As you get more confident with your PHP code, your code will get more and more complex. The PHP switch statement simplifies your PHP logic, replacing messy if statements when trying to make simple decisions based on the value of a variable. Read on to find out how to… Read More »PHP switch Statement [With Examples]
Being able to redirect the user to a different page in PHP can be useful if you’ve moved a page to a different location or want to send the user elsewhere – directing them to an access denied or error page instead of the page… Read More »How to Make a PHP Redirect to a Different Page [Quick & Easy]
You’ll want to process and tidy your user input before you do anything with it when building PHP apps. trim() is one of the tools available to do this – it removes all white space from the beginning and end of a string. Whitespace is things like… Read More »PHP trim() Function [With Examples]
The PHP in_array() function allows you to check for the presence of a value in an array, and take an option based on this result. Syntax in_array ( $needle , $haystack [, $strict = FALSE ] ) Note That: $needle can be a variable of any type (string,… Read More »PHP in_array Function: Check Array Values Exist
We’ve previously covered the explode() function in PHP – now it’s time for implode()! This tutorial will teach you how to merge values from an array into a single string using the PHP implode() function. Processing data for presentation to the end-user is one of the common PHP… Read More »Using the PHP Array ‘implode’ Function, with Examples
The PHP strpos() function checks whether a string is contained within another string – for example checking whether a certain word appears in a sentence, and what position it appears in. It is a great companion to the PHP substr() and str_replace() functions for processing text… Read More »PHP strpos Function: Check if a String Contains Another String
The PHP str_replace() function replaces words or sections (known as substrings) in a string with other words or sentences, allowing you to modify or reformat text values (find and replace text). Syntax str_replace ( $search , $replace , $subject [, &$count ] ) Note that: $search is… Read More »PHP ‘str_replace’ Function: Find and Replace Text
PHP is one of the most popular programming languages used to develop web applications and APIs. Linux is the system of choice for serving up your PHP code and is also an ideal PHP development environment. The PHP explode function is vital for processing user input. It takes… Read More »Using the PHP ‘explode’ Function (With Examples)
PHP is one of the most popular programming languages used to develop web applications and APIs. Linux is the system of choice for serving up your PHP code and is also an ideal PHP development environment. The PHP substr function takes a string (a series of… Read More »Using the PHP ‘substr’ Function (With Examples)
PHP is one of the most popular programming languages used to develop web applications and APIs. Linux is the system of choice for serving up your PHP code and is also an ideal PHP development environment. When writing PHP code, you’ll sometimes want to perform… Read More »How to use ‘try/catch’ in PHP (with Examples)
