Author: David Richards

CakePHP is a comparatively new technology in the field of web development. It was invented at a time when ruby on rails was gaining popularity. Many must be unaware of it but the fact is Cakephp's very existence can be credited to ruby on rails, from which it was inspired. It is hence often labeled as rails clone. CakePHP is based on an MVC-like architecture that is both powerful and easy to grasp for developers.

Author: Jacob Filipp

This article is intended for PHP web developers who create template systems for consistently presenting website content. PHP designers who create their own template systems should be concerned about how their choices affect the website's position in search engines. Below is a discussion of three types of systems, their impact on search ranking and a recommendation for the best approach.

Author: Paul Katsande

HTTP 1.0 introduced the idea of content encodings. A browser/client can notify the server that it can accept compressed content by sending the Accept-Encoding header. The Accept-Encoding header can be set as follows

Author: Femi Lana

PHP is one of the fastest growing web scripting languages on the Internet today, and for good reason. PHP (which stands for Hypertext Preprocessor) was designed explicitly for the web. Designed in 1994 to enable the creation of dynamic web pages quickly and easily, PHP has exploded in growth and has been adopted by major vendors such as Linux that have included the language with their web servers.

Author: Daryl Putnam

One of the frequent complaints that I get from readers is, "I can't get the php include function to work on my Godaddy hosted web site and their support department is no help". Let's face it, getting technical help from the "support department" of your web hosting company can sometime leave a whole lot to be desired.