PHP

The PHP include expression allows you to import code from another file and import code from external PHP libraries. Here’s how to use it, with examples. PHP include will execute and import PHP code from another file or library.  It allows you to re-use code and… Read More »PHP include – How to Use It, With Examples

The PHP parse_url() function processes a given URL and divides it into its individual components.  Here’s how to use it. parse_url() is often used to get the host/domain name from a given URL or the path to a remote host file. Syntax for parse_url() parse_url ( $url… Read More »How to use the PHP parse_url() Function, With Examples

This article shows you how to use the PHP isset() function to check whether a variable exists and is populated. So, it’s checking if a variable is set. Why would you want to do this? You can’t perform actions on a variable that doesn’t exist or that has… Read More »PHP isset() – Check if A Variable is Set, With Examples

This article provides a combined tutorial for the PHP timezone functions, showing how to change the timezone globally or temporarily for a script/object. Timezones are a huge hassle. If your app has users from around the world, you’ll eventually run into the annoying task of… Read More »PHP Timezones- How to Set/Change Timezone, With Examples

This tutorial explains how to use several methods for displaying errors in a PHP application for debugging purposes. Be Careful There are security considerations when displaying errors in any application. Be careful when and where errors are displayed – especially when building products for the… Read More »Showing Errors in PHP [Tutorial]

PHP frameworks speed up the development of complex applications greatly. This article features 6 of the most popular frameworks to consider in 2021. These frameworks provide varying scaffolding levels to get you started, from database operations, object handling, user authentication, and page templating. So you… Read More »6 Best PHP Frameworks to Consider in 2021

This tutorial explains how to use the shell_exec function in PHP in order to execute code via the shell and return the output as a string. PHP is a versatile programming language for building server-side web applications, but sometimes you need to execute code from another… Read More »PHP shell_exec Function: How to Use It [With Examples]

The PHP programming language includes various built-in variable types and allows you to create your own complex object classes. Third-party packages also come with their own object classes. So it’s useful to find out what type of variable a variable is, its value, and the type/value… Read More »PHP var_dump() Function [With Examples]

The PHP strtotime() function takes a string containing text and converts it to a Unix Timestamp. Find out how to use this function in this guide. A Unix timestamp is a number representing the number of seconds since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970. From it, you can… Read More »PHP strtotime() Function – Converting Text to Timestamp [With Examples]