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Hey, I’m Alex.
I have been working as a full-time PHP developer since the early 2000’s.
My mission is to help you become a real PHP programmer and to share with you all I have learned.
LAST BLOG POSTS
5 Bad Habits of PHP Developers (and How to Break Them)
What are the 5 worst PHP programming habits that I've seen during my work? And what is the easiest way to break them for good? Let's find out...
How to use PHP with MySQL: the complete tutorial (with examples)
This is the definitive, step-by-step guide to learn how to use PHP with MySQL, including working examples with MySQLi and PDO.
How to check how much memory your PHP scripts use: a tutorial with examples
How to check how much system memory your PHP script is using with the memory_get_usage() and memory_get_peak_usage() functions.
ALEX’S PHP TIPS
PHP tip 9: 4 cases where you must use strict comparison
When you use strict comparison, two values are never considered equal if their types differ. Are there any cases where strict comparison is always required?
PHP tip 8: Object-oriented style “getter” and “setter” functions example
How to implement getter and setter functions (a standard oop paradigm) in PHP classes (with a short, commented example).
PHP tip 7: how to use PDO to connect to your database
A quick and simple example on how to use PDO (the recommended database extension) to establish a database connection and send an SQL query.