Archive for php

Lots of examples for styling forms in CSS

by: WanderingTechy June 17, 2010

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2006/11/11/css-based-forms-modern-solutions/

10 Table Designs

by: WanderingTechy June 16, 2010

Not a bad article over here for CSS table designs.  The article itself could do with a little more detail but if you are familiar with CSS then you can download the source for the article via a link at the end.  Some very nice clean and simple ideas here.

Handy database CRUD class with Ajax support

by: WanderingTechy June 15, 2010

http://www.ajaxcrud.com/
Looks good so far.  I am trying it out on a personal site and will post more.

Interesting Blog on Zend Framework

by: WanderingTechy April 12, 2010

I am starting to make moves on ZF again now and did a search for blogs.  This one by Richard Knop is worth reading if you are starting out on Zend FrameWork.

Progammers Notes on Web Design

by: WanderingTechy March 8, 2010

I am starting work on a new website and using Zend Framework (as previously mentioned).  One of the most demoralising things when coding is not seeing the finished results of your work for weeks/months.

Installing Apache, MySQL, PHP, Zend Framework and Eclipse PDT on a Windows 7 Box

by: WanderingTechy March 1, 2010

Introduction
Here is the step by step instructions for installing Eclipse PDT, Zend Community Edition, Zend FrameWork and getting it all working.
Goal
To have a full install of Apache, PHP, MySQL, Eclipse PDT, XDebug and Zend Framework. The software will be installed to the standard place in a windows install (windows [...]

Interesting article on passing Parameters in Arrays

by: WanderingTechy February 28, 2010

This article here is worth a read.  I have used arrays to pass parameters in the past but the method he describes for preset values is interesting and one I can adopt for certain projects.

Handy Little Development Server

by: WanderingTechy September 3, 2009

As I am forced to use a Windows machine for my desktop for support purposes and I develop purely for Linux I have been in a non optimal situation.
I have tried using a remote server, an emulated server running VirtualBox , Dual Booting and using a windows based WAMP stack.  Each of these have certain [...]

BBC iPlayer goes HD

by: WanderingTechy April 22, 2009

As mentioned in a previous post, it has now happened.
bbc.co.uk announces that HD has finally come to the iPlayer.

Validate uk postcodes in php

by: WanderingTechy February 5, 2009

Nominet requires that the uk postcode be in a valid format, this is a routine I wrote many years ago but still works today.
Code after the break