Making a shoutbox with PHP, MySQL and jQuery
Today, I am going to make a simple shoutbox using PHP, MySQL and jQuery. I am going to use the PDO for database access and try to explain why is it better that old mysql or mysqli functions.
Tutorials
Key/value tables and how to use them in PHP and MySQL
Today I am going to explain usage of key/value tables in database design. This has nothing to do with NoSQL initiative or databases. Just an interesting approach to database design with its pros and cons which I will explain through nice example.
CakePHP from scratch: Baking with dependancy tables
I am continuing the series with baking the rest of the application. Today, we are going to build a relationship between all three tables, so our models, controllers and view can be generated properly.
Simple movie search using PHP, jQuery and themoviedb.org API
Today I am going to show you how easy it is to develop a simple movie search. Nothing fancy, we are going to search for a movies by title using jQuery, PHP and Open movie database from http://themoviedb.org
CakePHP from scratch: Baking our application
The CakePHP Bake console can create any of CakePHP’s basic ingredients: models, views and controllers. And I am not just talking skeleton classes: Bake can create a fully functional application in just a few minutes.
CakePHP from scratch: Data validation, routes and more
I am going to continue where we left off in the last tutorial. Today I am going to show you data validation in CakePHP and finish with Routing.
CakePHP from scratch: Making a small application in CakePHP
I know I promised a live example web application, but have just realized that I need to dive a little bit deeper into framework. The best way to do this is doing a one table small application in Cake PHP.
CakePHP from scratch: Basic principles
In the second tutorial I am going to introduce the basic principles of CakePHP, so you can grasp its power and see why is it so awesome.
CakePHP from Scratch: Installing and the basics
I decided to build a series of tutorials for CakePHP framework. In the first one, I am covering the basics like introducing the framework, installing it and other useful tips for beginning to develop with the robust CakePHP.