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  • Make your own Soap API

    Our PHP expert, Paul Hudson, walks you through how to create your own Soap API for others to use
    By Paul Hudson on | 1 comment

  • XML syndication the easy way

    It’s all very well mashing up other people’s content, but it’s even better to enable them to reuse your own. This is an ideal job for XML – and our PHP expert, Paul Hudson
    By Paul Hudson on

  • Build an Elgg social network

    With its swift installation and simple set-up, Elgg provides you with all the tools you need to become the next MySpace. Karl Hodge shows you how to create your very own Elgg social network
    By Karl Hodge on

  • Create time-sensitive CSS sites

    Stuart Loxton, web developer at design agency Strawberrysoup, explains how to create subtle CSS changes to your site based on time of day
    By Stuart Loxton on

  • Create an image slideshow with MooTools

    Ryan Florence explains how to create a great-looking slideshow that's easy for the client to update using the incredibly extensible MooTools framework
    By Ryan Florence on | 1 comment

  • Embed your site on Facebook

    Ste Brennan of Code Computerlove explains how to embed your site within Facebook, from initial set-up to sending invitations and posting to users’ walls
    By Ste Brennan on | 9 comments

  • Create an SVG data visualisation with PHP

    Using code to create beautiful visualisations saves time, effort and allows you to focus on the idea rather than implementation details. Brian Suda explains how he wrote a PHP script to build an SVG graphic based on the .net magazine covers
    By Brian Suda on | 4 comments

  • How to use PHP on the command line

    PHP is used by the biggest sites on the net. It also has a powerful command-line version, allowing you to use PHP outside of the scope of a web server. Lorna Jane Mitchell shows us how to get started
    By Lorna Jane Mitchell on | 1 comment

  • Protect your WordPress site with .htaccess

    WordPress is the world’s most popular CMS with over 70 million users, but how safe is your install? Paul Maloney shows you how to secure your WordPress site with .htaccess.

  • Create a responsive Drupal theme

    Drupal themes enable you to change the look and feel of your site. Tim Millwood explains how to create a theme that makes it appear differently on different screen sizes

  • Getting started with RESS

    This tutorial will teach you the basics of RESS (Responsive Design + Server Side Components) and how you can build a responsive page that works well on small screens with the help of server side technologies
    By Anders M Andersen on | 5 comments

  • Get started with PHP

    In this extract from his SitePoint book PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja, which is on sale now, Kevin Yank offers a beginner’s guide to this server-side language

  • Master the WordPress Loop

    The Loop is the basis of dynamic content in WordPress. Joe Casabona explains what it does, how to use it, and resolves the most common Loop-related queries

  • Customise the WordPress admin area

    Tailor the Administration Screens in WordPress to match your client's branding with Thomas Hardy's guide to customising the popular CMS
    By Thomas Hardy on

  • Create a data driven Twitter avatar

    Matthew Knight explains why you don’t need to be a genius to make simple digital toys – just build upon the genius of others and make use of Google Apps Script
    By Matthew Knight on

  • Create an address book with PHP

    Lorna Jane Mitchell and Steve Francia explain how to use PHP and MongoDB to make an address book that’s flexible enough to keep different kinds of contacts in order
    By Lorna Jane Mitchell And Steve Francia on

  • Using PHP Data Objects

    The PHP Data Objects library provides a consistent foundation for database access and connectivity. Daniel Lewis explains how to put it into practice
    By Daniel Lewis on

  • Turn HTML into a CMS site with concrete5

    Don’t change the way you work. With concrete5, you can convert your HTML into a concrete5 theme in a few minutes. Chris Torres explains how
    By Chris Torres on
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