Archive for the ‘Tutorials’ Category

How To Install WordPress On A Windows Localhost

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

WordPress, the most popular blogging platform can be installed for testing purposes on a public web server or on a computer (localhost) with Windows, Linux, Solaris or MacOS operating system, as long as the minimum requirements exist (PHP version 4.3 or higher, MySQL 4.0 or higher).

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A Lightweight PHP / MySQL Content Management For Developers: sNews

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

There are situations when a PHP developer looks for a lightweight platform with built in content management system capabilities. Having only 230 KB, sNews content management system is a suitable alternative for small or medium websites. This application is built with PHP and stores data in a MySQL database.

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Easy Building of Templates With CoffeeCup HTML Editor

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

The utilization of templates visibly simplifies the websites development process. The creation of a website template from the ground could involve a lot of time and various resources. This task become easier with the help of various ready made templates that could be modified according to a certain website requirements.

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Rapid Publishing of Articles in A Joomla! Blog

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Joomla! content management system has built in the capability to display articles in a blog like fashion. The default Joomla! installation does not have enabled the blogging functionality, but only a few simple steps are required to setup a blog only in a few minutes. (more…)

Short Introduction To PHP: Necessary Tools And The Basic Structure Of A Script

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor is a popular scripting language similar in structure with C programming language and is suitable to create dynamic web based applications and pages having dynamic content. The PHP code can be included in HTML pages or saved in standalone files ending with .php suffix. (more…)

Website Layout Testing With Lorem Ipsum Text: Samples And Web Based Generators

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

The text inside a website layout distracts the reader from seeing the actual properties of the content presentation environment. In order to provide a clear image of a certain website layout, the Lorem Ipsum text is regarded as a current standard by web designers. (more…)

Easy Publishing Of RSS News Feeds In HTML Pages With A Free RSS Feed Reader Service

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

RSS feeds represent both a source of fresh content for websites as well as a powerful promotion method. The inclusion of RSS news feeds content into an existing website or page could be a difficult task for a beginner webmaster.

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How To Deploy a Website For Free With DoodleKit

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

DoodleKit is a web based site development tool that provides users a full featured content management system. It does not require the installation of additional software and is suitable for both beginners as well as advanced webmasters to create simple or complex personal or business websites with unique features. (more…)

An Introduction To Joomla! Templates Creation With Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Joomla! is a content management system and framework with a proven flexibility and easy of use both from design as well as implementation point of view. Due to the fact that the templates structure has a relative high degree of complexity, the creation of a Joomla! template from the ground could be a time consuming task and even an impossible one for beginners.

On the other hand, there are available for free download thousands of Joomla! templates that could be customized, but in certain situations the customization process involves the execution of supplementary steps. Fortunately, rapid solutions exist to edit an existing Joomla! template or create a new one. (more…)

USB Webserver: The Lightest Apache / PHP / MySQL / SMTP Portable Software Distribution for Windows

Friday, August 1st, 2008

There are available for free download Windows software distributions containing Apache web server, PHP, Perl or other server side programming language, MySQL server, SMTP server and various other features.

When you need to present, distribute or test a PHP based project on any computer, the most convenient solution will definitely be the choosing of a portable software that offers the entire spectrum of server side necesities for your application. (more…)

The Concept of Content Management System

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Due to the existence of content management systems, an average Internet user could build a website without having web programming or design knowledge.

The content management systems are ready made web based applications that are installed on a web server and allows the publishing and update of the content with the help of a web browser. (more…)