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Finding PHP Errors

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:20:49 +0000

It is incredibly frustrating to be working on some PHP code, only to find out it doesn't work. Often it's because of something simple. Here are some tips for finding the errors in your code, and getting things running smoothly again: PHP Troubleshooting Tips

Finding PHP Errors originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 14:20:49.

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Time Based Website Layouts

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:57:26 +0000

Ardmad Writes:

I want to change my website layout based on time. If it's 7am - 7pm, I would like the php to echo my 1st layout for my visitors to see. If it's 7pm-7am, then it will echo the 2nd layout.

This example shows you how to do basically what you're looking for. It is a script that changes your websites greeting based upon the time of day. Obviously you would change the times to the times needed for your website. Then instead of echoing a greeting, just change that line to be an include file with your layout. If you have questions, the forum is always a good place to ask!

Time Based Website Layouts originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 01:57:26.

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Ten Fun Things To Do With PHP

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:47:11 +0000

Not sure what PHP can do for your website? Or maybe you are just looking for some new ideas. Check out our list of 10 Fun Things To Do With PHP, for ideas that are both fun and practical as well as tutorials on how to do them. If you are looking for more ideas, you can checkout our Step-By-Steps section for more fun tutorials!

Ten Fun Things To Do With PHP originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 03:47:11.

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Wordpress Plugin Upgrades

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:13:13 +0000

Do you do your Wordpress plugin upgrades manually, or do you use the automatic updater? �The automatic upgrades can be nice, but they can also cause problems. �For more information about how to use automatic upgrades click here. �

Wordpress Plugin Upgrades originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 01:13:13.

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Show Tables

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:30:46 +0000

A MySQL database can be made up of many tables. You can display a list of all the tables contained in a single database by running show tables from a command prompt or a MySQL query window. Once you know the table's names you can then manage them.

Show Tables originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 12:30:46.

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Wordpress Admin White Screen

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:37:22 +0000

A friend of mine has run into a little problem... her WordPress admin screen has turned into a white screen of death! Generally, this is caused by code being thrown into a never ending loop, or in some other way never ending, and therefor never loading. Here are some general troubleshooting tips for white screens, please comment with any others you might have in general or for WordPress!

Wordpress Admin White Screen originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 13:37:22.

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More Ways to Follow PHP @About.com

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:23:43 +0000

We've already mentioned that you can easily add us to your iGoogle home page. Now there is more! Have Twitter? Follow us on Twitter. Prefer to hang out on facebook? Join our Facebook group.

More Ways to Follow PHP @About.com originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Monday, January 18th, 2010 at 01:23:43.

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Image Rotate

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:01:53 +0000

You can use PHP to rotate an image on your web server. This is a nice feature to include if you let users upload photos. You can rotate the image by any number of degrees that you specify. Learn to rotate an image.

Image Rotate originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 15:01:53.

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Using Pi ∏

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:44:28 +0000

If you are using your PHP program to preform calculations that use Pi, there is no need to abbreviate to 3.14. You can use the Pi () function to represent Pi as accurately as 20 decimals long (14 by default.) You can also use other variations of this function such as half Pi, quarter Pi, 1/Pi, 2/Pi, Sqrt Pi, and 2/Sqrt Pi. More about Pi functions

Using Pi ∏ originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 11:44:28.

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Counting Outbound Clicks

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:04:15 +0000

This is a simple little bit of code that can be used to count links going off your site. It was originally written to count click-throughs for a 'Top Sites' program, but could be useful for any site that needs to count how many outgoing links are clicked, and to what pages. [read more]

Counting Outbound Clicks originally appeared on About.com PHP / MySQL on Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 11:04:15.

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