Some pointers on using HTML5 with CSS3
While it is true HTML5 and CSS3 are both a work in progress and is going to stay that way for some time, there’s no reason not to start using it right now.
via Coding A HTML 5 Layout From Scratch | How-To, Tutorials | Smashing Magazine.
Here’s a step-by-step guide for installing PEAR on WAMP:
WAMP PEAR installation.
I came across this great collection of over 200 common PHP functions that have been rewritten in JavaScript.
PHP.JS is an open source project in which we try to port PHP functions to JavaScript. By including the PHP.JS library in your own projects, you can use your favorite PHP functions client-side.
Visit PHP.JS to learn more.
This plugin integrates the Google Ajax Language API to jQuery. You can just call e.g. $(‘body’).translate(‘en’) but provides callbacks for each translated element too. Or you can pass an array to $.translate to get back a translated array. Currently you can only send a limited amount of characters with the raw API per request but [...]
10 visual tutorials intended for web designers and newbies on how to apply Javascript effects with jQuery. In case you don’t know about jQuery, it is a “write less, do more” Javascript library.
via jQuery Tutorials for Designers.
jQuery Sequential List
Have you ever had to manually code something that is sequential? Didn’t you find it annonying? Well, here is a simple solution for you.
This tutorial will show you how to use jQuery to add a sequent of CSS classes to create a graphical list. The second example will show you how to add [...]
I came across another really useful MySQL function:
LAST_INSERT_ID() (with no argument) returns the first automatically generated value that was set for an AUTO_INCREMENT column by the most recently executed INSERT statement to affect such a column.
via MySQL :: MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 11.10.3 Information Functions.
Did you know you can retrieve a random sample of rows from a MySQL database? Try something like this:
SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 5
The reCAPTCHA PHP Library provides a simple way to place a CAPTCHA on your PHP website, helping you stop bots from abusing it. The library wraps the reCAPTCHA API.
via PHP CAPTCHA Library for reCAPTCHA.
I’ve started using this jQuery plugin to create drag ‘n’ drop boxes, much like iGoogle. It’s fairly simple to get working and the result is well worth the effort.
Easy Widgets jQuery plugin.
