CSS can be
challenging if you have no web experience however if you have already
used web based languages before than CSS can be a fun and fulfilling
language to learn with many practical uses on the web today.

Ashley Peach's websites include dog toys, dog beds and dog training equipment.

Sending Email with PHP

2008-04-23T21:23:00.001-07:00

A Contact Us page with a HTML form to contact the
webmaster adds a nice personal touch to any website. Users feel
"connected" to the owner and it makes them seems more down-to-earth.

PHP
comes with a handy function called, would you believe it, mail(). Here
you will learn how to use it in it's most simple form to send a basic
email.

Please note that if your server doesn't have PHP installed, this will not work. That means Google-Pages too.

Now, to get started. Instructions are given in the comments.

Save the following as sendEmail.php

&lt;?php // Did someone click submit? if($_POST['submit'];) { // Get our form variables. $subject = $_POST['subject']; $email = $_POST['email']; $msg = $_POST['comments']; // Send the email with the mail function. // Replace example@domain.com with your email address! if( mail("example@domain.com", "$subject", "$email", "$msg") ){ // We have lift-off! echo "Email sent successfully!"; } else { echo "Oops! Mail couldn't be sent."; } } ?&gt;

You
can now make a HTML page that lets a user send you an email, by
including the following HTML code in your page. (The following code
goes in between the

&lt;body&gt;&lt;/body&gt; tags).

&lt;form method="post" action="sendEmail.php"&gt; Subject: &lt;input type="text" name="subject" size="20"&gt; Email: &lt;input type="text" name="email" size="20"&gt; Comments: &lt;textarea cols="20" rows="5" name="comments"&gt; &lt;/form&gt;

Ankur Kothari is the Director of the newly developed Lipidity Corporation,
which provides free website design. Ankur has a deep knowledge and
mastery of PHP, and has been programming since he was twelve years old.

3 Reasons to Host Your Web Site in a Linux Server

2008-04-23T21:11:00.001-07:00

It's more and more common that a person owns a web
site, which can be for blog, family web site, small business web site
or even a forum. And the majority of those small-size or medium-size
web sites are hosted in Linux environment. Why so many webmasters would
like to make this decision?

I think below are 3 key reasons for it.

1) Stable

As
an open source operating system, code of Linux is open to the public so
that anyone can read it and suggest improvements or point out bugs.
Over the years, Linux has been developed in various flavors (the most
famous one is Red Hat). Thousands and thousands of people have
contributed their time and effort to making Linux web hosting run
faster and to provide simpler, more efficient and bug free code. With
an open programming environment, improvements are made on a continual
basis and problems are seen relatively quickly and solved with a
minimum of difficulty.

And the same reason as why it's stable, the security level of Linux is also higher than Windows.

2) Cheap

Linux
is free to all. Unlike Windows, you have to pay thousands of dollars
for a license. And this is also part of reason why the list price of
Linux web hosting package is much lower than that of windows web
hosting packages.

3) A lot of Free Scripts to Help Setting up the Web Site

Open
source world is just as beautiful as it could be. A lot of people
contribute to it from different perspectives, such as OS, software
development tools or applications. Linux, php, and MySQL have been a
very popular platform to build an application. Right now, you can find
many very good open source application to set up a forum, blog, image
galleries, etc. And all those are free and easy to be installed. Even
php and My SQL can work on Windows, Linux just a perfect platform for
them.

There are more reasons that the webmasters want to choose
Linux to host their web site. But a general guideline is that only if
you want to use asp.net or sql server to build your web site,
otherwise, Linux is always your best choice.

Want to know more about web hosting, please refer to Reliable Affordable Web Hosting: Guide, Review, Compare and Web Promotion

Ivy
Thai is the co-founder of WebHostingClue.com a free web hosting
directory with only reliable web hosting companies and offering the
visitors an easy way to find the right hosting plan for their needs.
Feel free to contact Ivy.Thai at ivy.thai@webhostingclue.com in case
you have any questions or comments regarding this article.

3 Reasons to Host Your Web Site in a Linux Server

2008-04-23T21:10:00.001-07:00

I think below are 3 key reasons for it.

1) Stable

And the same reason as why it's stable, the security level of Linux is also higher than Windows.

2) Cheap

3) A lot of Free Scripts to Help Setting up the Web Site

Want to know more about web hosting, please refer to Reliable Affordable Web Hosting: Guide, Review, Compare and Web Promotion

3 Reasons to Host Your Web Site in a Linux Server

2008-04-23T21:09:00.001-07:00

I think below are 3 key reasons for it.

1) Stable

And the same reason as why it's stable, the security level of Linux is also higher than Windows.

2) Cheap

3) A lot of Free Scripts to Help Setting up the Web Site

Want to know more about web hosting, please refer to Reliable Affordable Web Hosting: Guide, Review, Compare and Web Promotion

Design a Search Engine for Your Own Site with PHP

2008-04-23T21:04:00.001-07:00

This hands on PHP Programming article provides the
knowledge necessary to design and develop a search engine for your
website using PHP version 4.0 and above. Making a search engine for
your website with PHP is really easy and provides substantial
functionality required by most of the small to medium websites. This
article introduces every steps of the development, including both
design and PHP programming. Basic computer skills and knowledge of HTML
fundamentals are required. Ok, let's begin now.

Step 1: Design Search Box

Under your website root, make a file called search.htm or anything you like and type in the following code:

&lt;html&gt;

&lt;head&gt;

&lt;title&gt;Web Search&lt;/title&gt;

&lt;meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"&gt;

&lt;/head&gt;

&lt;body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"&gt;

&lt;form name="form1" method="post" action="search.php"&gt;

&lt;table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"&gt;

&lt;tr&gt;

&lt;td width="36%"&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;

&lt;input type="text" name="keyword"&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;/td&gt;

&lt;td width="64%"&gt;

&lt;input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Search"&gt;

&lt;/td&gt;

&lt;/tr&gt;

&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;/form&gt;

&lt;/body&gt;

&lt;/html&gt;

Step 2: Write search.php file. It is the core of your website search engine.

Under your website root, create a file called search.php or anything you like.

&lt;?php //get keywords $keyword=trim($_POST["keyword"]); //check if the keyword is empty if($keyword==""){ echo"no keywords"; exit; } ?&gt;

With
above, you can give hints to your users when they forget to enter a
keyword. Now let's go through all the files or articles in your website.

&lt;?php function listFiles($dir){ $handle=opendir($dir); while(false!==($file=readdir($handle))){ if($file!="."&amp;&amp;$file!=".."){ //if it is a directory, then continue if(is_dir("$dir/$file")){ listFiles("$dir/$file"); } else{ //process the searching here with the following PHP script } } } } ?&gt; 
The following scripts read, process files and check whether the files
contain $keyword. If $keyword is found in the file, the file address
will be saved in an array-type variable.

&lt;?php function listFiles($dir,$keyword,&amp;$array){ $handle=opendir($dir); while(false!==($file=readdir($handle))){ if($file!="."&amp;&amp;$file!=".."){ if(is_dir("$dir/$file")){ listFiles("$dir/$file",$keyword,$array); } else{ //read file $data=fread(fopen("$dir/$file","r"),filesize("$dir/$file")); //avoid search search.php itself if($file!="search.php"){ //contain keyword? if(eregi("$keyword",$data)){ $array[]="$dir/$file"; } } } } } } //define array $array $array=array(); //execute function listFiles(".","php",$array); //echo/print search results foreach($array as $value){ echo "$value"."&lt;br&gt;n"; } ?&gt;

Now, combine the codes listed above, all the related results in your websites will be found and listed.

Step 3: further improvement of the search engine can be made by adding the following,

(1) list the title of all searching results

REPLACE THE FOLLOWING

if(eregi("$keyword",$data)){ $array[]="$dir/$file"; }

WITH

if(eregi("$keyword",$data)){ if(eregi("&lt;title&gt;(.+)&lt;/title&gt;",$data,$m)){ $title=$m["1"]; } else{ $title="no title"; } $array[]="$dir/$file $title"; } 
(2) Add links to searching results

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING

foreach($array as $value){ echo "$value"."&lt;br&gt;n"; }

foreach($array as $value){ list($filedir,$title)=split("[ ]",$value,"2"); echo "&lt;a href=$filedir&gt;$value&lt;/a&gt;"."&lt;br&gt;"; }

(3) Set time limit for PHP execution

ADD THE FOLLOWING AT THE BEGINNING OF PHP FILES

set_time_limit("600"); 
The above time unit is second. 10 minutes is the script execution litmit.

Combine all the above codes and get the complete search.php file as following,

&lt;?php set_time_limit("600"); $keyword=trim($_POST["keyword"]); if($keyword==""){ echo"Please enter your keyword"; exit; } function listFiles($dir,$keyword,&amp;$array){ $handle=opendir($dir); while(false!==($file=readdir($handle))){ if($file!="."&amp;&amp;$file!=".."){ if(is_dir("$dir/$file")){ listFiles("$dir/$file",$keyword,$array); } else{ $data=fread(fopen("$dir/$file","r"),filesize("$dir/$file")); if(eregi("&lt;body([^&gt;]+)&gt;(.+)&lt;/body&gt;",$data,$b)){ $body=strip_tags($b["2"]); else{ $body=strip_tags($data); } if($file!="search.php"){ if(eregi("$keyword",$body)){ if(eregi("&lt;title&gt;(.+)&lt;/title&gt;",$data,$m)){ $title=$m["1"]; } else{ $title="no title"; } $array[]="$dir/$file $title"; } } } } } } $array=array(); listFiles(".","$keyword",$array); foreach($array as $value){ list($filedir,$title)=split("[ ]",$value,"2"); echo "&lt;a href=$filedir target=_blank&gt;$title&lt;/a&gt;"."&lt;br&gt;"; } ?&gt;

Now, you have made a search engine for your website, enjoy it!

Rory Canyons is the founder of ScriptMenu.com.
Fore more articles, scripts or tips for PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, PERL, XML,
Java, JavaScript, Flash, CFML, Python and other web programming
resources, visit http://www.scriptmenu.com

Simple Solution for Php Includes - IFrames

2008-04-23T20:33:00.001-07:00

I have recently created my first Php program. I
wanted to share with others some of the problems that I encountered,
and how I finally overcame these obstacles.

My Reason for needing a Php Include

To
start, my most recent website features a free classified advertising
solution, a modified version of PhpBB stripped to function as an
Article Bulletin Board (No replying), and a link directory. The
business model of my Website offers free Classified Advertising, but
charges a small fee for enhanced advertisements (Featured, Bolded, and
Better Placement). The Classifieds were purchased from a developer, so
I had little experience with the application. The link directory was a
free resource of an old program that I modernized a bit. I choose the
old link directory because the links are clean. They are not replaced
with coding to count outbound traffic. I figured this would increase
the value of links, to sites who exchanged links with me.

To
increase revenue on the new site, I realized that I needed to increase
the value of, “Featured Advertisements”. To do this I wanted to
randomly rotate featured advertisements, from the classifieds, across
my Bulletin Board and Link Directory. Bare in mind, all three are run
from a unique table, and I wanted to leave it that way. In addition, I
had little experience with the development for all three applications.

I
started reading tutorials and utilizing Forums to create a Php program
for external pages on the site. The program would pull a random
featured ad from the classified table. This program only took me about
32 hours to create, while performing research. I didn't intend to get
into the schematics of the program with this post, so forgive me if you
are looking for a Random generator. But I would be more than happy to
share my code upon request.

The code I created was simple, it
worked just the way I wanted, but I ran into one cumbersome obstacle;
how do I implement this easily across two unique table driven
applications? The answer was to use a Php Include

I started
reading tutorials on, "Php includes and functions and classes". I
realized quickly that this was a bit more confusing than creating the
actual coding. In addition, I ran into parsing errors if I included the
new coding in only one application.

My solution to using the, "Include ()," Php function

I
found that very few people were willing to provide any feedback for
such a problem, even in the most resourceful forums for Php Coding and
information resources. I fumbled with the coding for over 72 hours. I
thought this was a bit ridiculous, as the code itself took less time to
create.

I finally came across a helpful solution that may prove
beneficial, if you are in the same situation with Php Includes. The
code was uploaded onto my server as a file (something.php). I removed
the standard, "Php Include ()," function from all links and the PhpBB
coding. I then called the Php file (page) using an Iframe tag, on pages
I wanted it to appear. This proved to be a successful replacement for
the Php Include.

Search Engine Results Using Iframe for Php Include

I
waited until Google came around to see how the Iframe affected my sites
search rankings. Finally, the other day this happened. The conclusion,
my search rankings still increased due to recent link exchanges. The
code is working to my needs, and it is easily included on any page that
I want, even externals outside my site can call on the code, which
opens more doors for advancement.

Here is the simple Iframe code I used to replace the Php Include:

iframe
align=top valign=right width=600 height=105 marginwidth=0
marginheight=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 frameborder=0 scrolling=no
src="http://your.com/file-to-include.php" width=600 height=105>
/iframe

Using the Iframe tag for Php Include Conclusion

I
have encountered no problems with including my PHP code on pages across
external servers, using the iframe as a Php Include. As you can see, it
is totally customizable. You can specify the width, height, alignment,
border, scrolling, margins and more. The only obstacle that I have
encountered, is the style sheet that the site, or page, with the, "Php
Include," is not utilized. The page that the code is on seems to need
its own unique style sheet.

I hope this proves beneficial to anyone having trouble with running a "Php Include" across various unique online applications.

About The Author

Michael J. Medeiros is the owner of http://www.Mjmls.com.
He has worked as an Independent Real Estate Agent for three years, in
New Jersey. He has an extensive background in Business and Marketing.
Michael’s latest research and attention has been devoted to online
business development and the Internet.

Simple PHP Review - Real PHP Tutorials in PDF, Or a Scam?

2008-04-23T20:28:00.001-07:00

Are you interested to find out more about the Simple
PHP guide, and whether or not it is worth getting? With so many
tutorials available on the internet, it can be very confusing trying to
put all the information together to study systematically. This article
will discuss how this scripting language works in general, and what is
contained in the Simple PHP guide.

1. What Exactly Is PHP?

It
is a server side scripting language that can be easily combined with
HTML tags. It has been reconstructed into a web language today.

2. How Does It Work?

It
works like standard programming language whereby it maintains the
if/else condition statements, loops and subroutines. It is easily
identified by the curly brackets { } used to define the start and end
of statements. Users will need to use a

Finally, when you are
done scripting a page in PHP, remember to save the file with the
extension .php, and remember that .php files can still contain HTML
tags within them.

3. Why Should You Learn PHP?

It is
the most popular knowledge to have when you want your web pages to
handle form data submitted by users. It also allows customization and
building of dynamic pages. Best of all, it can connect to any SQL
database, allowing you or your users to store, edit and delete any
information from your web pages.

4. Review of Simple PHP Guide

This
guide is compiled by Robert Plank and it is essentially like a step by
step course for learning this scripting language. With the abundance of
information available on the internet, it is very confusing to know
where to start and end.

5. What Is Contained In This Package?

It
lays out all the essential PHP skills in 17 chapters, complete with
quizzes at the end of every chapter to test your understanding. 22
useful code snippets are included so you can stick them into your web
page and be used immediately. Simple PHP guide is highly recommended if
you want a full grasp of this scripting language quickly.

Do you want to download a step by step guide for learning PHP? Visit http://www.top-review.org/simple-php.htm to learn more about the Simple PHP guide, and Click Here to Download Simple PHP!

ASP vs PHP

2008-04-23T06:22:00.001-07:00

When building web sites, ASP and PHP are very popular languages. Here’s my opinion on whether ASP or PHP is best

ASP v. PHP

Both
ASP and PHP are languages used to build Dynamic Web sites that can
interact with Databases and exchange information. ASP (Active Server
Pages) is from Microsoft and is used with IIS (Internet Information
Server) that runs on Microsoft Servers. PHP (Personal Home Pages) is
from Rasmus Lerdorf, who originally designed this parsing language
which was later modified by different people. It runs on Unix and Linux
servers and it also has an NT server version.

There are a lot of differences between ASP and PHP.

Cost

To
run ASP programs one needs IIS installed on a Windows platform server,
which is not free. PHP programs run on Linux, which is free. Even the
connectivity of the database is expensive in the case of ASP as MS-SQL
is a product of Microsoft that needs to be purchased. PHP generally
uses MySQL, which is freely available.

Speed

If we compare
the speed of ASP and PHP then PHP has an upper hand. PHP code runs
faster than ASP. ASP is built on COM based architecture, which is an
overhead for the server whereas PHP code runs in its own memory space.

Platform Compatibility

PHP
programs can run on various platforms like Linux, Unix, Windows and
Solaris whereas ASP is mainly associated with Windows platforms.
However, ASP can run on a Linux platform with ASP-Apache installed on
the server.

Additional Costs

Many of the tools used in PHP
are free of cost and since PHP is open source a lot of code can be
found in open source forums. PHP has inbuilt features like ftp, email
from a web page or even encryption mechanisms but in ASP such features
are not built in and some additional components are required. Therefore
an additional cost is incurred for such components.

Base Language

PHP
is based on C++ language and the syntax used in PHP is quite similar to
C/C++. C/C++ is still considered the best programming language by many
programmers and people who love this language would surely feel more
comfortable with the syntax of PHP. ASP on the other hand has a more
Visual Basic kind of syntax that again is closely related to only
Microsoft products. So, it depends on a person-to-person which language
he or she is comfortable

Database Connectivity

PHP, being extremely flexible, can connect to various databases, the most popular being MySQL. ASP mainly uses MS-SQL.

Conclusion

Both
languages have their advantages specific to users. Some would argue
that both the languages have their own importance and depending on the
user's requirements the language and the platform can be chosen. If we
talk about developing a discussion board then ASP is equally capable
but many feel the best discussion boards are developed in PHP. If a
user is looking for some e-commerce application development then many
would call ASP the ideal choice. This does not mean that PHP cannot
provide e-commerce solutions, only that many people choose ASP.

From my perspective, PHP is an all around better choice than ASP.

Halstatt Pires is with the Internet marketing firm - http://www.marketingtitan.com - a San Diego Internet marketing and advertising company offering automated web site systems through http://www.businesscreatorpro.com

PHP Frameworks

2008-04-23T06:15:00.001-07:00

PHP Frameworks:

PHP is
finally getting the attention that i deserves, yes I have always
believed that PHP is one of those neglected languages, neglected
because they are used in abundance but there isn't enough programs or
as we call them frameworks to work on PHP. But that was until the
release of PHP 5. After the release of PHP, there is a range of
Frameworks available.

Today we review and understand closely the various frameworks available for PHP. Some of the most popular frameworks for PHP are:

The Zend Framework.
The Prado Framework.
CakePHP Framework.
Symphony Framework.

These frameworks are ofcourse the most popular ones and there are more
than 40 frameworks for PHP and it is very difficult to know which
framework suits you the best and will be the most productive for your
web development and enterprise goals. Ofcourse all these frameworks are
free and provide a host of services to satisfy almost all of the web
development needs of a web designer or a website owner. Some of the
most common features of all these PHP Framework are as follows:

PHP 5: Thats obvious!
All the frameworks support both PHP 5 version of the PHP.Only "The
Prado Framework" support the PHP 4.x version of the PHP as well as the
PHP 5 version of the PHP.
Multiple DBs: All the above mentioned frameworks support multiple databases to be used without making any setup and configuration changes.
Validation: All the four frameworks have an inbult validation and a filtering component which can be used.
MVC: All the four frameworks have the MVC that is the Model View Controller setup.

So, these are the few components and controllers that are common in
most of the PHP based frameworks and therefore one should look out for
these components when downloading or using a PHP framework.

Now let us see a brief introduction about each of these PHP based frameworks and their salient features:

Zend Framework:Zend
Framework is a component based framework with components for almost all
of the programming needs of a PHP programmer or PHP developer.

Some of the components in the Zend Framework are:

zend_acl
zend_auth
zend_cache
zend_config
zend_consolegetop and many more.

Prado Framework: The Prado framework provides the following benefits for web application developers.

reusablility
Ease of use
Robustness
Performance
Team Integration

CakePHP:

Some of the important features of CakePHP are as follows:

Model, View, Controller Architecture
View Helpers for AJAX, Javascript, HTML Forms and more
Built-in Validation
Application Scaffolding
Application and CRUD code generation via Bake
Access Control Lists
Data Sanitization
Security, Session, and Request Handling Components
Flexible View Caching

Like all other frameworks cakePHP is also component based framework.

The Symphony Framework:

Some of the features of the symphony framework are as follows:

simple templating and helpers
cache management
smart URLs
scaffolding
multilingualism and I18N support
object model and MVC separation
Ajax support
enterprise ready

Thus these are the best options available for frameworks relating to
PHP and one should review all these features of all these frameworks
against his needs and choose the appropriate framework to work on!

Any suggestions and comments as always are welcome.

Pranav Bhat

http://comparelinux.com

How To Select a Professional PHP Programmer

2008-04-23T06:07:00.001-07:00

If you want to enhance or upgrade your website, you
may want to consult a Professional PHP Programmer. PHP is a popular and
widely used development tool used to create dynamic websites and
browser-based applications.

How do you know a qualified PHP Programmer from an in-experienced PHP Programmer?

Experience
level, for starters. Do they have previous work-experience with the
type of project you have in mind? What other skills do they have?

For
example - a Professional PHP Programmer should understand security
issues, cross-browser compatibility, have database knowledge, and have
the ability to modify and add JavaScript to your website, understand
cascading style sheets, and have knowledge of S.E.O. (search engine
optimization) and Internet marketing.

Many PHP Programmers have
little knowledge of S.E.O. and Internet marketing. I think this is a
must. The person who creates your website can impact how the search
engines rate your website.

Most PHP projects require a database,
and the most popular hosting database is MySql. An experienced PHP
Programmer should understand how to utilize a database to optimize your
website or browser based application.

Knowing how to modify and
add JavaScript to your website is important also. PHP runs on the
server while JavaScript runs in the browser. Certain functionality is
best handled on one end of the other. JavaScript is mostly used to
create interactive calenders and data validation. Using JavaScript can
really spice up your website.

Cascading style sheets (CSS) are
used to define the fonts, layout, and style of your website. CSS is a
must have skill for any professional PHP programmer.

The
definitions a programmer puts in their CSS and JavaScript code are not
standard across web browsers. Your prospective PHP Programmer must
understand this fact and constantly test his code in several different
browsers to ensure cross-browser compatibility.

When interviewing
a prospective Programmer, you may want to ask how they deal with
security issues and try to understand their knowledge level of S.E.O.
and Internet marketing. Security is much more important than search
engine optimization; however, even the best looking website needs
visitors in order to be viable.

Keith
began his programming career over 20 years ago. In 1999 he became
proficient in HTML and PERL programming languages. Since that time, he
has been helping businesses and individuals build websites and over the
past year has also assisted clients in Internet marketing and search
engine optimization. This combination has allowed Keith to move beyond
only website development to consulting with clients in using the
Internet to their success. Keith is a trusted, professional PHP
programmer.

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Using PHP Buttons In Dreamweaver

2008-04-23T06:04:00.001-07:00

I'll admit that I am not a coder and I don't know
much more than a tiny bit of PHP at the time of writing this. However,
I have managed to create database driven webpages, and even password
protected members only areas due to the extremely easy to use PHP
buttons in Dreamweaver.

If you are interested in learning to
do this for yourself, this lesson will point you in the right direction
so that you can experiment and see for yourself how easy it is.

The first thing you need to do is to create an SQL database on your
webhost. This can be done via CPanel or if not that, then ask your host
how...anyways, creating an SQL database with 1 table is not hard.

The key is, to create it, record the information and then try to log in to that database via Dreamweaver.

You can do this by creating a new database connection in the 'Application' window of Dreamweaver.

This is one of the most challenging parts, and you'll need to set up
the site's testing server. At first this can be tricky, but if you
stick with it and get connected to your SQL databas via Dreamweaver,
you'll soon find ways to insert records, display records, and much more!

You see, once you are connected to the database, the table names will
dynamically show up in Dreamweaver, and from there it is only a short
step to learn how to insert records, repeat records, and display data
in the database.

Of course reading a book can help you with PHP, but it is also fun to just jump right in the Dreamweaver buttons.

Even a total PHP dunce like myself was able to start creating little PHP/SQL applications once I figured out these basic steps.

So if you want to create PHP applications, but don't know how to
hand-code PHP, create a PHP/SQL database with 1 table, figure out how
to connect to it via Dreamweaver, and start messing around with the
Dreamweaver PHP buttons.

In a few hours time you'll see what creating PHP/SQL applications in Dreamweaver is all about.

For more information on Dreamweaver including step by step video tutorials, visit http://www.dreamweaverhowto.com

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PHPsuexec - What You Need To Know

2008-04-23T06:02:00.001-07:00

PHPsuexec works in much the same way that CGI (perl
scripts etc) with suexec does. All PHP scripts will be run under your
account user name UID/GID, rather than the user running the web server
which is the case when PHP is run as an apache module.

This
simply means that rules that apply to .cgi & .pl files on your
current server, now also apply to PHP files. The maximum permissions
permitted on directories and .PHP files are 755. Failing to have
permissions set to a MAXIMUM of 755 on PHP files and their installation
paths will result in a 500 internal server error, when attempting to
execute them.

What if a script needs 777 for directories or files!

This
is no longer required. You do not need to have directories or files set
to 777, even if your installation documents tell you that you do.
Permissions of 755 will work in the same way. Scripts owned by your
account user will be able to write to your files in the same way that
they can running under apache with 777 permissions.

If you have
PHP applications/scripts that have directories set to 777, (required to
write to them under PHP/apache module), they will need to be changed to
755. Also you will need to change ownerships of all files owned by user
"nobody" to the username for your account.

.htaccess

You can no longer manipulate the php.ini settings with .htaccess files.

If
you are using .htaccess with php_value entries within it, you will
receive a 500 internal server error when attempting to access the
scripts. This is because PHP is no longer running as an apache module
and apache will not know how to handle those directives any longer. All
PHP values should be removed from your .htaccess files to avoid this
issue. Placing a php.ini file in its place will solve this issue.

Web Hosting Php Mysql - Guide

2008-04-13T21:01:00.001-07:00

Put web hosting php mysql together and you have
yourself a dynamic website! Getting web hosting, php, MySQL opens the
door for your business to develop in areas that your never thought
possible.

Standard web hosting is fine when nothing much needs to
happen to your site. Adding PHP enables you to create or use existing
opt in forms or maybe a membership software package you may have
purchased. You know the ones I mean. With username and password
verification and all that technical stuff!

Having PHP and MySQL is the standard and most popular choice for most webmasters and website developers.

This
may sound pretty obvious, but web hosting PHP MySQL do not all come as
standard in hosting packages! One may not come with the other. But not
only this, you must also be aware or the different versions of PHP and
SQL. MySQL is a vendor for the SQL as is Ms Windows and Oracle.

Check
and double check everything before committing yourself to any web
hosting PHP MySQL set up. Like I said before this may seem a little
obvious, but you will be amazed at the amount of people that actually
over look not only the compatibility of web hosting PHP and MySQL but
make the mistake in automatically thinking that they are all going to
work together.

If your web hosting PHP MySQL is all in one then
its safe to assume they all work together! Its when you are putting a
bespoke hosting package together that the importance of making sure you
kow your SQL and PHP versions.

If I any doubt at all, do not
hesitate to email the company that you are considering purchasing your
web hosting PHP and MySQL from. Its not good practice to think inferior
of yourself and refrain from asking the simplest question regarding
this type of service. Its complicated if its an unchartered area of
your online business knowledge.

Not asking about web hosting PHP
MySQL questions will result in many headaches and frustration not to
mention valuable lost time!

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Ecommerce Hosting - Providing Services To Companies

2008-04-13T20:58:00.001-07:00

One can find hundreds of 'web host firms' today;
thanks to the incredible surge in the field of online trade. What do
'web host firms' do? The primary aim of such firms is to keep an eye on
e-mail services, credit card processing and operational monitoring. Web
sites must operate throughout the year without any complications.

Good
technical support is one very important service that web hosts offer.
Maintenance is needed for websites, even after the normal business
hours. In order for a web host to be good, they must provide service to
websites even after everyone else has gone home. Web host companies are
important around the whole globe. New ecommerce websites are created
each and every day.

Web hosts make sure that shopping carts
function smoothly. Today people prefer to use their credit cards when
they pay for merchandise. Web hosts provide the necessary support to
guarantee that credit card purchases are safe. The business of
electronic commerce is experiencing unparalleled growth.

Prior to
a discussion about the importance of web hosting, it is a good idea to
provide a definition of the term "ecommerce hosting." Many
organizations utilize a web server to provide a selection of services
that enable other commerce-driven companies to earn more money by
conducting business over the World Wide Web. Companies that provide
these commercial services are called 'web hosts' or 'web hosting
firms.' Web hosts also supply "ecommerce shopping cart software."

Web
hosts provide templates for creating online catalogs and they gather
details of financial transactions between businesses. "Ecommerce
hosting" firms can help you increase your profits. Finding a good
"ecommerce hosting" company is not difficult to do. The Internet has a
plethora of information about firms that do "ecommerce hosting."

You
will need to consider security features along with the amount of money
you have to spend when you are choosing a web hosting company. Your
friends and relatives might have recommendations for you if they use a
particular company. You can also search in local newspapers and
magazines for the contact information for web hosting companies in your
area.

There
are hundreds of web host firms out there today due to the fact that
there has been a huge surge in the online trading field. New ecommerce website
are created each and every day. Finding a web host that specializes in
ecommerce hosting can help your business increase its revenue and
profits. Using a web server some organizations provide a number of
services to other companies so that the latter can increase their
profits by selling goods and services on the World Wide Web. Such
organizations are known as 'web hosts' or 'web hosting firms'. Web
hosts provide "ecommerce shopping cart software" too.

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The Benefits Of Using Php Shopping Cart

2008-04-13T20:56:00.001-07:00

The aspiring small-scale entrepreneur wanting to go
global and online from a small regional business would invariably need
a website. The website needs to be functional, accessible and
attractive so as to encourage the potential customers. The php-shopping
cart is needed every hour - regardless of whether the potential
customer wants to add, update or delete from the list. The php cart
should ideally be familiar to the potential customers.on the internet
considering that the customer would opt for a familiar option rather
than striving to learn a new system. The more effective php cart needs
to have a textual message on each page which could be an intimation to
the user as to the number of items present in the php shopping cart and
on clicking on the message the customer would gain access to the number
and details of items in the php shopping cart.

Creating a Php Shopping Cart

The
creation of shopping cart software is surprisingly simple and when done
with precision it could translate into a highly effective and
universally accepted php-shopping cart. The details of the stocks are
predictably stored in the database and the only information required
from the patient which would in turn need to be stored is none other
than the id of each product that has been added to the php shopping
cart. The php-shopping cart is accessible and there are a variety of
ways of reaching it - the most popular being the clicking on a link or
by clicking on the 'add to cart' option on the product page. In the
event of the php-shopping cart being arrived at using the link on the
product page - 'add to cart' - the need of the hour is undoubtedly to
update the products in the php-shopping cart before the display of a
new product range.

It is not uncommon for the php-shopping cart
to have more than one of a kind of any particular product, which could
be compiled, and it is not advisable to list the number of products of
a particular kind in the php-shopping cart. There is a commonality
between the links to 'delete' or 'add' a product to the php-shopping
cart. The customer could well have the option of updating the products
in the php shopping cart - manually! The php shopping cart is seldom
empty and if it is an appropriate message needs to be flashed to the
effect. This is one aspect of the php-shopping cart, which can scarcely
be negotiated

The Traits Of A Php Shopping Cart

The traits
of a successful PHP shopping cart is predominantly that of - having the
requisite information sent to cart. The php-shopping cart has the
ability to locate and execute a high compliance php-shopping cart. The
php-shopping cart has the inherent ability to call an external php file
to say the least. The most popular of the options available is none
other than the ability to pay by 'pay pal' the php-shopping cart then
is a boon when used judiciously and history when ignored!

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Online Smarty PHP Services

2008-04-13T18:08:00.001-07:00

Intro to PHP

In The Online Smarty PHP Services
we'll introduce you to one of the Internet's hottest and fastest
growing server side programming languages, PHP.

What can PHP do?

PHP
is mainly focused on server-side scripting, so you can do anything any
other CGI program can do, such as collect form data, generate dynamic
page content, or send and receive cookies. But PHP can do much more.

There are three main areas where PHP scripts are used.

•
Server-side scripting. This is the most traditional and main target
field for PHP. You need three things to make this work. The PHP parser
(CGI or server module), a web server and a web browser. You need to run
the web server, with a connected PHP installation. You can access the
PHP program output with a web browser, viewing the PHP page through the
server. All these can run on your home machine if you are just
experimenting with PHP programming

• Command line scripting. You
can make a PHP script to run it without any server or browser. You only
need the PHP parser to use it this way. This type of usage is ideal for
scripts regularly executed using cron (on *nix or Linux) or Task
Scheduler (on Windows). These scripts can also be used for simple text
processing tasks.

• Writing desktop applications. PHP is probably
not the very best language to create a desktop application with a
graphical user interface, but if you know PHP very well, and would like
to use some advanced PHP features in your client-side applications you
can also use PHP-GTK to write such programs. You also have the ability
to write cross-platform applications this way. PHP-GTK is an extension
to PHP, not available in the main distribution.

PHP can be used
on all major operating systems, including Linux, many Unix variants
(including HP-UX, Solaris and OpenBSD), Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X,
RISC OS, and probably others. PHP has also support for most of the web
servers today. This includes Apache, Microsoft Internet Information
Server, Personal Web Server, Netscape and iPlanet servers, Oreilly
Website Pro server, Caudium, Xitami, OmniHTTPd, and many others. For
the majority of the servers PHP has a module, for the others supporting
the CGI standard, PHP can work as a CGI processor.

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PHP Hosting

2008-04-13T17:53:00.001-07:00

PHP is generally server side scripting language for
creating Web pages. The syntax of PHP is similar to the Perl. PHP is
very easy to understand to learn. It is supported the most common
databases like, Oracle, Sybase and MySQL. It is integrated of external
libraries to generate PDF documents and parsing XML. It is just
open-source language which is supported by large group of developers.

There have few criteria's which can help you to choose the PHP hosting. Such as;

Price, Size and bandwidth

Now
a day's price is the main criteria. When you don't want to invest big
money then despicable PHP hosting is always the best. As a example, you
have to take a blog. When it comes to a blog, the bandwidth is very
less. At the time of put of mp3, be sure that your upload would not be
exceed 1 GB your first two years.

What do you need with PHP?

There
is not necessary that PHP is there, at the time of installing of PHP
hosting. All PHP hosting companies offer PHP in safe mode. To get a
great performance on Linux and apache servers, there are php installed
as CGI.

Things you should know too-problems

There are few
things that you should explain to about. There are some problems at the
time of install PHP software. You have to use some search engine
optimization which may consider rewriting the URLs using forcType in
htdocs.

In Google, there are some tips are always available. In
fact Google is the best way to get information out. The only draw back
PHP is, all software can't run on PHP hosting.

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PHP For Internet Marketing Websites

2008-04-13T17:43:00.001-07:00

A scripting language popularly known as PHP,
originated in 1995 by Rasmus Lerdorf. PHP stands for Personal Home Page
Tools. In just maximum 10 years this language has become a favorite of
internet marketers, even small business webmaster with the newer and
stable version of the internet.

Why is PHP so popular?

Before
PHP, there was Javascript. It does some really cool things like rotate
ads, graphics, text etc. But unfortunately it is not tough to readable
by the search engines. Who are working on internet, they love PHP
because it does all the Javascripts does and everything that does and
the turns up on the pages is read and counted by the search engines.

One
thing is that, you need to get a script written in PHP and learn how to
install a script on the web server. In fact PHP is not software which
you can simply download, installed and open on your computer. If you
want to import and rotate articles to keep my content sites full of
good and search engine. It also should be fresh content. Even you can
use PHP to complete this.

Where To Find PHP Scripts:-

You
can find PHP script at sites that host a listing of hundreds of
different scripts. It includes all kinds of CGI and Java. All those
sites have a section of scripts written just in PHP, which you have to
find some really nice free scripts and some low cost PHP scripts to
improve our websites performance and place in the search engines. One
thing is that, you would learn to write PHP since there are so many
ways a webmaster as well as internet marketer could use the script to
help with automation and site improvements.

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Building an Easier Site with PHP Modules

2008-04-13T17:31:00.001-07:00

Having hundreds of pages to manage can be a lot of
work when it comes to revisions, such as changing the site menu or a
list of links.

I have found an easier way to keep my editing time to a minimum with using what I call PHP Modules.

For
example, we'll build a menu module, we'll cut all of our menu images
& links from our pages leaving behind only the empty tables &
then create a new page menu.php without any headers and paste our menu
code.

Then in the empty tables we'll add the code:

< ?php

include_once "menu.php";

? >

Now
the next time I need to change the menu I'll only need to edit menu.php
& the other 300 pages will automatically be updated, slick right?

Note:
To use this PHP code you'll need to change all of your pages from .HTML
to .PHP or use a java script to parse the PHP code. You wont need to
change any of your html code as web browsers will render your pages the
same way as .html

I recommend changing your pages to PHP because
once you start working with PHP you will find a lot free scripts that
you can use to make your site more exciting & interactive than with
html alone.

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The Most Popular Web Scripting Program - PHP Programming

2008-04-13T17:29:00.001-07:00

Hypertext Preprocessor Programming is popularly known
as PHP which is a server-side Scripting based programming language. The
meaning of Server-side script is the script that the server processes
before the HTML files containing those scripts, which are transferred
to the browser of the client. Basically, script PHP programming is
programming software, which is used for the web hosting as well as web
developing. In fact all web based platform and all web server does not
allow PHP programming, which is executable to them. Now days the Win32
platform is one of the platform, which is not possible in PHP. The
programmers of PHP should have knowledge of PHP programming have a
demand in IT Community. There have many reasons by which the PHP
population is still growing up.

These reasons for the popularity are as follows;

•
The main root of the PHP programming is C and C++. In fact there have
more find similarities with C and C++ syntax. MYSQL is basically the
back-end tools of PHP. All the webmasters should make the websites
dynamically.

• The Windows and UNIX operating system supports PHP.

• The output buffering of PHP language is very powerful, which helps in increasing output flow.

PHP
has a dynamic property. It can works combined with HTML to displaying
elements dynamic in nature on the web pages. One another thing is that,
PHP did not parse anything outside of its delimiters and all those
lifting elements are sent into the output.

Another important
feature is that, PHP support all types of Relational Databases
management systems. This combination is also worked in different O.S.
Platform. In word, PHP programming is the new revolution of the world.

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What PHP Script?

2007-06-02T00:17:00.000-07:00

Definition: Server side scripting means that all of the code is executed on the server before the data is passed to the user's browser. In the case of PHP this means that no PHP code ever reaches the user, it is instead executed and only the information it outputs is sent to the web browser.

One way to see this in action is to open one of your PHP pages in a web browser and then choose the 'View Source' option. You will not see any PHP code; you will only see what the PHP has outputted because all of the code was executed on the server before it was delivered to the browser.

Examples:

$Cat = "Spot";
$Dog = "Clif";
Print "My cat " . $Cat . " and my dog " . $Dog . " like to play together.";
?>

While the PHP file may contain all of the information above, your browser will only ever receive the information: My cat Spot and my dog Clif like to play together.

2007-06-02T00:01:00.000-07:00

PHP Visitor Tracking with Cookies

Cookies allow the webmaster to store information about the site visitor on their computer to be accessed again the next time they visit. One common use of cookies is to store your username and password on your computer so you don't need to login again each time you visit a website. Cookies can also store other things such as your name, last visit, shopping cart contents, etc.

The main difference between a cookie and a session is that a cookie is stored on your computer, and a session is not. Although cookies have been around for many years and most people do have them enabled, there are some who do not. Cookies can also be removed by the user at any time, so don't use them to store anything too important.

A cookie is set with the following code: setcookie(name, value, expiration)

$Month = 2592000 + time();
//this adds 30 days to the current time
setcookie(AboutVisit, date("F jS - g:i a"), $Month);
?>

The above code sets a cookie in the visitor's browser called "AboutVisit".

The cookie sets the value to the current date, and set's the expiration to be be in 30 days (2592000 = 60 seconds * 60 mins * 24 hours * 30 days.) Now let's retrieve the cookie

if(isset($_COOKIE['AboutVisit']))
{
$last = $_COOKIE['AboutVisit'];
echo "Welcome back!
You last visited on ". $last;
}
else
{
echo "Welcome to our site!";
}
?>

This code first checks if the cookie exists. If it does, it welcomes the user back and tells them when they last visited. If they are new, it skips this and prints a generic welcome message.

TIP: If you are calling a cooking on the same page you plan to set one - be sure you retrieve it first, before you overwrite it!

To destroy the cookie, simply use setcookie again, only set the expiration date to be in the past. This is often done when you 'logout' of a site. Here is an example:

$past = time() - 10;
//this makes the time 10 seconds ago
setcookie(AboutVisit, date("F jS - g:i a"), $past);
?>

REMEMBER:Cookies need to be set in the header. This means they must be sent before any HTML is set to the page, or they will not work.