posts tagged: PHP

How to Build a CMS

Posted on December 7, 2008 at 1:43 am under How To Make a Website

A CMS or Content Management System is a type of web site that allows the user to edit content without having to know HTML. Standard blogging software like WordPress is basically a CMS that displays the content in reverse chronological order. On that note here is a very cool technique using PHP, HTML, JavaScript and [...]

Dynamically Display Images From a Directory

Posted on August 24, 2008 at 1:41 am under PHP

Here is a nifty PHP script I use on occasion. It reads a specified directory that you have populated with images, in this case .gif images then spits them out onto a nice 4 column table. I used this for a page that displays customer logos. To add a new logo all the client has [...]

How To Make a Contact Form

Posted on August 24, 2008 at 1:33 am under How To Make a Website

The contact form I show you below uses five different pieces to accomplish it’s goal. There are a hundred other ways to do this but, I think making it with five pieces will demonstrate the process and the different technologies used a little better.