Twitch api check if username is streaming in PHP
An easy way to check if a Twitch user is streaming in PHP can be done with the following function and PHP code: $streamer = ‘kyr_sp33dy’;//the streamers username function is_channel_live($channel)…
How to minify css and js
I’m all about web design minimalism, keeping it simple and small allowing for quick load times. Minifying CSS helps this movement. A minified CSS & JS file is simply removing…
Bootstrap vs Bulma
Bootstrap and Bulma share so many similarities, both open sourced CSS frameworks. Both are fully responsive and obviously open source. Bulma was created by Jeremy Thomas as an alternative to…
Social media thumbnail, avatar, header and banner sizes
Getting your social media profiles presentation right can sometimes be hard, here are recommendations to the right dimensions for high quality images popular sites. Youtube Banner: 2560 x 1440 Avatar…
HTML inside a PHP file
HTML inside a PHP file is a common occurrence when building web applications, you can easily have a bootstrap page that uses PHP to show data. You can either echo…
How to do a vanity url with PHP and htaccess
A vanity URL is a URL that is simplified or is a cover to what the URL is fetching. On website that you have usernames vanity URL’s are the domian.com/username…
How to SELECT +1 and then INSERT MYSQL
This is something i had trouble with at first. I wanted to select the highest number (user_id) add 1 onto it (+1) and then insert it back into the database…
What is a Cron job?
A Cron Job is a scheduled repetitive task, these tasks are set on a time, day or date examples being: Every 20 minutes Every 24 hours from 3am Every 6…
Why is PHP hated by so many developers?
From reading devlopment forums, boards and reddit you see alot of jokes poked at PHP and many people talking it down. My gist was because it was a noob language…
PHP comparison operator examples
PHP comparison operators can be confusing for beginners, here is a quick run down and example to help out. Setting variable a to 2 and b to 10 $a =…