When it comes to building web applications in PHP, performance isn’t typically a major concern. Features, usability and any business concerns are considered a greater priority, as they can be better demonstrated and visualised. Performance graphs don’t make the boss’s day.
So, why should you as a PHP developer, worry about performance? Quite a few reasons, in fact:
- Efficient code gives you more flexibility with what you do with your application – for example, you can’t exactly throw in a thumbnailing routine if you’ve already maxxed your server.
- Performance techniques generally line up with best practices, and while best practices are their own justification, they will save you time (and money!) in the long run.
- On a high-scale application, performance graphs won’t make much of a difference. Still, informing the boss that, thanks to your performance efforts, you can cut server costs significantly, will definitely earn you some credit, and maybe even a raise.
- Well written (and therefore efficient) are easier to debug.
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Just like any language, developers can write code in PHP that ranges in quality from truly awful to very good. Learn good programming habits that can help you bridge the productivity gap.
Depending on whom you ask, the difference between a good developer and an excellent developer, in terms of productivity, is a factor of 10 to 20. An excellent developer is more productive because of his experience and good habits. When poor programming habits sneak into your code, they’re a drain on productivity. This article demonstrates some good programming habits that can make you a better programmer.
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Creating a realistic water surface in Photoshop is quite a challenge because it is the distorted reflection of the surroundings that makes the water look liquid. The displace filter is an excellent tool for making this distortion. The displace filter “shifts pixels” in an image according to the brightness values of a displacement map.
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Take a look at the following 20 Excellent AJAX Effects You Should Know, you might learn something from it.
There are a few special techniques or effects that can spice up just about any web page. These are the top 20 Ajax effects that every web developer should know. They’re essential parts of any web developer’s toolbox. If you haven’t seen them yet, you no doubt will in your future web development endeavors.
The 20 effects are:
- TextboxList meets Autocompletion
- Ajax IM
- LiveValidation
- Inline Editing
- Ajax Upload
- Fancy Upload
- ClickHeat Clicks Heatmap
- Ajax Mail Form
- Ajax Directory Manager
- Ajax Email Client
- Improve Form Usability with Auto Messages
- qGallery
- Ajax Star Rating
- CakePHP Ajax Form
- Amberjack Site Tours
- Prototype UI
- JCrop
- jQuery Auto-tabbing Plugin
- Sort Table Rows with Ajax
- DrasticMap
Link: 20 Excellent AJAX Effects You Should Know
So you want to make money with Google Adsense? I don’t blame you, who doesn’t want residual income! This article will show you how to better optimize Google Adsense to make more money from your web site(s).
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Getting your site listed in the top search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, or MSN is no small job. There is lots of work that needs to be done to guarantee the highest placement possible, and even more work is needed to keep your ranking for any period of time. Here are some simple tips and strategies to keep your site listed, and listed well, without spending any extra cash on pay per clicks.
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In this tutorial, we’ll see how the PHP server-side scripting language can be used to send email, and explore how to send complex message types such as HTML email or emails with file attachments.
For convenience we will be using PHPMailer in this tutorial.
PHPMailer is a class for PHP that provides a package of functions to send email. The two primary features are sending HTML Email and e-mails with attachments. PHPMailer is an efficient way to send e-mail within PHP.
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