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Welcome to a tutorial and example on how to create a simple REST API in PHP and MYSQL. The term “REST API” probably sounds intimidating to some beginners, but in actual fact, it is something really simple. In layman’s terms, a REST API is nothing but a service endpoint. It simply accepts a user request, […]

Welcome to a short tutorial on how to add commas to numbers in PHP. Need to format and present a “nice-looking” number to the users? The common ways to add commas to numbers in PHP are: Use the number_format() function. For example, $num = number_format(12345.678, 2); Use regular expressions. For example, $num = preg_replace(“/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/”, “,”,

Welcome to a quick tutorial on how to save and load TinyMCE content with PHP MySQL. So you are building your own CMS or want to give users some flexibility to edit their own product pages? Well, TinyMCE is definitely a good choice. To save and retrieve TinyMCE contents with PHP and MySQL, we need

Welcome to a tutorial on how to embed images in PHP mail. Trying to add images to the email message with the default PHP mail function? Yes, it is possible with a couple of small touches. There are 2 common ways to add images in PHP mail: Host the image on your server, then set

Welcome to a tutorial on how to make CURL requests to HTTPS in PHP. Need to access a secure URL with PHP CURL? Well, we need to specify a couple of extra settings in CURL to do that. To access an HTTPS protected website with PHP CURL: $ch = curl_init(); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, “https://site.com”); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER,

Welcome to a tutorial on how to create a Live Scoreboard with PHP and MySQL. So you want to go big, and display the scores of a game live on a website? A simple live scoreboard consists of 4 essential components: A database table to store the game scores. Core PHP library to update and

Welcome to a quick tutorial on how to hide the PHP file extension in the URL. Don’t want to show an ugly PHP file extension or want to hide it away for security purposes? An easy way to hide the PHP extension while using the Apache web server is to create a .htaccess file with

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