[php] PHP speed comparison : longhand if...then vs shorthand ternary operator

After my recent testing of different array methods - I thought it would be good to test out another often used method - the longhand if...then statement versus the shorthand ternary option.

[php] PHP speed comparison : array_push() vs array[]

While reworking some of my older code to help make it more portable (and OO'd) I found myself questioning whether or not to use array_push or the array[] method to add item(s) to an existing array.

[javascript] Creating custom styled checkboxes with jQuery

I got sick of the fact that checkboxes, like several other form elements, cannot be styled using css. As a result checkboxes in various browsers always appeared differently and were often enough to ruin a nice (otherwise) clean design. As such I came up with this versatile solution:

[linux] Build your own SMS gateway with Ubuntu Linux and Gammu

Some time ago I went down the path of building a simple sms gateway. At the time I wrote a basic blog entry but received numerous requests for a more detailed "how-to"... so here it is.

I based my solution around a basic linux (Ubuntu) server - the machine itself is nothing fancy but is more than capable of handling the sort of load it's getting. The device being used to send/receive SMS messages is an "old" Nokia mobile phone that I have since retired from use as a handset.

[php] A solution to absolute and relative paths in PHP

When coding a dynamic site, there's often times where using relative paths is not as simple as it should be, especially when using things such as mod_rewrites to change the paths used within a URL. As a result things can often "fall to pieces". Here's an elegant PHP solution that takes all the headaches out of relative, absolute, client-side and server-side paths

[php] PHP function for displaying relative dates in a human readable format

Here's a handy PHP function I use for comparing times and displaying the difference in a human-readable format.

The function itself returns the nearest approximate time based on the largest value from: decades, years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes or seconds

[php] PHP Password Functions

Here's a couple of basic password generating functions I've created which have come in quite handy.

Item 1: Basic random password generator

Item 2: L337-speak password generator

[javascript] DHTML Effects using Javascript

With user-interaction becoming even more of a key focus in web development everyday (especially since the phrase Web 2.0 was coined), animating "objects" within a page has become much more common place.

Rather than rely on technologies such as Flash to animate items, DHTML can provide some impressive effects.

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