So I have this peculiar solution that I want to develop using PHP and MySQL, and since I do not have ASP.NET running on this hosting package PHP and MySQL are the obvious options at this stage. The first step in creating a solution is to define it. You define a solution by describing what [...]
As a part of the whole Web 2.0 movement forums have proved invaluable, because they allow lots of users to collectively create and share content. Forums differ from blogs and wiki’s, and this is one of the main differences between all three solutions, is the way the information is displayed and handled. Forums use a [...]
Wiki’s and Blogs are two popular means by which people can create, share and collaborate on the world wide web. Creative collaboration is a term that can be used synonymously with Web 2.0, because at the heart of Web 2.0 is the creating and sharing of content between large numbers of users. That being said [...]
So what are captcha’s? What’s the purpose of a captcha’s? Captcha’s are those little images that contain a combination of phrases, letters and/or digits. They are used on comment and contact forms on the web to prevent spambots from submitting spam comments. They work because they require human input and someone with eyes that can [...]
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This article and its contents are based on the articles on the W3C Website, and is a great place to start learning. AJAX uses the XMLHTTPRequest JavaScript object to communicate directly with the web server and has three important properties: the onreadystatechange property the readystate property the responsetext property It’s important to note that the [...]
I downloaded the LiveValidation script recently and I realised after implementing it on a webpage I did not understand how it interacts with a PHP or ASP.NET application and it got me thinking that maybe I need to just try and understand how server-side and client-side code interacts with JavaScript. What is AJAX? I know [...]
How do you decide when to use a Content Management System (CMS) and when to develop the content yourself? The answer lies in your marketing strategy and specifically your strategy for web-based content. Do you know who the intended target audience for your strategy is? In some cases it might prove a better bet to [...]
Here’s the thing right, I really want to create a nice contact form for my website, but I also want to make sure that the form accepts the right type of information. For this I need some JavaScript and of late I have been reading a lot about JavaScript libraries such as jquery, mootools and [...]
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