PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) Articles

PHP logo PHP is a reflective programming language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. PHP is used mainly in server-side scripting, but can be used from a command line interface or in standalone graphical applications. Textual User Interfaces can also be created using ncurses.

The main implementation is produced by The PHP Group and released under the PHP License. It is considered to be free software by the Free Software Foundation. This implementation serves to define a de facto standard for PHP, as there is no formal specification.

Adding Akismet Anti-Spam Protection Anywhere

Add Akismet Protection to php formsWouldn’t you love to have Akismet Anti-spam protection for non-wordpress forms and pages?

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 / 1 comment

Hacking WP Super Cache for Speed

AskApache Crazy Cache - coming soonA plugin built to generate static files from php+mysql for Apache to serve the way its supposed to be.. My dream. Conclusion: Needs some improvement, pretty sweet though.

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Sunday, March 30, 2008 / comments

AskApache Password Protection, For WordPress

AskApache Password Protect ScreenShot 1AskApache Password Protect adds some serious password protection to your WordPress Blog. Not only does it protect your wp-admin directory, but also your wp-includes, wp-content, plugins, etc. plugins as well. Imagine a HUGE brick wall protecting your frail .php scripts from the endless attacks of automated web robots and password-guessing exploit-serving scripts.

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Saturday, March 29, 2008 / 63 comments

PHP Sessions/Cookies On The Fly

Multiple Web Technologies for dynamic php session controlThis article shows how to save and modify php session data, cookies, do anything really… without using ajax or iframes or forcing the user make a request.

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Friday, March 28, 2008 / 1 comment

Faster Form Submission and Processing with fsockopen

Speedy Forms using background-requestsPart II: Example illustrating how to speed up GET/POST form submissions. Uses fsockopen to initiate a server-side background request to process the submitted data, so that the result page of the form is displayed to the client lightningly quick.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 / 2 comments

Faster POST and GET Form Submissions

Snoopy Fsockopen HTTP Class for PHPJust a very brief look at speeding up form submission by delegating the processing and bandwidth to your server, not your client.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 / 1 comment

Log all .htaccess/.htpasswd logins

htaccess htpasswd with phpLearn how to log and debug usernames and passwords used to login to a htaccess basic authorization protected website using php. This article is BOSS and will show you how to fully take control of this aspect of security using php and .htaccess, I don’t believe you will find instructions to do this anywhere else on the net.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 / comments

SEO Boost from Google 404 Plugin

404 Not Found page using Google Ajax Search API1 minute Install!
Turns every 404 Not Found error into a SEO traffic generating event! Now you have many unique users with unique IP addresses and cookies searching your blog on all of the Google Indexes… Sweet!

«Take My 404 for a Test-Drive

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Saturday, January 26, 2008 / 57 comments

Securing php.ini and php.cgi with .htaccess

Locking down your php.ini and php cgi with .htaccessIf you have a php.cgi or php.ini file in your /cgi-bin/ directory or other pub directory, try requesting them from your web browser. If your php.ini shows up or worse you are able to execute your php cgi, you’ll need to secure it ASAP. This shows several ways to secure these files, and other interpreters like perl, fastCGI, bash, csh, etc.

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Thursday, January 24, 2008 / 2 comments

Firefox Adsense WordPress Plugin

ScreenShot of WordPress Plugin AskApache Firefox AdsenseIf your WordPress blog uses AdSense, and you love Firefox you will love this plugin. When a user downloads and installs Firefox through your referral, we’ll credit your account with up to $1.00 (more details).

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Thursday, January 17, 2008 / 11 comments
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