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Article | 1/09/2002 Create your own photo gallery: Part I

One of the greatest things about Web pages is the ability to display data on the Internet and have other people view it straight away. Take photograph...

Article | 5/08/2002 Security of PHP scripts

Security of applications is one of the most important aspects of programming today - and one of the most overlooked and misunderstood. Now we will loo...

Article | 1/08/2002 Making your HTML site live

In previous columns, we investigated some background terms relevant to making your Web site live, in addition to some preparatory questions to ask you...

Article | 30/07/2002 PostgreSQL address book

We have looked extensively at interacting with the PostgreSQL relational database; now we look at integrating this into our ongoing project - a databa...

Article | 1/07/2002 CD Writers

Whether you are looking for a cost-effective backup solution, or you just want to share files with your friends, a CD writer is pretty much an essenti...

Article | 1/07/2002 Preparing your HTML site to go live

Throughout the recent HTML columns, we have investigated the code necessary to create your site. Up to this point, however, you have only been creatin...

Article | 1/06/2002 Advanced HTML frames

Following from the last column's introduction to frames, we look at some frame properties that can change the look and functionality of your pages.

Article | 20/05/2002 PHP and PostgreSQL

This column has been looking at ways to simplify the development of a database-driven Web-based address book. Now we look at a complete solution: the ...

Article | 1/05/2002 Introduction to HTML frames

Frames are a combination of HTML pages that display on a browser simultaneously, giving the impression that they are one page. An example of a framed ...

Article | 1/05/2002 Search multiple fields with PHP

This column will look at modifying 'Address book in PHP revisited's' AB2 code to allow searching of multiple data fields.

Article | 15/04/2002 Address book in PHP revisited

In the last column we introduced the use of embedded databases within PHP via the Database Abstract (DBA) Layer. Now, we will re-implement Address Boo...

Article | 1/04/2002 Advanced HTML forms

Last month in our introduction to forms, we investigated input types and essential form elements. First we introduced the script required to start you...

Article | 17/06/2002 Motherboards

The motherboard is one of the most important components in any PC, but few people are aware of what it actually does. This guide will give you the kn...

Article | 11/03/2002 Dealing with databases in PHP

Previously we have looked at building a basic address book database system. Address Book 1 stored its data in a flat file format - that is, plain text...

Article | 1/03/2002 Introduction to HTML forms

A site that encourages people to keep returning is referred to as being 'sticky'. Interactivity is a large contributor to making your site warrant thi...

Article | 2/02/2002 Dealing with databases

We have looked at building a basic address book database system. Address Book 1 stored its data in a flat file format - that is, plain text. The probl...

Article | 1/02/2002 Troubleshooting in HTML

An important part of coding is error checking. This month, we examine browser-related problems and also introduce HTML Validator Lite, which is a trou...

Article | 1/01/2002 Searching address book data in PHP

We have looked at storing address book entries submitted by users. The other requirement of an address book is to be able to locate an address. Now we...

Article | 1/01/2002 HTML Table talk

Last month I introduced you to tables by investigating structure, the major commands, and various properties of tables. This month's column explains h...

Article | 1/12/2001 Advanced Processing of User Data in PHP

The previous column, 'Collecting user data' looked at how to accept data from basic HTML forms and store then in a structured format in a file. As thi...