Recently a site visitor wrote in to ask me "Why am I getting three backslashes instead of one when I use addslashes?" The most likely reason for this is that ... Read More

This is an example of a WordPress page, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can ... Read More

If you are unsure what columns are in a MySQL table, you can use the show columns command. Executing this command from a query window or command prompt will ... Read More

Often you will visit a web page only to find that the page no longer exists, or perhaps has been replaced by a page that simply links to a new ... Read More

One very simple but also very useful thing a PHP and MySQL beginner can make is an online address book. In our most recent tutorial we walk you through ... Read More

PHP can be used to generate a random number. You can set the number to fall in a specific range (such as a number between 10 and 99) or ... Read More

Looking forward to an event? If your website focuses on a time specific event, such as Christmas or your wedding, you may want to include a countdown on your ... Read More

When using PHP one way to store user information is by writing to a MySQL database, however not everyone has a database or want's to use one with their website. ... Read More

A MySQL database can be made up of many tables. You can display a list of all the tables contained in a single database by running show tables from ... Read More

In PHP you can use one way encryption to protect a user's password. When the user enters their password it is encoded, so if the data is intercepted the ... Read More

Sometimes when working with PHP you need to know specific information about the version of PHP you're running. You may need to know something as basic as the version ... Read More

One of the secrets of writing good PHP programs is being able to think like your computer. A computer can only think in binary terms such as yes/no, ... Read More

Making changes to your web site design can be very time consuming if you have a large website. Even small changes like adding new options to the menu or updating ... Read More