The basics of GNU Wget
GNU Wget is an open source software for downloading files with compatibility with the many popular internet protocols through command line use. Wget is a popular tool and highly versatile,…
Category: Development
Taking a look at Skeleton CSS framework
Skeleton is a self acclaimed simple boilerplate that suits those who don’t need the vast range of elements that larger frameworks possess. Browsing through the Skeleton docs you will notice…
Creating a PHP database connection file from a form
The ever common PHP MySQL database connection file, mostly named something like dbconnection.php or dbcon.php which gets used in a require_once situation whereby you need a connection to the database….
Stating a 404 response with PHP; Why it is important
HTTP 404 is the response given when you browsers interacted with the servers but no page was found at the location (URL). This is important to know because for SEO…
GoPro Image Exif data with PHP
Here is how to get a GoPro’s image data (EXIF) such as size, settings, configuration and location using PHP and exif_read_data(). I have already covered getting image EXIF data in…
Getting image width, height and file size using PHP
Another easy to do exercise with PHP is getting an image width, height and size. Getting the image width and height in pixels is done with the function getimagesize(). All…
Simple PHP MySQL page system
A simple PHP MySQL page system written as a function with code comments. For this example i had the following in the database Simple color names and an id, With…
Linux is more popular than Windows on Azure
Microsoft’s cloud computing platform Azure has more Linux instances running on it than Windows, showing the decline in Windows Server (GUI based) is happening even on Microsoft’s own platform. This…
Storing HTML in a MySQL database
How to store HTML in a MySQL database, this is done for purposes such as a blog or CMS where dynamic pages are generated from a database. The correct MYSQL…
Change background and text based on time with Javascript
Changing a websites background color based on client side (viewers) time is easily done with a small amount of vanilla Javascript. Changing a website background color or other styles has…