PHP auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 August 2011 06:28 Written by A.Jesin Sunday, 7 August 2011 06:28

This article will show you how to use the PHP configuration directives auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file. These two PHP directives perform the same function as require() but they do it globally on all PHP scripts. The PHP auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file directives can only be used in php.ini files. They do NOT work when used in .htaccess file, I’m mentioning this so that you don’t waste precious time editing your .htaccess file. If you want to set these configuration directives on directory basis you can use them in your custom php.ini file. Read More…

PHP Open Port Check Script

Last Updated on Monday, 15 August 2011 07:25 Written by A.Jesin Saturday, 16 July 2011 11:17

A quick tutorial on how to check for open ports using PHP. This function fsockopen() is used in the Open Port Check Tool in this blog. You can check whether a certain port is open on a specified IP address or hostname. Before reading take note that most FREE web hosting providers disable fsockopen() function as a security measure so first check whether the function can be used. Another thing to take note is that if fsockopen is unable to connect to a port it doesn’t necessarily mean that port is closed on the remote host, your server in which the script is running might also have block the OUTBOUND connection to that port. Read More…

PHP Pie Chart Script

Last Updated on Monday, 15 August 2011 04:04 Written by A.Jesin Thursday, 7 July 2011 09:26

A PHP Pie Chart script created by me using which any data and values can be represented using the pie chart. The PHP Pie Chart script is available for free download. By passing a query string you can compare any number of values. What follows is how to use my PHP Pie Chart Script and the code to download. The PHP Pie Chart script uses the following PHP image functions ImageCreate(), ImageColorAllocate(), imagefilledrectangle(), ImageFilledArc(), imagettftext(), ImagePNG() and ImageDestroy(). To edit the code you need to know how to use these functions. Read More…

W3 Total Cache Remove Footer

Last Updated on Monday, 4 July 2011 07:50 Written by A.Jesin Monday, 4 July 2011 07:50

The W3 Total Cache is a caching plugin for wordpress which improves the performance of your wordpress blog. When this plugin is activated it inserts a HTML comment into your code which looks like this

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/
Minified using disk
Page Caching using disk (enhanced)
Database Caching using disk
Served from: www.example.com @ 2011-07-04 06:59:27 -->

If you wish to remove W3 Total Cache Footer follow my instructions. Read More…

PHP Sessions Tutorial

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 March 2011 11:23 Written by A.Jesin Tuesday, 8 March 2011 11:23

This PHP sessions tutorial explains how sessions work, commonly used PHP session handling functions and how to use then. A session is the time duration that starts from the time a user visits a website and ends when he/she leaves the website. Usually when we use PHP variables they can be accessed only in the script in which they are used but sessions variables can be accessed by all PHP scripts which are accessed during that “session” Sessions greatly help in personalizing an user’s experience on a website, they can also be used to create Login pages using PHP. We’ll first see how PHP sessions work. Read More…

Checkbox in PHP

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 July 2011 10:53 Written by A.Jesin Saturday, 19 February 2011 09:11

This tutorial explains how to use checkboxes with PHP to get values which are checked by the user. Use checkboxes in PHP and insert the values into MySQL. Usually using other HTML form controls with PHP is easy. The input element is assigned a name and values entered can be retrieved using GET or POST method. But in the case of checkboxes it might be ticked or left empty also. Using checkboxes in PHP involves setting the name attribute of all checkboxes to a common name with an empty square bracket denoting an array. When the form is submitted the vales of the items checked are send as an array which is explained here Read More…