How to use XML data in a Web Application
XML is by far one of the most robust way of representing data in a textual format invented in the computer industry. XML can see its roots in HTML, but its various implementations has helped move HTML forward making more robust web applications and dynamic pages using AJAX. This article reviews how XML has been used for the creation of a more robust ICCA web site by being used in as a standalone data source and how XML has been integrated into the database schema. Along with the all the wonders of XML comes a few speed bumps with its integration into the PHP language, nothing serious, but it is important to include. Read more
HTML Validator
This article in a the series discusses the history of HTML, how it spawned XML and then how XML has merged back into HTML creating XHTML. The meat of this article will describe how each HTML page can be validated creating a better web site that is more cross browser capable. Read more
A Basic PHP Template or how I learned to love the require() command
This article reviews the basics of a template web site. Anyone that knows the history of the modern web server may remember Server Side Includes (SSI). Templates are the intelligent inclusion of smaller HTML components while rendering an HTML page. It is really basic, anyone that has done any programming knows the importance of including other libraries or components instead of writing everything from scratch. But there is flaw that server side include files introduced that is still present today. Read more