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Read GET URL variables using JavaScript

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Javascript Tutorials

Here is a function which will either build an associative array of the GET URL variables on the current page, or return the value of a specified GET variable in JavaScript: function getUrlVar(requestedKey) { var vars = [], hash; var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf(‘?’) + 1).split(‘&’);

for (var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) { hash = hashes[i].split(‘=’); vars.push(hash[0]); vars[hash[0]] = hash[1]; } if [...]

Zend Certified Engineer (ZCE) Study Guide Links

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PHP Tutorials, Uncategorized

Since I will be taking the ZCE exam in four days, I figured I’d post a study guide for the world while doing last minute studying. Enjoy! PHP Basics

Syntax | WikiPedia Operators | W3Schools Variables | Further Reading Constants | Official Reading Control Structures | Official Reading Language Constructs and Functions | Further Reading

Object Oriented Programming

Instantiation – $classInstance = New classname; [...]

Flash not loading data from external domains

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Flash Tutorials

Are you having issues loading files from external domains to be used on a separate domain? Adobe changed the way flash works about two versions ago and introduced stricter security settings, specifically the use of crossdomain.xml files. Unlike AJAX XHR requests which allow no cross domain communications, flash allows the use of this security file which blacklists and whitelists external domains.

Chinese Characters not displaying in Internet Explorer 8

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HTML Tutorials

How to get foreign characters, including Japanese, Chinese, and other high unicode characters, to display properly in Internet Explorer 8.

JavaScript and Unicode Characters

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Javascript Tutorials

Today was spent adding a jQuery dropdown feature to a website, featuring both Chinese, English, Russian, and German translations. This dropdown menu would need to be dynamic, so that when a visitor was on the English site the word Language would appear in English, 语言 when viewed in Chinese, etc. However, the website is viewed [...]

Enabling file_get_contents() and fopen() With Remote URL’s on MediaTemple

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Server/Apache Tutorials, Uncategorized

How to enable access to remote files on MediaTemple using the functions file_get_contents() and fopen().

PHP cURL cookies not saving on Windows

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PHP Tutorials

I was recently given a PHP application with the task of modifying it and making it more efficient. This application was originally written and executed only in a Linux environment. Personally, all of my development takes place on Windows based computers. Well, the modifications were going well, until it came time to execute cURL against a [...]

Web Spidering

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PHP Tutorials, Security Articles

Spidering, in its simplest form is the act of transferring data from one database to another. Spidering requires the use of Regular Expressions, the cURL library (if POST data or cookies are used), and the cron libraries (if we need to download information with a schedule).

Free VST Plugins for FL Studio

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FL Studio Tutorials

Here is a bunch of links to free VST plugins (instruments and effects) for expanding your FL Studio environment (or any other DAW application for that matter).

FL Studio Piano Roll Tutorial

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FL Studio Tutorials

This tutorial covers the FL Studio piano roll, and explains every facet of the interface.