Category Archives: php
Sending E-Mail with PHP
How To: Insert Data into Database using Check Box in PHP
Here i am going to insert data into mysql database using checkbox in php script. In radio button, only one option have to be selected under many option and all that options name will be same. In Checkbox also same as the radio button's properties, but the difference between them is many options can be selected in checkbox. So that name of check box is to be given in array ( game[])
Create database "data" and table "tb".
[code type=sql]
CREATE TABLE
`data`.`tb` (`id` VARCHAR( 25 ) NOT NULL ,
`choice` VARCHAR( 5 ) NOT NULL)
ENGINE = INNODB;
[/code]
Simple PHP Code To Upload Files
In this tutorial i have given the simple php code to upload files into server directory. To upload file <form> should contain enctype="multipart/form-data", input type is file.
$_FILES['photo']['name'] - This will give the name of the uploaded file
$_FILES['photo']['tmp_name'] - Temporary name will be created for file to be uplaoded.
$_FILES["file"]["type"] - Returns file type i.e., format of the file. If the file is image (pic.jpg), then this will return .jpg
$_FILES["file"]["size"] - Returns size of the file, which we have uploaded.
$_FILES["file"]["error"] - Erro
How To: Remove Space from String in PHP
Spaces in a string will makes problem, when that string is to used as username or password. There are many php functions available to remove the space from string. Here we are going to see removing spaces from strings in php using php functions. Some of them are
trim()
rtrim()
str_replace()
Need of removing space from string
In user registration, username and password shouldn't have spaces.
Allowing empty sting make the security breach in our website.
User may give space in any field, then it will be taken as a value and creates error. To avoid this we are removing spaces
Php Code to Get Current Webpage URL
PHP having the super global variables $_SERVER to get currently using page URL
URL - http://www.tobbynews.com/page/2.php
$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']
PHP_SELF will return the currently working webpage with their directory path ( /page/2.php )
$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']
SCRIPT_NAME is introduced in CGI, and it also returns the currently working webpage ( /page/2.php )
$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']
HTTP_HOST is a client controlled value and returns domain name (http://www.tobbynews.com)
$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']
SERVER_NAME is server controlled value (http://www.tobbynews.com)
$_SERVER['REQUES
How To: Insert Data into MySQL Database Using Drop Down Box in PHP
Using PHP and Mysql, we can store data obtained from drop down box into mysql table. The biggest reason for using drop down box is it allows user to only one option only i.e., limited options. A question may arise radio button also gives this functionality of selecting of only one option, but what is special in drop down box? Reason is more options can be given with low area (space in webpage) and can easily fetch by typing first letter of the option.
Read also: How To: Insert Multiple Values Using Dropdown List Box in PHP
Create database "data" and table "tb".
[code type=sql]
PHP Code to Get Previously Visited Page URL
In some situation, previously visited page URL will be needed. In a website, which having login form will need previous page URL. When user is requesting a webpage that page will be shown only when user is logged on, if user is not yet logged in then page will be redirected to login page, after successful login, page will be redirected to previously visited page (page, where he has redirected)
First open the index.php page, then click the link and navigate to page.php page there previous page's URL will be shown. If we open page.php webpage without navigating from index.php page won't gi
PHP Code to Get IP address of Website Visitor
Knowledge about where the website is visited is important and how many visits are made by a same visitor. This can possible only by tracking IP address of the visitor, every internet user will have an unique IP address by this we can calculate from where our website is being visited.
Along with tracking of IP address, recording date and time also important. Because IP address for a user at day1 will be assigned to some other user at day2 or even in day1 itself.
Here is the PHP code to track the IP address and storing the IP address with its associated in datebase.
Tracking IP address
What is the difference between Apache and WAMP Server
Is it Need to install Apache or WAMP server in computer to use PHP?
Yes, because PHP is server side scripting language and it runs only in server. By installing apache server, our client OS ( client OS means windows xp/vista/7) computer will acts as both server and client. Here client means browser and server means web server, request from browser will fetch data from web server using http protocol.
Apache Server
Apache is a web server, which is used to serve the web pages. Apache is a open source software, it runs in almost all operating system like Mac OS X, UNIX, LINUX, Win
