The switch statement is similar to a series of IF statements on the same expression. In many occasions, you may want to compare the same variable (or expression) with many different values, and execute a...

When working with strings, it is important to understand the difference in how PHP treats single quotes (echo ‘Hello $name’; ) as compared with double quotes (echo “Hello $name”; ) Single...

Hi all, In case you missed it, if you are a Kickstarter backer I posted a private update that has a URL in it with a copy of the book as it is so far.  If you purchased the book via PayPal and want an...

Sure the idea of dynamic web pages is cool, but you can only go so far when you only use what’s built into PHP, like changing the page based on the day of the week. What you’d really like to...

Hi all, Although in the KickStarter pitch I optimistically thought the book would be done by the end of October, I now see that I grossly underestimated the effort required.  Each weekend I put in 10...