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PHP – Avoid the original MySQL extension
I found that this article was extremely useful and covered information on why the original MySQL extension is a bad idea to use today. It is my opinion that MySQLi or PDO is a much better option...
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PHP – Avoid the Original MySQL Extension, Part 2
In part 2 of ‘Avoid the Original MySQL Extension’ tutorial, Thomas Punt writes about the second alternative PDO (PHP Data Objects) and covers the basics, such as how to connect to the MySQL database,...
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BitTorrent Trackers powered by PHP
‘BitTorrent Trackers powered by PHP’ What an odd topic, I know. I found PHP used in a very interesting way. Torrenting; know I many will assume torrenting is mainly use to pirate. Why I chose...
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Backing Up a MySQL DB with PHP
Today I found a helpful article that outlines a simple method for backing up a MySQL database using a simple PHP function. As a database is a very dynamic object by nature, there is always a...
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Password Hashing In PHP
Password Hashing is one of the most used way of storing passwords in database. There are different ways/algorithms for generating hash of a text. The most popular ones are: MD5, SHA1, and Bcrypt. Each...
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