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php send email
Send PHP Email Using PHPMailer
PHPMailer is a popular open source, email-sending library used by applications like WordPress, Drupal, SugarCRM, Joomla and others. This tutorial will show you how to install PHPMailer, set up SMTP and send email in PHP using PHPMailer.
John Morris
April 30, 2018
php arrays
PHP Add To and Remove Elements From an Array
In this tutorial, I’ll show you eight different ways to add to, remove from and insert elements to/from an array in PHP. PHP array functions used include: array(), array_push(), array_unshift(), array_pop(), array_shift(), array_slice(), count(), array_diff() and array_splice().
John Morris
April 23, 2018
oop
John Morris
January 2, 2018
object-oriented programming
What object-oriented programming is NOT
Object-oriented programming is MORE (much more) than knowing how to write a class. It’s about how you build your applications. I call it an “approach”… but it’s an approach *to application-building*.
John Morris
December 22, 2017
inheritance in php
Inheritance In a PHP Class and Object-Oriented Programming
Inheritance in PHP tutorial with example code.
John Morris
December 21, 2017
password reset
How to Create an Email-Based Password Reset Feature For Your Login Script
The guts of a secure password reset feature for your login script… using PHP
John Morris
December 15, 2017
php login script
How to Build a PHP Login Form Using Sessions
First: should you use sessions or cookies? That’s the first big question I see. In most cases, you should use sessions. There are some exceptions,
John Morris
December 9, 2017
filter_input
How to Validate (and Sanitize) User Input In PHP Using Filter_Input() and Filter_Var()
Use filter_input(), filter_var() and these two other PHP functions to add another layer of security to your applications
John Morris
December 1, 2017
mysql
Output the last row inserted in MySQLi
MySQLi makes grabbing the last inserted row easy. After running your insert query, you can do this: $id = $mysqli->insert_id; Then, you can query for
John Morris
February 21, 2017
mysql
Connecting to MySQL with PDO
With MySQLi, it looks like this: $mysqli = new mysqli($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_name); But, PDO is a bit different because it can interact 12 different
John Morris
February 16, 2017
input filter php
Simple input filtering in PHP
Here’s one I don’t see talked about much: $name = filter_input(INPUT_POST, ‘name’, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING); What this does is grab the “name” element from your POST array
John Morris
February 10, 2017
prepared statements
Prevent SQL injection attacks with prepared statements
Bit of a hot topic lately in my inbox. Here’s what an old, vulnerable query might look like: $expected_data = 1; $query = “SELECT *
John Morris
January 29, 2017
twitter api
How to Create Tweets Using the Twitter API
I’m going to quickly show you the exact code to send a tweet using the Twitter API. Then, how to learn to build a full-fledged
John Morris
December 13, 2016
curl
PHP cURL Tutorial and Example
A simple PHP cURL tutorial and example. Learn how to use curl_init, curl_setopt, and curl_execute. Also learn how to POST data to a remote URL
John Morris
August 16, 2016
null coalescing operator
PHP 7’s Null Coalescing Operator: How and Why You Should Use It
PHP 7’s null coalescing operator is handy shortcut along the lines of the ternary operator. Here’s what it is, how to use it and why:
John Morris
August 2, 2016
php
The Thing About PHP 7’s Spaceship Operator
Subscribe So You Never Miss An Episode [saf] May the force be with you… 😉 Unless you’ve been under a rock (which is totally cool
John Morris
July 22, 2016
bootstrap template
TUTORIAL: How to Build an Advanced Website Template Using PHP and Bootstrap
INSPINIA has sold 29,598 units at $18 a piece. That’s $532,764. SmartAdmin sold 20,136 units at $12 a piece. That’s $241,632. Unify… $321,828. That’s just
John Morris
June 29, 2016
contact form
TUTORIAL: Submit Online HTML Form to Both MySQL and Email Using PHP
In 2011, online survey giant, SurveyMonkey, acquired Wufoo Forms for 35 million. SurveyMonkey itself does 113 million a year in revenue. And, it’s valued at
John Morris
June 22, 2016
fatal error
PHP Fatal Error [FIX]: Call to a Member Function Fetch_Assoc On a Non-Object
I remember this annoying error like it was yesterday. It always baffled me a bit when I first started learning PHP (I know… N00B!): Fatal
John Morris
May 18, 2016
verify email address
3 Ways to Verify an Email Address Using HTML, jQuery and PHP
When you verify an email address, there’s really three things you want to do: Don’t submit the form unless the email address is valid Give hints
John Morris
May 4, 2016
php
How to Get the First Value In An Array Using PHP When You Don’t Know the Keys
Arrays are like that crazy uncle who gets a little too drunk at Christmas and starts telling inappropriate jokes at the dinner table. You love
John Morris
April 27, 2016
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