Posts tagged ‘PHP’

PHP Pagination Guide

At some point I needed to paginate my results of a large database for a more friendly view. Now I use PHP so this tutorial will fully explain how to paginate using php and SQL database, or just an array with all the data. That way you can use the technique with any other database you like. I will go over the basic mechanics and the add nice things on top like pagination and sorting at the same time and how to build a wicked page navigation for the listing. And also I shall show you how to make a so called server side pagination/sorting using Ajax JavaScript at the end. Continue reading ‘PHP Pagination Guide’ »

PHP Website Structure and Design

My first website was the most confusing piece of code ever. During my time of writing it I learned some usual things and the common used things. I’ll share some of the nice ways to organize your website structure. Those structures may be simple but effective for your own use. Since I am a PHP power user, I’ll make it a PHP based tutorial. In my point of view, having all pages loaded from index is the best for massive websites. That is because you do not share the internal folders with users and everybody uses one single page for viewing, meaning you can password protect everything else on your server. Continue reading ‘PHP Website Structure and Design’ »