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How To Parse HTML Files As PHP

There are many reasons to parse HTML files as PHP. Some webmasters do it because they are converting an old static website into a dynamic website and don't want to lose pagerank. Other websites do it...

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How To Write A PHP Contact Form

Contact forms are a great addition to any website. Read our contact form tutorial and download a complete code sample. This form works out-of-the-box and even verifies that visitors have entered valid...

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Passing Variables from HTML to Flash

Most flash applications have little, if any, interaction with the web pages in which they are embedded. However, sometimes it is necessary for the page to share information with the flash application....

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Troubleshooting Your WordPress Upgrade

Upgrading a WordPress website is not always as easy as people say. Here are a few solutions for problems you may encounter.

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How to Add a Map to Your Website

It is important to make sure that your customers can find you. Learn how easy it is to add a map to your website.

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Type a Lot? How to Avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

If you are a web developer, or just spend a lot of time in front of your computer typing, then you have increased risk of developing repetitive strain injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Learn how...

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36 Ways To Cure Writer’s Block

After blogging for some time, it might be hard for you to find new things to write about. If you need some inspiration, take a look at our list of 36 ways to cure writer's block.

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Preloading Images with JavaScript

Preloading images is a useful technique, often used to speed up the display of images in galleries and rollovers. It avoids the flickers and second-long delays that generally occur when an image has...

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The CSS Approach: Preload Images without JavaScript

Preloading images is a widely used technique for speeding up the display of images in galleries and rollovers. Learn how to do it using CSS instead of JavaScript.

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Help! I Messed Up My WordPress URL Settings

Have you made a mistake updating your WordPress url settings, and are now unable to access your blog or administration area to reverse the changes? Read this article for two ways to restore your settings.

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3 Sneaky Ways to Trick Readers into Commenting

All around the blogosphere, seasoned bloggers are doing it. These crafty writers are tricking their readers into commenting. And they are so good at it, that few have taken notice. But now, they will...

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Add PHP Code To Your phpBB Forum Templates

Editing a phpBB template can be rather exasperating because you don't have freedom to add dynamic code. In fact, if you do add php code to your template, you will find that it won't be recognized. So...

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Troubleshooting A Slow-Loading WordPress Admin Panel

Recently, we had the great pleasure of diagnosing some mysterious issues which cropped up in a WordPress website that we had developed. The admin panel had suddenly decided to slow down.Here are some...

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How To Make A Favorites Icon (Favicon.ico)

In this brief 3 step tutorial, you'll find out how to create a favorites icon for your website. We also list a few reasons why your website NEEDS to have one.

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Smarty Templates: How To Create Custom Functions

The popular Smarty Template Engine is full of great features, but is not the most intuitive system for developers to learn to use. And it doesn't help that the documentation is a bit scanty. So here is...

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How To Publicize Your WordPress Plugin

There are so many great WordPress plugins out there. Unfortunately, most of them get very little exposure and usage because they are not well publicized... Here are three tips for getting the word out...

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Disable Automatic Restart after Windows XP Update

If you are on a Windows XP system, you are probably very familiar with the automatic updates which interrupt you as you work and prompt you to restart your computer. Tired of seeing it or losing...

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WordPress Problems with Pasted MS Word Content

Microsoft Word and WordPress don't play well together. Here is a brief tutorial on how to fix problems that happen from copying and pasting content from MS Word into WordPress' WYSIWYG editors.

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Turn Off WordPress Homepage URL Redirection

If you are integrating WordPress into a preexisting site that already has its own homepage, or if you are developing a new WordPress website that is hidden behind a Coming Soon page, you will run into...

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How to Add an Admin User to a WordPress Database

If you have lost access to a WordPress administration area, you can usually use WordPress' password recovery feature to reset your password. However, there are some cases when this isn't possible. This...

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