Articles by Steve Adcock
For those who have not noticed, this entire site has been constructed from the incredibly powerful PHP server-side programming language. PHP is based heavily upon C++, so all you C++ programmers out there will pick up PHP very easily. What's the difference then? While C++ was designed to be a computer programming language for .
Client-side Validation with Javascript
I will admit that I am not a huge fan of client-side scripting (for the exception of HTML, of course) because of its relatively low power and compatibility between browsers. Javascript, however, is as powerful as any client-side language comes, and text field validation is a tremendously desired capability many webmasters want for their forms, and without server-side languages (or at least knowledge of them), Javascript is relied upon very heavily.
Checking Form Field Integrity within PHP
In my first PHP mail article, we looked at how to write a simple PHP mail script, using only a couple lines of code, but we never addressed the issue of required field elements. Incorporating requirements in your form can effectively yield your form tamper proof against mischivous users who send blank e-mails.
Iframes: What are they, how to use them and which browsers support them?
In this article, we will look at inline frames, otherwise known as iframes. Our discussion will include the syntax of iframes, possible uses and the essential issue of browser support. Let's first talk about what iframes are.
