What is Object Oriented Programming (OOP)   Introduction Object-Oriented Programming is a computer programming paradigm (a fundamental style of computer programming) – referred to as OOP for short. It is characterised by certain key concepts that, whilst not unique to OOP, define its fundamental principals and behaviours. These are as follows: Dynamic dispatch – when Read Blog…

WordPress is a very powerful blogging platform, used by a huge number of websites on the internet. But unknown to most people is that it can also be used as a CMS platform as well. With just a few modifications, you can make your own website with no more effort that clicking a few buttons Read Blog…

We’re headed towards the two month mark since Microsoft launched their latest salvo in the browser wars – IE9. The browser is a watershed moment for MS in more ways than one. Not only does it underscore the company’s commitment to the emergent HTML 5 standard due to its rich feature support, it has also Read Blog…

Databases are the mainstay of the web, its part of the backbone that drives our websites, from social networking, media groups to e-commerce shops. For those who don’t know, databases store data; typically in an organised manner such that -given context- it becomes useful information. Most people will be aware of database management systems (DBMS); Read Blog…

Introduction We all know that having a password means that other people should not be able to access our accounts. In theory we do not tell people our passwords, have it written down somewhere or have an “easy password”. Have you ever noticed that when you forget your password and request a new one the Read Blog…

The Zend Framework offers many standard validators to assist your input sanitisation, allowing you to be as certain as possible that the input your users are entering is safe and that values are what you expect them to be. But sometimes the validator you need doesn’t exist. This article will give a quick introduction into Read Blog…

Routing is what Zend Framework refers to URL Rewriting as. This enables you to replicate the functionality of Apache’s mod_rewrite; that is, you can enable a custom URL format to map to certain resources within the website. Routes A route is a single rewrite rule. These are objects of the class Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Abstract or its subclasses. Read Blog…

It looks like the season is upon us: no, not rabbit-hunting or duck-hunting, it’s web browser season. With the announcement of a release candidate (RC) for Windows ® Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox ® 4 Beta 4, it looks like the battle of the browsers is warming up. It’s now tentatively approaching lukewarm. The latest Read Blog…