SKYROCKET YOUR PHP SKILLS
AND START YOUR WEB DEVELOPER CAREER
Hi, I’m Alex.
I’ve been working as a full-time PHP developer for 12+ years, and I want to share with you all I know.
My mission is to help you become a TOP developer and improve your PHP skills.
LAST BLOG POSTS
PHPMailer complete tutorial with examples: how to send emails with PHP (updated in 2018 with Composer installation)
Master PHPMailer with this complete and updated 2018 tutorial: installation and setup steps (including Composer), PHPMailer class functionalities, error handling and Gmail SMTP configuration, all with working code examples.
SQL injection complete guide: all you need to know to stay safe and stop worrying
SQL injections are one of the most dangerous attacks against web applications. With this guide you will learn how to stay safe (using the “three essential steps” for security and prevention) and how to protect your PHP code.
PHP Time handling: the ultimate guide (Part 3/3)
This post focuses on how to handle time zones and daylight-saving time changes.
As a web developer, sooner or later you will need to deal with time zones. This is your chance to master this topic, so keep reading and feel free to ask any questions in the comments.
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.