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Most common PHP string manipulation questions
These are the most common PHP string manipulation questions that I had come around when I was getting started with PHP. Most of these easy concepts still confuse students. But let’s take few minutes and take them one by one. How do I combine two strings together? The first common PHP string manipulation question is […]
A look into PHP implicit casting
PHP implicit casting is very common. But before we see what it mean, let’s see why implicit casting happens. Again, PHP is supper-friendly. Also, it is a loosely typed language. In other words, PHP allows us to declare a variable and simply use it. And, PHP determines the data type of the variable automatically. Note: […]
These PHP array functions will either slow you down or accelerate your success as a PHP programmer.
I am frequently reaching out to these most common PHP array functions. The most annoying thing is that I have to google their syntax every now and then. Nowadays, my IDE helps me avoid that. Still, it is frustrating to keep looking into the docs. Worse, when I start using JavaScript, the array functions are […]
Single or Double Quote String literals in PHP
String literals in PHP can be either double-quoted or single-quoted. Both work fine. However, the single quote string literal comes with few limitations. Limitations of single quote string literals in PHP In our example above, the second variable $name2, is a single quote string literal. Hence, its main limitations are:- Single quote string literals don’t […]
Next level PHP with Composite Data Types
In my last blog post on PHP data tapes, I discussed the four scalar PHP data types. Today, we will continue with composite data types. To recap, the scalar data types are good for variables representing a singular item, like price. But most of the time we are interested in a price of more than […]
A Look into PHP Data Types.
PHP provides three groups of data types. The first group is scalar, which is used for single values. And the second is composite, which is a group of scalars. Finally, we have a special group. Let’s see them one by one. Scalar PHP Data Types Integer numbers Floating Point numbers Strings Booleans Composite PHP Data […]
You know better. Don’t use website builders like Elementor.
I don’t know about you, but the main reason I have this website is very simple. It is to find customers. More precisely, to be found by customers. Back in the day, I naively assumed customers would type my URL and find me. But customers don’t know I even exist, let alone know my URL. […]
10 All-time Basic Website Design Practices
More and more people are taking their inquiry online. Especially, people who are new to our city like the diaspora, diplomat community, etc. do not go around the streets of Addis Ababa looking for and asking the best restaurant. Instead, they just type a few words on google and something comes up. Like it or […]
5 Ways to Use 404 Page Design
Doing things by assertions is a method followed by the best in our industry. The best designers and programmers assume things will go bad and they certainly do. They take this into consideration when they design a website and each page in it. Including the 404 page design. Users find a link in social media, […]
Website Design Project Questionnaires for Gathering Requirements
23 Questionnaires to ask for website design project. Are you ready to start your next website design project? Think again. Have you gathered all the information you need? Here are 23 questionnaires to ask in order to make your requirement analysis easier. Most customers usually state the nature of their business. Soon they dive into […]