Working with Docker and PHP

Octavia Andreea Anghel | Tools | March 31, 2016

Learn how to install Docker on Windows, create a machine, pull/push an image from/to Docker Hub--and mostly importantly--how to run a PHP script by creating our Dockerfile file.

Read CSV Data into a PHP Array

Robert Gravelle | Php Functions | March 17, 2016

Rob Gravelle demonstrates how to write a PHP script that reads in a CSV file and converts its contents into a multi-dimensional array for insertion into a WordPress database.

Creating and Editing Excel Spreadsheets in PHP

Voja Janjic | Application Architecture File Formats | February 23, 2016

Learn to create or edit Excel spreadsheets using pure PHP with the help of the PHPExcel library.

Most Secure Password Encryption Methods in PHP

Atif Qureshi | Application Architecture Security | February 12, 2016

Learn more about the most common methods of passwords protection in PHP.

Top 4 Web Server Administration Tips

Voja Janjic | Site Operation Miscellaneous | January 31, 2016

Explore the fixes to a few PHP-related server problems.

Using the WideImage Library in PHP

Octavia Andreea Anghel | Tools Design | January 22, 2016

Learn how to apply the most common types of operations that can be applied over images using the WideImage library.

How to Resize and Crop GIF Animations in PHP

Voja Janjic | Tricks And Hacks Miscellaneous | December 28, 2015

It is possible to resize and crop image while keeping the animation intact in PHP using the ImageMagick extension.

Tips for Using Session Cookies with PHP

Octavia Andreea Anghel | Application Architecture | December 11, 2015

Learn more about how to create, get, update and delete session cookies in PHP.

Object Oriented Programming in PHP - Then and Now

John Barlow | Application Architecture Object Oriented | November 27, 2015

Take a look through and see how PHP has developed since its inception 21 years ago.

PHP Design Patterns

Octavia Anghel | Application Architecture Optimization | October 30, 2015

Explore some of the most widely used design patterns: singleton, facade, decorator and factory.

Create a Remember Me Feature in PHP

Voja Janjic | Site Operation | October 16, 2015

The "remember me" feature on user login forms (long-term persistent authentication) is one of the most common and convenient web authentication features. Since we are talking about authentication, security is important and any possible security issues and solutions will be covered in this tutorial.

Top Five Databases to Use with PHP

Voja Janjic | Databases Any Database | September 30, 2015

Although MySQL is the most commonly used database software in web applications, there are many other available options provide good solutions.

Converting Dates Between Time Zones in PHP

John Barlow | Application Architecture Optimization