Hi, I just released a podcast that introduces you to the basics of databases. Targeted at total beginners, I look at the three types of databases out there along with some other foundation stuff so that when you get into database driven websites .. you will hit the ground running. Check it out: Database basics…

Hi, I’ve finally released my first video on using SQL statements in PHP pages. This is the next step after connecting to a MySQL database. I hope you find the videos useful. Stefan Mischook www.killerphp.com

Many of my articles and videos are based on questions that I see popping up in the php forums or in emails sent to me personally. Recently I was asked by someone how they could call a function found in one class, in another. This may seem like basic stuff to those of us who…

Hi, I was chatting with my Java buddies recently and they had just discovered an alternative lightweight framework for building Java based web applications – something called Spring. The Spring framework is equivalent to the Zend Framework or Code Igniter. I first learned about Spring before it was called Spring, back in 2002 when the…

I was researching things ‘nerd’ on the Web today, and I found myself at the CodeIgniter website. For those of you who may not know, CodeIgniter is an MVC PHP framework. What is an MVC framework? I won’t go into details here since we’ve covered MVC basics elsewhere. Let me just say though, that an…

I know I will probably get blasted/flamed for this post … but that’s the life of a nerd with an opinion. So does WP 2.5.1 suck? I’m not sure! 🙁 UPDATE: I have since discovered new information and have resolved the problem … kind of. You can find details in the comments below. – So…

Hi, I was going to start this off with some analogy on how Ruby is like dating some ‘hottie’ that turns out to be crazy .. but I just couldn’t make it work … – When Ruby on Rails started to gain some momentum a year or so ago, I decided to take another look…

I’ve been involved in the tech business for many years. Though technology is constantly changing, there is a constant: Angry self righteous tech-nerds. Who are the angry-nerds? Angry-nerds are those programmers, network administrators or any other geeks that have a major chip on their shoulders. Typically, they are in their twenties, with little experience, and…

I recently had this question put to me by a web designer who was considering the idea of using PHP pages in her websites: “Why build all your pages in PHP … Why not use standard .html pages?” She then expanded the question to: “What I mean is…… what’s the benefit to building ALL sites…

Hi, I’ve released my tutorial on Object Oriented PHP in Spanish. You can download the PDF: Aprenda Programacion Orientada a Objetos en PHP.pdf Many thanks to Javier W. Barbieri from Iquitos Peru. PS: I have new PHP tutorials coming out soon. Stefan Mischook www.killerphp.com