After spending much time in OOP PHP (Object Oriented PHP) and choosing Codeigniter as my first PHP framework, I decided to start working with Zend Framwork which is said to be less lightweight but seems to be a well-documented and … Continue reading
There are a number of PDF libraries that can help you dynamically generate .PDF files through PHP : FPDF, TCPDF, DOMPDF, CEZPDF… I’ve long worked with FPDF which is very light (with a core file of 49ko), easy to implement … Continue reading
Using Aptana is great but having to constantly switch to PhpMyadmin to check Mysql table structures can be tiring (even if [CMD + TAB] or [CTRL + TAB] makes it a bit easier). It may then be useful to configure … Continue reading
CodeIgniter (CI), the PHP framework, has evolved towards version 2.0. The main version feature is scripts are being rewritten in PHP5 (helpers in former verisons were still in PHP4). This framework is lightweight and helps developers work faster. This post … Continue reading
Santa Claus has dropped a present a bit earlier than usual, this year : a Mac book Pro 13.3″ 2.4 GHz 4Go 250Go Mac OSx 10.6 I used to develop on a Linux desktop with twinview (2 screens) and on … Continue reading
Better SEO thinking A freelance Web developer may be asked to develop websites for diverse customers (charities, companies,…) in many fields : hairdressers, architects, schools,… Being aware of SEO is part of the web developer’s skills. And the customer may … Continue reading
This time I’ve found it! I used to script with notepad2, which features a basic color syntaxing and line numbering, but not more! I’ve looked for PHP IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) for a while but had never made a choice. … Continue reading
JQuery is a javascript library that has revolutionized the way we can trigger client-side events. Having Javascript interact with HTML has become much easier and also more standard thanks to that framework. In this post, I’ll tackle displaying form elements … Continue reading
Google Analytics is the ultimate tool if you want to get some trustworthy statistics about the hits on your website. It will easily give you statistics about your visitors, about the sources of traffic to your site and about pageviews. … Continue reading
Choosing a PHP Framework to develop websites can save you time and efforts. I’m not writing this post to write an exhaustive list of the pros and cons of different PHP frameworks but just want to highlight why I think … Continue reading