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(jch )Apr 8, 2019 169 wordpress , javascript Array Destructuring in PHP (bre )Apr 1, 2019 168 arrays Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma )Feb 22, 2019 167 wordpress , optimization Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma )Nov 26, 2018 166 css , javascript , wordpress Tips for Writing Better Performing PHP Code Jun 26, 2018 165 performance , tips-and-tricks Your First PHP Code Oct 31, 2017 164 Twig—the Most Popular Stand-Alone PHP Template Engine Jul 30, 2017 163 template-engines , twig 8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools Jun 30, 2017 162 quality , tooling Laravel vs. Symfony—Clash of the Frameworks Jun 2, 2017 161 frameworks , laravel , symfony , comparisons How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra )May 15, 2017 160 how-tos , wordpress Getting Started With PHP (swa )May 13, 2017 159 introductions , link-lists Pay the Price for Open Source Nov 23, 2016 158 foss , licensing Create Thumbnails With PHP (rik )Nov 3, 2016 157 images A Crash Course of Changes to Exception Handling in PHP 7 Oct 31, 2016 156 crash-courses , errors , debugging PHP—the Wrong Way Aug 19, 2016 155 websites Working With Databases in WordPress Jan 20, 2016 154 wordpress , databases An in-Depth Look at CORS Dec 17, 2015 153 security , cors , javascript Learn PHP 7, Find Out What’s New, and More (swa )Dec 3, 2015 152 tooling , link-lists PHP vs. Ruby—Let’s All Just Get Along Nov 20, 2015 151 ruby , comparisons Object Orientated Development With WordPress Sep 7, 2015 150 wordpress , oop The State of Accessibility in PHP Tools Jul 31, 2015 149 accessibility , code-editors , jetbrains , phpstorm , sublime-text , notepad++ Using GitHub Webhooks With PHP Apr 6, 2015 148 github , webhooks A Wave of Command Buses (mat )Jan 7, 2015 147 Analyzing a PHP Project With Jenkins Dec 4, 2014 146 tooling , debugging , automation , jenkins What to Expect From Yii 2.0 Sep 20, 2014 145 frameworks Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr /css )Jun 24, 2014 144 html , css , javascript PHP and Continuous Integration With Travis CI May 12, 2014 143 ci-cd , tooling Best PHP IDE in 2014—Survey Results (swa )Mar 22, 2014 142 surveys , code-editors , jetbrains , phpstorm , sublime-text One Solution to Responsive Images (sma )Feb 3, 2014 141 responsive-design , images , html New Features in PHP 5.6 (swa )Jan 11, 2014 140 Best PHP Frameworks for 2014 (swa )Dec 28, 2013 139 frameworks , metrics , laravel , symfony Understanding Forms in Drupal Dec 16, 2013 138 drupal , forms Creating Temporary Files in PHP (arp )Dec 5, 2013 137 How to Convert a Negative Number to a Positive Number With PHP Nov 18, 2013 136 how-tos , math WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css )Sep 5, 2013 135 wordpress , caching , performance Array Operators in PHP: Interesting but Less Spoken Jun 28, 2013 134 arrays , operators Understanding Streams in PHP Jun 24, 2013 133 streaming Manage Complexity With the Facade Pattern Jun 10, 2013 132 complexity , software-design-patterns MongoDB Indexing May 3, 2013 131 databases , mongodb Better Understanding Random Apr 26, 2013 130 randomness Base Converting and Binary Operators Apr 17, 2013 129 conversion , operators Extending Twig Templates: Inheritance, Filters, and Functions Apr 15, 2013 128 twig , inheritance Generating One-Time Use URLs Apr 9, 2013 127 urls Object-Oriented PHP (ons )Mar 28, 2013 126 oop PHP Project Management Mar 20, 2013 125 project-management HTTP Archive: Adding Flush Jan 31, 2013 124 flushing , performance Using SSH and SFTP With PHP Jan 9, 2013 123 ssh , ftp The Single Responsibility Principle Nov 21, 2012 122 principles , solid The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma )Nov 8, 2012 121 guides , wordpress The Open/Closed Principle Nov 7, 2012 120 principles , solid Top 10 PHP Security Vulnerabilities Oct 15, 2012 119 security , vulnerabilities Building Your Own URL Shortener Sep 21, 2012 118 mysql , databases , functionality , urls Compile PHP on Windows Sep 19, 2012 117 compiling , windows Amazon DynamoDB: Store PHP Sessions With a Load Balancer (vta )Aug 27, 2012 116 aws , dynamodb , databases , load-balancing PHP: The Right Way Jul 8, 2012 115 websites , books , best-practices 5 Inspiring (and Useful) PHP Snippets Jun 29, 2012 114 examples Working With Files in PHP Apr 23, 2012 113 file-handling Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma )Mar 7, 2012 112 wordpress , plugins , testing , javascript Type Hinting in PHP Mar 5, 2012 111 PHP 5.4 Is Released—What’s New? (cra )Mar 5, 2012 110 How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP (cra )Feb 8, 2012 109 how-tos , randomness Bending XML to Your Will Jan 25, 2012 108 xml , parsing Introduction to PHPDoc Jan 9, 2012 107 introductions , documentation A Tour of php.ini Dec 9, 2011 106 10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma )Dec 7, 2011 105 wordpress , theming , optimization , tips-and-tricks HTML Forms in HTML Emails (chr /css )Dec 7, 2011 104 html , forms , email Defining and Using Functions in PHP Nov 30, 2011 103 functions PHP Namespaces Oct 19, 2011 102 namespaces Getting Started With PHP Templating (sma )Oct 17, 2011 101 introductions , template-engines , twig Array Handling Functions Oct 10, 2011 100 arrays , functions Introducing PHP Superglobals Sep 30, 2011 99 introductions Introduction to PHP Arrays Sep 19, 2011 98 introductions , arrays PHP Variables Sep 12, 2011 97 variables Better Image Management With WordPress (sma )May 26, 2011 96 wordpress , images , maintenance Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed May 26, 2011 95 flushing , performance Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker Apr 27, 2011 94 ruby , mixins , comparisons How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones (cra )Apr 19, 2011 93 how-tos , mysql , databases 10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma )Mar 8, 2011 92 wordpress , plugins Thoughts on PHP Sessions (jed )Jan 19, 2011 91 Using CSS Without HTML (mat )Dec 14, 2010 90 html , css , http-headers , http , minimalism Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra )Oct 29, 2010 89 flushing , performance Should You Close PHP Tags? 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(cod /sma )Jan 14, 2010 82 security , vulnerabilities , javascript Empty Image “src” Can Destroy Your Site (nza )Nov 30, 2009 81 html , images , traffic Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier Nov 5, 2009 80 installing , microsoft , windows JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz /clo )Sep 17, 2009 79 javascript , compression , gzip , wordpress , performance How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics (cra )Jul 13, 2009 78 how-tos , fundamentals , namespaces How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows (cra )Jul 7, 2009 77 how-tos , installing , microsoft , windows PHP Performance Tips (goo )Jun 23, 2009 76 performance , tips-and-tricks Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP (chr /css )Jun 8, 2009 75 html , email Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma )May 13, 2009 74 wordpress A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP (tro )May 11, 2009 73 The Tiniest GIF Ever Mar 15, 2009 72 images , gif , base64 Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate )Mar 10, 2009 71 javascript , comparisons Restful PHP Web Services Feb 23, 2009 70 books , web-services , rest 50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools (sma )Jan 21, 2009 69 tooling , link-lists PHP Frameworks: Comparing CakePHP and Symfony Dec 30, 2008 68 frameworks , symfony , comparisons PHP Include From Root (chr /css )Dec 19, 2008 67 servers DOM vs. Template (tro )Sep 25, 2008 66 dom , comparisons Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration (tro )Sep 10, 2008 65 unicode , encoding Improving the Default Directory View (chr /css )Sep 3, 2008 64 apache , servers Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More… Sep 2, 2008 63 frameworks Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code (dal /aja )Jul 18, 2008 62 best-practices , programming Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP (tro )May 13, 2008 61 tooling , link-lists CSS Variables Using PHP (dav )Apr 28, 2008 60 css , variables To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal /aja )Mar 6, 2008 59 extjs What’s New in PHP 5.3? Feb 13, 2008 58 PHP Pretty Date (zac )Feb 10, 2008 57 time Dealing With Dependencies (tro )Feb 4, 2008 56 dependencies JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation! Dec 28, 2007 55 javascript , validation The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro )Dec 15, 2007 54 programming How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr /css )Dec 10, 2007 53 how-tos , redirecting , html , apache , servers “phpinfo()” XSS Vulnerability (jed )Mar 4, 2007 52 xss , vulnerabilities , security The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails Oct 9, 2006 51 programming , ruby-on-rails Hot PHP UTF-8 Tips Aug 10, 2006 50 unicode , tips-and-tricks How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language? Jul 27, 2006 49 programming , comparisons , perl , ruby , python AJAX Delete Confirmation Mar 23, 2006 48 forms , buttons , ajax , usability Content Negotiation: Why It Is Useful, and How to Make It Work (oli /w3c )Feb 21, 2006 47 content-negotiation , internationalization , urls , servers Top 7 PHP Security Blunders Dec 21, 2005 46 databases , sql , security PHP and HTTP Making Friends Nov 7, 2005 45 http HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets Oct 10, 2005 44 cheat-sheets , link-lists , html , xhtml , css , wordpress , databases , encoding , seo , servers , tooling The Total Cost of Using PHP? (ore )Sep 30, 2005 43 economics War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics (dal /aja )Sep 26, 2005 42 web , retrospectives , perl , java , ruby-on-rails , asp-net , javascript , flash , pdf , xaml , html How Readable Is Your PHP? Aug 25, 2005 41 formatting , documentation Generating Dynamic CSS With PHP (dig )Apr 28, 2005 40 css , http Character Encodings and Input Apr 19, 2005 39 unicode , character-references , conformance Ampersands, PHP Sessions, and Valid HTML (w3c )Apr 15, 2005 38 html , character-references , conformance Permanent Redirect in PHP (ann )Jan 2, 2005 37 redirecting PHP Predictions for 2005 Dec 30, 2004 36 outlooks 60,000 Lines of JavaScript Nov 22, 2004 35 javascript Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms (bri /ali )Aug 10, 2004 34 usability , searching What I Don’t Like About PHP Aug 6, 2004 33 Spot the Security Hole Jul 3, 2004 32 security Dynamic Text Replacement (ali )Jun 15, 2004 31 image-replacement , techniques , javascript PHP and “application/xhtml+xml” (ann )Jun 14, 2004 30 xhtml , mime-types About PHP Usage May 18, 2004 29 Tidy HTML May 10, 2004 28 html , tooling Serializing PHP Data Structures for JavaScript Apr 22, 2004 27 data-structures , javascript Is Configuration With Arrays a Bad Smell? Feb 20, 2004 26 configuration , arrays Lazy PHP Feb 6, 2004 25 Keeping Navigation Current With PHP (ali )Nov 7, 2003 24 navigation Generate PDFs With PHP Oct 1, 2003 23 pdf , code-generation MIME-Types (ann )Jul 9, 2003 22 mime-types , xhtml Ten Security Checks for PHP (ore )Mar 20, 2003 21 security Verify a User’s Email Address Using PHP Mar 18, 2003 20 email Working With Dates and Times in PHP Mar 7, 2003 19 time Working With Permissions in PHP (coo /ore )Feb 6, 2003 18 permissions Effortless (or Better) Bug Detection With PHP Assertions Jan 21, 2003 17 Internationalization and Localization With PHP (ore )Nov 28, 2002 16 internationalization , localization PHP Intro to Objects and Classes Nov 26, 2002 15 introductions , objects , oop Using Amazon Web Services With PHP and SOAP Nov 13, 2002 14 aws PHP and Working With Databases (for the Lazy Sod) Oct 22, 2002 13 databases Build a PHP Switcher (ali )Oct 13, 2002 12 css , javascript , theming , functionality Using a MySQL Database With PHP Sep 24, 2002 11 databases , mysql Side Navigation With PHP (zen )Aug 20, 2002 10 navigation , functionality , arrays Manage Your Content With PHP (ali )Aug 9, 2002 9 content-management Build Your Own Web Service With PHP and XML-RPC Jul 16, 2002 8 web-services , xml XML and PHP Jun 6, 2002 7 books , xml HTML Syntax Checker in PHP (hsi )Jan 30, 2002 6 html , conformance , tooling How to Succeed With URLs (ali )Oct 12, 2001 5 how-tos , urls , usability , servers , apache Search Engine-Friendly URLs Aug 10, 2001 4 urls , seo , servers , apache PHP by Example Dec 1, 2000 3 examples Apache HTTP Authentication With PHP (sen )Nov 1, 2000 2 servers , apache , http , authentication HTML to PHP Converter 1 tools , exploration , conversion , html