Category archives: Web Development

My HTML/CSS templating system

When creating pages with HTML/CSS I like to make it as speedy as possible for both production and future maintenance. I make this possible with a very simple PHP template system.

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Bouncing back from confidence issues

This time, 3 weeks ago I was suffering from a massive crisis of confidence regarding my web development abilities, but this week the tables have turned and my confidence levels couldn’t be higher. Funny that. I’ve always been happy to admit that while I’m not the best PHP programmer in the world, I am competent

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How to stop yourself from completely fucking-up your website

A junior web developer often has a capability which in other professions is often reserved for exceptionally qualified individuals: the ability to completely fuck-up an entire business. Many businesses are run completely online these days or their online presence is at least a major factor so anything that disrupts a website can be catastrophic. The

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Creating People friendly URLs using PHP and MYSQL

Let’s face it people, URLs need to be people and search-engine friendly; People need them as navigational aids and search engines love those keyword-laden pieces of loveliness.

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Textpattern as a complete CMS

As part of my uni project, I have been implementing textpattern as a complete Content Management System. Due, to the fact, that when I was doing this I couldn’t find any information about it, I have decided to document how I did it.

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.htaccess and .htpasswd

Today I’ve been struggling with .htaccess and .htpasswd in order to password-protect a directory on a site I’ve been working on. I always find that when I Google for help I get sites that kind of help but not 100% so here’s my problem and solution.

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