I recently learned that you can send print jobs directly from a PHP server. How cool is that? This article will cover sending print jobs from a PHP server to a printer on the same LAN. This does not mean that someone viewing a page over the Internet can have something print on their local […]

If you have messed with the Google Maps API, you know that the JavaScript and API keys can be a real headache. Yes, there are very complex implementations that you can use, but what if you want…just a map? If you want just a map with no dynamic interface, Google Static Maps is just for […]

In a previous article, I showed how to Locate the Nearest Radar Station and Display Radar Images. A commenter, mike, pointed out the idea of merging the image layers using PHP instead of layering all the images separately using CSS. Here is how to do it.

PHP parses the php.ini file for the global PHP settings, but you can create an INI file that is specific to your own PHP application. You can also load those settings into as associate array with a native PHP function. How cool is that?

AJAX is all over the internet today, and though completely unnecessary, a website with it can function much more quickly. Data can be transferred to and from users efficiently, but a major drawback is the extra code needed and some security issues inherent. Nevertheless, for certain applications, AJAX is great to know and take your […]

Regular expressions seem rather complex, even like a foreign language to beginning programmers. The mixture of symbols and characters can bring you to tears if you have a limited understanding, but with the knowledge of the significance of each symbol and construct, regular expressions can bring you from irregularity to peaceful contention bliss.

When you visit a site, their usual advertisers might catch your eye once or twice, but after that, you forget it’s there. Designing a banner ad that automatically updates with information such as current sales or latest blog posts is a great way to get repeat clicks and return visitors. In this article, I’m going […]

As CSS expands, so does web design as a whole, but where it still lacks (and most likely will always lack) is in the area of fonts. Depending on the user’s home computer and the actions he/she has taken on it, there are different fonts inherently available. In this article, however, we will talk about bypassing the user’s system and use the fonts you would like, via PHP and the GD library.

We’ve seen the graphics PHP can create for you, but how extensive is PHP’s ability to edit preexisiting images? In this article, I will explore some common functions that image editing software provides, but I’ll only use PHP.  We’ll focus mainly on cropping, resizing, flipping, and adding some effects to photos.

I use this technique to show the most popular posts on our homepage, and although this isn’t a core feature in WordPress, it’s not all that hard to do. All it takes is a little PHP and a single edit to one of your WordPress template files.