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PHP Tutorial – $_REQUEST Function

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:31 +0000

In previous tutorials we already looked at the PHP built-in $_GET function and $_POST function. In this tutorial we take a quick look at the PHP built-in $_REQUEST function. The PHP built-in $_REQUEST function can be used with both the GET and POST methods. Let’s take a look at an $_REQUEST function example: <html> <body> <form action="test.php" method="post"> Your name: <input [...]

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PHP Tutorial – $_REQUEST Function

PHP Tutorial – $_POST Function

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:12:35 +0000

The PHP built-in $_POST function is used to collect values in a form (as name says, you do this with the method=”post”) The information send with POST method is invisible to others (the opposite of the GET method.) Another difference between the $_GET function and the $_POST function is that the $_POST function doesn’t limit the [...]

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PHP Tutorial – $_POST Function

PHP Tutorial – $_GET Function

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:07:59 +0000

The PHP built-in $_GET function is used to collect values in a form (as name says, you do this with the method=”get”) You should remember that the information sent from a form with the GET method is visible to everyone, because the result is displayed in the address bar. The $_GET function limits the number of [...]

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PHP Tutorial – $_GET Function

PHP Tutorial – Form Handling

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:59:58 +0000

In this PHP language tutorial we will look at PHP forms and form handling. We will use the PHP $_GET and $_POST variables to retrieve information from the HTML form. You use forms to get user input. PHP Form Handling You have to be aware of the following when dealing with HTML forms and PHP: any form [...]

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PHP Tutorial – Form Handling

How to make a Calendar in C

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:31:55 +0000

In the C tutorial “How to use Time and Date in C” some people asked questions in the comment section about determining dates and day of the week. That’s why we created this tutorial to show you what things you have to lookout for, such as leap years. Gregorian Calendar and Leap Years The Gregorian calendar is [...]

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How to make a Calendar in C

PHP Tutorial – Functions Parameters and Return Values

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:01 +0000

In a previous tutorial we looked at how to make your own PHP functions. In this PHP tutorial we will see how to use function parameters (for example passing a variable to a function) and function return values. Functions Parameters Parameters are specified after the function name, inside the parentheses. Let’s look at a function parameter example: <html> <body> <?php [...]

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PHP Tutorial – Functions Parameters and Return Values

PHP Tutorial – Functions

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:00:26 +0000

The power of the PHP language is the large number of built-in functions (more than 700 built-in function and counting.) But of course it also possible to create your own functions. In this PHP tutorial we will create our own functions. A function will only be executed if a function is called by another piece of [...]

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PHP Tutorial – Functions

PHP Tutorial – foreach Loop

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:08:07 +0000

The “foreach” loop gives PHP an easy way to iterate over arrays and can only be used on arrays. Syntax There are two syntaxes although the second is only a minor extension of the first. foreach ($array as $value) { code to be executed; } The second syntax: foreach ($array as $key => $value) { [...]

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PHP Tutorial – foreach Loop

PHP Tutorial – For Loops

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:54:35 +0000

The “for loop” execute a block of code a specified number of times while a specified condition is true. Syntax for (init; condition; increment) { code to be executed; } The “for” loop holds three parameters. The init can be any piece of code that needs to be executed once at the beginning of the loop. In [...]

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PHP Tutorial – For Loops

PHP Tutorial – do…while Loops

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:43:42 +0000

The do…while statement will always execute the block of code once. After this first execute it will check the condition, and repeat the loop (keep executing) while the condition is true. Syntax do { code to be executed; } while (condition); do…while loop example Ok, let’s look at an example: <html> <body> <?php $x=1; [...]

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PHP Tutorial – do…while Loops