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Working with Strings, Dates and Time - Part 4 of Learning PHP
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Today we are going to dive into PHP's huge function library and learn how to manipulate strings. Some are simple, like the strlen() function that we looked at in the ... [read more]
Posted by Eli Mitchell on March 4, 2011 at 6:17AM
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Camera Settings: Shutter Speeds and ISOs
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Today we will continue looking at camera settings. First we'll examine the effect that varying shutter speeds has on your photos. Shutter Speeds The shutter speed is a number ... [read more]
Posted by Eli Mitchell on March 1, 2011 at 9:11PM
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Learning PHP Part 3: Functions and More Conditional Statements
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A strong point of PHP is functions. A function is a predefined procedure that can be executed at any time. You can call a function a couple of ways. PHP has hundreds of built-in functions. If you ... [read more]
Posted by Eli Mitchell on February 28, 2011 at 10:04PM
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Camera Settings: Apertures
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A crucial part of becoming a skilled photographer is learning what your camera's settings actually do. This post is the first in a series I'll be doing on exactly that topic! Today, I'll explain ... [read more]
Posted by Eli Mitchell on February 23, 2011 at 11:15AM
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Learning PHP Part 2: Operators, Quotes, Data Types and Conditionals
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In the last "Learning PHP" post, we looked at how to install PHP and do basic things, like printing text. Today, we'll jump in with both feet and look at some foundational PHP concepts. Let's start ... [read more]
Posted by Eli Mitchell on February 20, 2011 at 12:00AM
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Implementing an IP GeoLocation API with PHP and XML responses
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One of my major goals in the construction of this website was that I would learn how to build websites without using any third-party code or packages. With a few minor exceptions, I succeeded. Doing ... [read more]
Posted by Eli Mitchell on February 17, 2011 at 8:00PM
Category: API, PHP, XML, geolocation, IP address -
Coming Soon: Future Topics Announced!
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While I was writing the code for this website, I was simultaneously brainstorming potential topics for the blog. I randomly jotted down a possible article whenever an interesting topic came to mind. ... [read more]
Posted by Eli Mitchell on February 15, 2011 at 3:25AM
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Learning PHP Part 1: Installation, Introduction
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PHP is an extremely popular web server programming language. It is run on more than 20 million domains. It is popular because it is open-source and has a gentle learning curve. PHP stands for PHP: ... [read more]
Posted by Eli Mitchell on February 11, 2011 at 5:24PM
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Understanding and Photographing Star Trails
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A few years ago, as an aspiring photographer, I read an article on how to photograph star trails. The images of star trails in that article intrigued me. A while ago, I purchased a digital SLR ... [read more]
Posted by Eli Mitchell on February 9, 2011 at 3:08PM
Category: Photography, Star Trails
