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Easiest ways to increase blog traffic
2007-10-06 13:50:00
Now, I'm relatively new to blogging, and when I first started I didn't really understand it. But, as time progressed, I learnt of ways that I can increase traffic to my blog quite easily. So, here's my list of top tips: Submit some articles to StumbleUpon Submitting my site to StumbleUpon was probably the best thing I've ...
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User Accounts with PHP and MySQL
2007-09-25 18:01:00
Having a user accounts feature is something that I'd recommend to almost any website. It is one of the best ways to make visitors really feel part of your site. And, it's also gives you an idea of how many "valuable" users you have. In this article, I'll be telling you how to create a user ...
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Becoming PHP 6 Compatible
2007-09-21 19:35:00
If you want to make use of PHP 6 when it comes, you're going to have to write your new scripts so they are compatible, and possibly change some of your existing scripts. To start making your scripts PHP 6 compatible, I've compiled a list of tips to follow when scripting: Don't use register_globals. In PHP ...
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More Tips for faster PHP scripts
2007-09-07 17:21:00
This list continues from "Tips for faster PHP scripts". You might want to read that article first. Here's the list: Pre-increment is faster than post-increment Try to pre-increment, rather than post-increment, where possible. It is faster because post-increment creates a temporary variable while in the process of incrementing. So, this: ++$var; …is faster than this: $var++; This rule also applies to ...
More About: Scripts , Aster

Top 5 Search Engine Optimization Tips
2007-09-01 14:58:00
You may have heard many times about the ways you can optimize your site for search engines. Optimizing your site can allow the search engines to extract the important information from your page, making your site appear for more relevant search queries. Search engines may also better rank your page, so it appears at higher ...
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Choosing Optimal MySQL Data Types
2007-08-25 15:09:00
It is too often that web developers use the wrong data types in their databases. I have compiled a list of tips to make sure you choose the optimal MySQL Data Types : SIGNED or UNSIGNED? For people who don't know what signed or unsigned is, I'll give a brief explaination: With signed integers, one bit is reserved so ...
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Tips for faster PHP scripts
2007-08-24 12:34:00
I have listed my top tips for writing faster (optimized) PHP code: Multiple arguments with echo. When you use echo, you probably use something like this: echo $variable1 . 'string1' . $variable2 . $variable3; But, you may be forgetting that echo can take multiple arguments. So you can write it like this: echo $variable1 , 'string1' , $variable2 , $variable3; Passing ...
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SQL Injection
2007-08-23 13:59:00
This article is provided for information only. Only use the information within this article to create "hacker-proof" applications. SQL Injection is a way that hackers can execute SQL code, by exploiting a security vulnerability in an application. It allows hackers to get email addresses, passwords and other information from databases. Before you include any input into a ...

A Very Quick Introduction to AJAX
2007-08-22 12:08:00
AJAX is a way of exchanging data between a server and a webpage, to help make pages more interactive and responsive. In AJAX applications, the following technologies are used: (X)HTML. Java Script . DHTML (dynamic HTML). DOM (Document Object Model). The major part of AJAX is the XMLHttpRequest object, an API available to JavaScript. The API can be used to create a ...
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Buying Domains with PR
2007-08-21 12:11:00
Sometimes it can be difficult to get backlinks to a web site. This is especially true if the domain is new, because everything starts from scratch. But, some expired domains already have backlinks. There are a few websites on the internet which list expired domains which have PR. All you have to do is select ...
More About: Buying , Domains , Mains

Messaging System
2007-08-20 19:51:00
I just thought that I'd write to tell you about a 1 to 1 messaging system I have released under a Creative Commons license. The messaging system is the first version and my first ever attempt (but, still pretty good I think). Version 2 of this system can be seen at http://22talk.com. Version 1 is similar ...
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Creating a CAPTCHA with PHP
2007-08-19 13:56:00
CAPTCHA is the term used for the test to see whether a user is a human or a computer (spam bots…). You may have seen them on a registration form, or when entering comments into a blog. I spent a while developing a CAPTCHA in PHP with the GD library, and so I thought I'd write ...
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