Easily the most useful application of the GD library is the ability to dynamically output clean, sharp graphs and charts.  A scatter plot, the plotting of points based on an independent variable and the dependent variable (usually X and Y), is a great application that uses several common GD functions and is useful for data [...]

The weather has always fascinated me, and I actually almost became a meteorologist instead of a full-time entrepreneur. I recently had a project where I had to pull tons of weather data and display it on a website. It took tons of research to find what I was looking for, so I am presenting all [...]

There are hundreds of libraries available to add on to the PHP base, and GD is just one of those with thousands of possibilities.  Used to process images and even dynamically create and output graphics, the GD library is relatively easy to learn with distinct potential in the graphics world. In this article, I will [...]

When a visitor navigates through a website, the server doesn’t know who you are from one page to the next. In other words, if you read this page, and then click on another article or link, the server can’t remember who you are! It is up to the developer to retain any data between page [...]

CodeIgniter has quickly become my favorite framework to use when coding applications in PHP. CodeIgniter makes it way too easy to follow the MVC approach, maintain modulated code, and to also have access to several additional helpers and libraries. But, there was one major flaw: The inability to easily access via the command line. Why? [...]

PHP was originally designed as a tool to make a website’s HTML more dynamic, so it’s no wonder that it mixes well with existing HTML in your website. There are several options for defining your PHP blocks, and we will cover them all here.

Since PHP is a scripting language, creating your first PHP script is as easy as creating and saving a text file. In this article, you are going to be shown how simple it is to create your first PHP script.

Unfortunately for all of you that are to lazy to check and modify your code for PHP 5, your procrastinating days are drawing to a close. Support for PHP 4 ends on December 31, 2007. Ever since the PHP5 official release on July 13, 2004, the PHP group has been supporting both versions 4 and [...]

In this entry you will find 2 feed templates ready to work on your TinyButStrong website. All you need to to is include these templates, set some variables, and merge the data block.