Updating my portfolio I was going through some screenshots of an old web app I made for the HP intranet. At the time I don’t think I realized that I was creating a “blog” – just making something that we needed (and I got to learn a lot about PHP and MySQL in the process).
A year ago, the BarelyFitz discussion boards were hacked due to a nasty bug in PHPBB, so I had to remove them.
In the meantime I had a new edition to my family and a transition from running my own web design company to working as a full-time employee at WebMD. Needless to say, I have been busy and the forums were not a high priority.
But finally the forums are back (and hopefully this will stem the many email questions I receive about my open-source projects).
While many web sites use powerful programming environments to create HTML, these same tools are usually ignored when it comes to creating Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This article describes how to take control of your colors in CSS using PHP. You will learn how to:
Read my article: CSS Colors: Take Control Using PHP
Excellent presentation on accellerating / optimizing a PHP installation.
JavaScript is a useful tool for syndicating content to other websites. This article examines the pros and cons of JavaScript syndication, explains how to implement it, and demonstrates a technique using PHP to make it even easier.
Read my article: JavaScript Syndication: How to Easily Syndicate Your Web Content