Posts by: Ross Tanner

Parsing XML using PHP SimpleXML

By On May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

XML is amazing for transferring data between two systems and I use it on a daily basis. It took me a while to understand the need for it but once you start using XML, web services, APIs and general development will become clear to you. Today I will walk you through the basics of SimpleXML [...]

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Understanding functions in PHP

By On May 1, 2012 · 1 Comment

Well it’s been a while since I last posted so I needed to get back into it somewhat quickly and easily. No easier way than writing a quick PHP tutorial which will also help fellow both professional and freelance web developers.

In today’s tutorial I am going to teach you how to create a function [...]

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Joomla – Remove index.php from URL

By On February 28, 2012 · 3 Comments

A common question with pretty much any content management system software is ‘How do I remove index.php from the URL’. In most cases it is pretty simple and Joomla works similar to WordPress except better because they give you the standard .htaccess file (what is needed to route the right webpage to the right place). [...]

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Google UK Easter Egg – Hello to Jason Isaacs

By On February 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Anyone who has performed a search for “Jason Isaacs” on Google.co.uk will have already seen this. Those who haven’t heard BBC Radio 5 Live’s Film Review Show in a while [...]

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PHP & SEO – Permanent redirect using PHP header – HTTP 301

By On January 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Permanent redirects are an important tool not only for general PHP development but also for Search Engine Optimisation. To a general user the browser simply forwards on to the new URL, probably without you even noticing. To search engine crawlers they are also forwarded but provided extra information that the page they are visiting has [...]

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The ‘Your SIM card has a name’ Facebook trick

By On January 14, 2012 · 9 Comments

You may have recently seen on Facebook a lot of people posting a ‘trick’ that they have discovered/seen whereby posting a short snippet of code reveals the ‘name’ of your cell phone or SIM card based on the last three digits of your phone number. Whilst this does produce a name it is totally unrelated [...]

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PHP Tutorial – Get your Twitter statuses

By On January 11, 2012 · 1 Comment

Twitter has fast become one of the most powerful social media platforms along with it’s great rival Facebook and the newcomer to the scene – Google+. Twitter is easily the best platform for companies and people “looking to be found” due to it’s potential reach. The hash tags, trends [...]

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PHP & MySQL – Preventing MySQL Injection

By On January 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

In this tutorial I am going to explain what MySQL injection is and how important it is to prevent this attack on your database(s). It is vital that all security measures are in place before you make your website live because the effects can be devastating especially if you store sensitive data. Lets start with [...]

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PHP Tutorial – Connect to multiple databases with PHP and MySQL

By On January 9, 2012 · 2 Comments

A nice and simple PHP tutorial today where I will show you how to connect to multiple MySQL databases at once using PHP. I’m sure when you first considered the option of multiple connections you thought it wasn’t possible, difficult to do or there is a long winded way of doing it (such as disconnecting [...]

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PHP Tutorial – Download Your Online Fifa 12 Results [PS3]

By On December 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to my newest tutorial – using PHP to get your latest online Fifa results which you could post on your social networking sites, put on your website (like I have at the top of my sidebar) or even create online friendship leader boards and such like.

So, how did I achieve this? I can [...]

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