An easy to follow tutorial which focuses on the most elementary PHP concepts. Suitable for people who have heard of PHP, but who have never actually seen or written PHP or any other programming language.

This tutorial explains the usage of the Simple XML extension new to PHP 5. It provides examples of reading and querying XML data.

Learn how to set and read cookies using the PHP scripting language.

BB code is a simple set of instructions that provide rules as to how a piece of text should be formatted. In this hands-on tutorial, Stoyan explains the basics that every developer should know about the use of BB code in PHP applications.

Luis Yordano Cruz demonstrates three-tier PHP application design with PEAR::DB_DataObject, Smarty, and PHP 5. The article assumes that you have some familiarity with HTML, Smarty, PEAR::DB_DataObject, MySQL, and PHP 5.

Though it's easy to create sites in PHP, it's not immune to sloppy coding. Clancy Malcolm explains how to recognize and fix potential security holes.

Show how to use 'php includes' inside a template.

Demonstrates a technique for preventing spambots from submitting forms, using questions such as "which day comes after Tuesday?" or "spell the number 7 in lowercase letters".

This tutorial will show you how to produce static html pages using PHP. This is important if you want the benefits of using PHP to build sections of a site where the content of the pages doesn't change very often.

Most Web applications interact with a database, and the data stored therein frequently originates from users. Thus, when creating an SQL statement, a developer may use client data in its construction. This article explains SQL injection by looking at ...