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cra )Mar 5, 2012 90 Type Hinting in PHP Mar 5, 2012 89 How to Create Your Own Random Number Generator in PHP cra )Feb 8, 2012 88 how-tos , randomness Bending XML to Your Will Jan 25, 2012 87 xml , parsing Introduction to PHPDoc Jan 9, 2012 86 introductions , documentation A Tour of php.ini Dec 9, 2011 85 10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme sma )Dec 7, 2011 84 wordpress , theming , optimization , tips-and-tricks HTML Forms in HTML Emails chr /css )Dec 7, 2011 83 html , forms , email Defining and Using Functions in PHP Nov 30, 2011 82 functions PHP Namespaces Oct 19, 2011 81 namespaces Getting Started With PHP Templating sma )Oct 17, 2011 80 introductions , template-engines , twig Array Handling Functions Oct 10, 2011 79 arrays , functions Introducing PHP Superglobals Sep 30, 2011 78 introductions Introduction to PHP Arrays Sep 19, 2011 77 introductions , arrays PHP Variables Sep 12, 2011 76 variables Better Image Management With WordPress sma )May 26, 2011 75 wordpress , images , maintenance Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed May 26, 2011 74 flushing , performance Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Mixing Like a Baker Apr 27, 2011 73 ruby , mixins , comparisons How to Synchronize Your PHP and MySQL Timezones cra )Apr 19, 2011 72 how-tos , mysql , databases 10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know sma )Mar 8, 2011 71 wordpress , plugins Using CSS Without HTML mat )Dec 14, 2010 70 html , css , http-headers , http , minimalism Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing cra )Oct 29, 2010 69 flushing , performance Should You Close PHP Tags? The Debate Continues… cra )Oct 15, 2010 68 formatting , conventions Best Lightweight PHP Frameworks of 2010 Sep 16, 2010 67 frameworks , comparisons PHP With nginx Is About to Become a Lot Easier May 4, 2010 66 servers , nginx PHP: What You Need to Know to Play With the Web cod /sma )Apr 15, 2010 65 Debug PHP With Firebug and FirePHP Feb 9, 2010 64 debugging , firebug , tooling jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php the )Jan 19, 2010 63 jquery , wordpress Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? cod /sma )Jan 14, 2010 62 security , vulnerabilities , javascript Installing PHP on Windows Just Got Easier Nov 5, 2009 61 installing , microsoft , windows JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts lyz /clo )Sep 17, 2009 60 javascript , compression , gzip , wordpress , performance How to Use PHP Namespaces: The Basics cra )Jul 13, 2009 59 how-tos , fundamentals , namespaces How to Install PHP 5.3 on Windows cra )Jul 7, 2009 58 how-tos , installing , microsoft , windows PHP Performance Tips goo )Jun 23, 2009 57 performance , tips-and-tricks Sending Nice HTML Email With PHP chr /css )Jun 8, 2009 56 html , email Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress sma )May 13, 2009 55 wordpress A Minimal Dependency Injection Container for PHP tro )May 11, 2009 54 The Tiniest GIF Ever Mar 15, 2009 53 images , gif , base64 Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP ate )Mar 10, 2009 52 javascript , comparisons 50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools sma )Jan 21, 2009 51 tooling , link-lists PHP Include From Root chr /css )Dec 19, 2008 50 servers DOM vs. Template tro )Sep 25, 2008 49 dom , comparisons Character Encoding: Issues With Cultural Integration tro )Sep 10, 2008 48 unicode , encoding Improving the Default Directory View chr /css )Sep 3, 2008 47 apache , servers Zend Framework 1.6 Featuring Dojo, SOAP, Testing, and More… Sep 2, 2008 46 frameworks Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Your Code dal /aja )Jul 18, 2008 45 best-practices , programming Useful In-Browser Development Tools for PHP tro )May 13, 2008 44 tooling , link-lists CSS Variables Using PHP dav )Apr 28, 2008 43 css , variables To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? dal /aja )Mar 6, 2008 42 extjs What’s New in PHP 5.3? Feb 13, 2008 41 Dealing With Dependencies tro )Feb 4, 2008 40 dependencies JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation! Dec 28, 2007 39 javascript , validation The State of Functional Programming in PHP tro )Dec 15, 2007 38 programming How to Redirect index.html to index.php chr /css )Dec 10, 2007 37 how-tos , redirecting , html , apache , servers The State of Web Development: PHP Developers Most Likely to Switch to Rails Oct 9, 2006 36 programming , ruby-on-rails Hot PHP UTF-8 Tips Aug 10, 2006 35 unicode , tips-and-tricks How Strict Is Your Dynamic Language? Jul 27, 2006 34 programming , comparisons , perl , ruby , python AJAX Delete Confirmation Mar 23, 2006 33 forms , buttons , ajax , usability Content Negotiation: Why It Is Useful, and How to Make It Work oli /w3c )Feb 21, 2006 32 content-negotiation , internationalization , urls , servers Top 7 PHP Security Blunders Dec 21, 2005 31 databases , sql , security PHP and HTTP Making Friends Nov 7, 2005 30 http HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets Oct 10, 2005 29 cheat-sheets , link-lists , html , xhtml , css , wordpress , databases , encoding , seo , servers , tooling The Total Cost of Using PHP? ore )Sep 30, 2005 28 economics War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics dal /aja )Sep 26, 2005 27 web , retrospectives , perl , java , ruby-on-rails , asp-net , javascript , flash , pdf , xaml , html How Readable Is Your PHP? Aug 25, 2005 26 formatting , documentation Character Encodings and Input Apr 19, 2005 25 unicode , character-references , conformance Ampersands, PHP Sessions, and Valid HTML w3c )Apr 15, 2005 24 html , character-references , conformance Permanent Redirect in PHP ann )Jan 2, 2005 23 redirecting PHP Predictions for 2005 Dec 30, 2004 22 outlooks 60,000 Lines of JavaScript Nov 22, 2004 21 javascript Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms bri /ali )Aug 10, 2004 20 usability , searching Spot the Security Hole Jul 3, 2004 19 security Dynamic Text Replacement ali )Jun 15, 2004 18 image-replacement , techniques , javascript PHP and “application/xhtml+xml” ann )Jun 14, 2004 17 xhtml , mime-types About PHP Usage May 18, 2004 16 Tidy HTML May 10, 2004 15 html , tooling Serializing PHP Data Structures for JavaScript Apr 22, 2004 14 data-structures , javascript Is Configuration With Arrays a Bad Smell? 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