I got this question put to me recently: Since you say it’s bad practice to access object properties directly from outside the class, is it then good practice to declare all variables as protected or private to force yourself to not? My answer: Yes. Many OO techniques are designed for situations where you will have…
Introduction In my attempt to turn you nerds into uber-nerds, I’ve been lucky enough to get the young and talented Jon Lebensold (my right hand nerd) to bang out a few articles (and soon videos) on some of the emerging PHP technologies and working practices that take PHP into the enterprise arena. Enterprise arena =…
Once and a while a get an email question put to me that I think many others are probably wondering about the same thing. I got this email from Jordan: Hi Stefan, I am very interested in learning how to program, specifically with php. I went through all you videos which are excellent! My main…
The article’s title (I admit,) will get some people little miffed at me. But, what can I say, the truth hurts! Seriously, this statement is valid and is worth talking about because there are a lot of web designers out there who are considering the leap into building dynamic (database driven) web applications. And with…
By: Jon Lebensold So you’ve started developing this application for a client and naturally, he or she is really pleased with your development. Six months pass. You’re called in again to add a couple features to your existing application. Unfortunately, as you begin development, changes in the source code begin to occur.
I’ve just released a new video introducing MySQL – PHP’s partner in crime. I cover basic topics like: Database types. The difference between a database and a spreadsheet etc … I also briefly introduce phpMyAdmin given that it is probably the most used MySQL management tool out there today. – I will soon be releasing…
Hi, This is a touch off topic but I thought that some PHP’ers out there might be interested nonetheless. Preamble: I got my first Mac about 8-9 months ago and I have to say after having used Windows (all flavors) since 1994, I have to admit that OSX is the best operating system I ever…
Hi, This part 3 of 3 of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP. We continue from where I left off in part 2. The Video: Custom PHP Functions – Part 3 Thanks, Stefan www.killerphp.com
Hi, This part 2 of 3 of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP. We continue from where I left off in part 1. The Video: Custom PHP Functions – Part 2 Part 3 will be out soon. Thanks, Stefan www.killerphp.com
Hi, This part 1 of 3 of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP. We cover the very basics and learn about one of the key advantages of creating functions in php versus just write straight PHP code to your pages. The Video: Custom PHP Functions Part 2 and 3 will be out…