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[QUOTE=rajarajan07;1226761]How it differs from XAMPP, WAMP, LAMP?[/QUOTE] Those aren't really frameworks; they're software packages that install Apache, PHP, and MySQL together more easily than installing them separately (I've followed both methods, but installing XAMPP was like eating cake compared to installing each separately). A framework, on the other hand, more …

In my Senior English class, we were assigned a research paper based on our prospective vocation, and for it I chose Computer Science, specifically software engineering. One of the requirements of the project is that I have two interviews as sources, but I don't personally know anyone who works in …

If I understand what you're asking, try using a for loop like this: [CODE]for($i = 0; $i < count($array); ++$i) { if($i % 3 == 0) explode($array); }[/CODE] The $i % 3 will return the remainder of $i divided by 3, and the remainder will be 0 every third element. …

This question is more from curiosity than necessity. I've been playing with the Java2D API, and I noticed a weird quirk with using Active Rendering. The Graphics 2D object doesn't appear to do anything the first time I use it. My code basically looks like this (I know it isn't …

I often find myself parsing a url or filepath for includes and links, and it usually leads to messy, frustrating code. Given PHP's massive library, I assumed there would be something to make life easier, but I couldn't find anything while pouring over the online reference. It's a lot of …

A function doesn't have access to variables created outside it. If a variable in a function has the same name as one outside the function, the one inside the function is still considered a different variable. When you leave the function and use the variable name again, it is the …

I work as a web developer for a small-to-medium sized company. We're not huge, but we do business throughout the entire US and internationally because our service is very niche. We repair and remanufacture gas station and car wash products. We sell to distributors, who in turn service individual gas …

This is a question that has often plagued me--in PHP, and any kind of development, really. I get obsessed with the absolute correct way to do something, and the search to find that method overshadows the need to create the end product. Often, I never find that method, and the …

Last summer I took a job working on a small company's website. At first I just added some pages they wanted, but by the end of the summer, I rebuilt it from the ground up. The original version looked like something from the nineties, complete with scrolling text and a …

Is there a way to handle standard XML entities with the event-driven XML parser in PHP? I'm currently using an XML file to build a collection of objects and display a page based on those objects. I'd like my CData handler to handle text that includes standard entities, but as …

I am the web developer for a fair-sized company, and they have tasked me with finding a new web host for their store. Their previous host was ValueWeb; they have proven unreliable. I've done web development before, but I've never set up an eCommerce solution. I'm a little nervous given …

I'm working with Access 2000. I have a form with data from a table, tblParts, and a list box with data from another table, tblRDM_Numbers. The two tables have a one-many relationship with tblParts.name as a foreign key for tblRDM_Numbers. I would like the list box to update every time …

I am currently developing an Access 2000 database for the purchasing department at work, and I'm learning as I go. The tables are all set up. I'm trying to create forms to update the tables, but I've run into a few problems. A simple example is the Parts table. It …

The Java book I'm using ([i]Java Programming[/i] by Joyce Farrel, Thompson Course Technology), when explaining how to add components to an applet, uses the following code: [code=Java]import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; public class JHello extends JApplet { Container con = getContentPane(); JLabel greeting = new JLabel("Hello. Who are you?"); public void …

This one's fairly well-known, as I've heard it from several sources, but I still enjoy it: [b]If Operating Systems Owned Airlines[/b] UNIX Airways Everyone brings one piece of the plane along when they come to the airport. They all go out on the runway and put the plane together piece …

Hello, everyone. I stumbled across this website while doing research for an English paper on the computer industry, and it looked like a nice place to I decided to sign up. I'm no newbie to forums (I've been a member of several and even moderated one), but I'm still fairly …