PHP, the venerable server-side scripting language, is famous for its use in Web development. First released in 1995 by Rasmus Lerdorf, it has been leveraged by the likes of WordPress and Facebook and ...

It is a very frequently asked question and one that tends to rapidly digress into a platform war over the merits of Linux or Windows. This type of argument may actually reflect how difficult it is to ...

A small program run on the server that automates or controls certain functions or links one program to another. On the Web, a CGI script is an example of a server-side script. Contrast with ...

As a well rounded programmer (experience with C, C++, Java, C#, and a few others) I've always been inclined toward non-web programming, but I've decided to focus on web design/coding to get myself ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Nginx is the DevOps community’s most beloved http web server. And developers love the PHP ...

The venerable web programming language PHP is a source of frequent complaints and frustration, but according to a report W3Techs released today, it doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. W3Techs ...

A lot of server-side scripting solutions exist. PHP, which we explored a bit in recent columns, is but one of them. Though it’s similar to JavaScript, and you certainly can apply your JavaScript ...

Many Web pages use forms to capture data from site users. This data can be particularly valuable in commercial and business sites. If you are responsible for such a site, you may need to retrieve data ...