Beginners’ Corner: The Dreaded Blank Page
[2008/07/15: Added this to the "Beginners' Corner" category] A common problem I see new PHP users running into is having a script output absolutely nothing: the dreaded “blank page” syndrome. This is...
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This is the first “Beginners’ Corner” article, designed to help new PHP programmers in their quest to become veteran PHP programmers. In this initial installment we’ll look at a few things which are...
View ArticleBeginners’ Corner: Learning Object-Oriented PHP
I often see PHP newbies (and even not-so-newbies) who are confused by the world of object-oriented programming (OOP). At least part of this confusion results from the vast majority of introductory...
View ArticleBeginners’ Corner: Variable Function Parameters
Sometimes when defining a function in PHP, you find that there may be cases where you do not want to specify all the possible parameters when calling it. This could be because you want it to use a...
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