Tag Archives: PHP

How to prevent multiple form submissions in PHP

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Steve

A problem that many programmers encounter is trying to prevent the user from submitting a form twice and inadvertently posting two sets of the same data – or in worse scenarios, charging a credit card twice! It’s a frustrating problem … Continue reading →

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How to use SSL / HTTPS effectively in your PHP website

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Steve

So, you’ve got a big website with thousands of members, it brings in $50 a day, and your community couldn’t be happier. What could be better? HTTPS could be better. There’s just something so exciting about that little padlock appearing … Continue reading →

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Flaws in PHP sessions – session_start causes site to run slowly

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Steve

PHP is a versatile language that gives the programmer many tools to get the job done. One such tool is sessions, but in some cases sessions can have a detrimental effect on your site’s performance. Since switching from a Windows … Continue reading →

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Review: PHP Expert Editor – Script Editing Tool

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Steve

For anybody coding or wanting to code in PHP, a decent editor is vital. Sticking with old-fashioned notepad just won’t cut it, what you need is the mothership of editors – and I think I’ve found it! PHP Expert Editor … Continue reading →

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(Part 1) PHP & MySQL: How to create a resource system

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Steve

One of the biggest problems faced with content rich websites is how to store the data than enriches them. Therefore, I’d like to offer my solution – something I call ‘the resource system’. Specifically, this is designed for PHP & … Continue reading →

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