A few days ago I was looking around the internet for a solution on how to add Gravatar avatars to my WordPress comments section, and I found out that its easier than I originally thought! I thought there might be …
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When building a simple form, validation is usually neglected leaving us open to malicious attacks or genuine user error. filter_var is a built in function to PHP 5 that allows you to strip out any unwanted characters and also makes …
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PHP is a powerful language that has replaced HTML frames and JavaScript includes in performing the task of including code from one page onto another. Generally PHP includes are used for database connection scripts, functions or classes, to be included …
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Mod rewrite is the best tool to rewrite those long and complicated urls. So what do you need to use mod_rewrite? The only thing you need to get started is make sure that the mod_rewrite module is installed in your …
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A while ago i spent a long time looking into how Digg made their original spy script, which i can no longer find on their site. They do however have a flash spy which is pretty cool and can be …
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I want to start this post by saying that I’m not a fan of using iframes, however, sometimes due to restrictions within some development environments it may be the only way to embed content into your site of blog. So …
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I thought I’d share this great little site for displaying website thumbnails for free and unbranded! http://snapcasa.com/ Move over Websnapr, Snapcasa’s coming through! Websnapr has somewhat dominated the market over the years with their thumbnail generation service as they boast …
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