Category Archives: PHP

PHP Functions to Get and Remove the File Extension from a String

Published on March 11, 2009

Two useful PHP functions to handle file names and extensions. Continue reading →

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The DynamicRSS PHP Class

Published on December 7, 2008

Easily create a dynamic RSS 2.0 feed from items in your MySQL database. Works for news, events, articles, and virtually any other item. Continue reading →

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Get Your Most Recent Twitter Status Using PHP

Published on June 22, 2008

A PHP function that will return someone’s current Twitter status. Continue reading →

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Using json_encode() and json_decode() in PHP4

Published on May 19, 2008

A “future-friendly” JSON solution for PHP < 5.2. Continue reading →

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Generate Random Passwords in PHP

Published on May 17, 2008

A PHP function that generates random strings to use for passwords. Continue reading →

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Calculating Zip Code Distances in PHP

Published on May 17, 2008

An excellent PHP class to handle distance calculations. Continue reading →

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Fetching Remote Web Pages With CURL and PHP

Published on April 8, 2008

The simplest way to retrieve a remote webpage using PHP’s cURL library. Continue reading →

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scandir() for PHP4

Published on March 28, 2008

A function that lets you use scandir() in versions prior to PHP5. Continue reading →

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Preventing Multiple Posts When Users Refresh

Published on February 19, 2008

A simple method to prevent multiple posts when users hit the refresh button or click ‘back’ on a page with POST data. Continue reading →

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Uploading Files with PHP

Published on November 7, 2007

The bare-minimum HTML/PHP code needed to create a successful file upload script. Continue reading →

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