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Welcome to a tutorial on how to do multiple asynchronous CURL requests in PHP. Need to grab data from various websites all at once? Or send data to different servers in parallel? Yes, it is possible – Read on for the example!     TABLE OF CONTENTS Download & Notes PHP Multi CURL Extras The […]

Welcome to a quick tutorial on how to create a forgotten password recovery script with PHP and MySQL. Having trouble with a system that requires manual password reset? An automated password recovery system generally involves 3 steps: The user accesses a “forgot password” page, enters the email, and makes a password reset request. The system

Welcome to a quick tutorial on how to create a simple reservation system with PHP and MySQL. So you are offering a service and want to open up for online booking? Or maybe you have some rooms available for reservations? A bare basic reservation system only has a few key components: A database table to

Welcome to a quick tutorial on how to develop a simple web application with PHP and MySQL. When it comes to building a full-stack web application, some beginners go blank and do not know where to get started. Web applications are developed in stages, in a step-by-step manner. Gather the requirements – Know what the

Welcome to a quick tutorial on how to crop images in PHP. Need to “clip” or “cut” a portion of an image on the server side? Yes, we can. We can easily crop images in PHP using the GD extension: Create an image object $img = imagecreatefromjpeg(“SOURCE.JPG”); Define the crop area $area = [“x”=>0, “y”=>0,

Welcome to a tutorial on how to do a PHP CURL call with HTTP basic authentication. Need to secure a server-to-server call without all the crazy encryption, verification, and login stuff? HTTP basic authentication is a good option. To perform a PHP CURL call with HTTP basic authentication, we have to set the user and

Welcome to a quick tutorial on how to create a simple referral system with PHP and MySQL. So you have a website that sells some products and you are looking to boost sales – Affiliate sales may be able to help. But just how is this done? Let us walk through an example in this

Welcome to a tutorial on how to display an image from a file in PHP. So you have a secured folder of images that is not publicly accessible, but still want registered users to be able to view? Yes, it is possible to do so. To display an image from a file in PHP, simply

Welcome to a tutorial on how to create a simple comment system using PHP, MYSQL, and AJAX. Want to upgrade your website or eCommerce store? Allow users to enter comments on a post or product? Well, it really isn’t too difficult to create a comment (or feedback) system from scratch – Let us walk through

Welcome to a quick tutorial on how to move files in PHP. Need to move a file from one folder into another? Moving files in PHP is as simple as using a single function – rename(“SOURCE.FILE”, “FOLDER/TARGET.FILE”). Yes, there is no move file function in PHP, and we literally “rename” a file into another folder.