James Hibbard

How to Insert the Current Date into a DATETIME Field in a MySQL Database using PHP

This quick tip explains how to insert the current date into a table in a MySQL database from within a PHP script.

Simple Form Validation in PHP

Server-side validation of user input is something you run into once in a while and although it is not an overly complicated subject, there are a couple of gotchas to be aware of.

This post demonstrates how to validate a simple form in PHP.

Inspect Object in PHP

To display the contents of an object in Ruby is really simple.

All you do is store the object in a variable, then pass the variable as an argument to the Kernel method p(), which in turn writes obj.inspect to the standard output.

Making a Very Simple WordPress Theme for a Static Site

Despite starting life as a blogging platform, WordPress can also be used as a fully functional CMS. The following steps describe how to skin WordPress for use as a CMS with a simple brochure-style website.

Using Regular Expressions in Dreamweaver

This time-saving tip explains how to use Dreamweaver's search/replace functionality combined with the power of regular expressions to manipulate HTML across a large number of pages.