WEB DESIGN AMIGO

Occasionally, there'll be an instance where images and other files would be better stored within a database record instead of somewhere on the server. This is done by storing the file in a "blog" field of a MySQL table using PHP. I'll show you one example that I use when this method needs to be employed. The process goes like this: User uploads a file from an HTML form. File is posted to our PHP file where the image data is stored in the database. Files are re... Read On

I don't usually review or write about computer hardware, but I recently purchased a new laptop from newegg.com that simply blows my mind when it comes to the ease of installing Ubuntu 10.10.  Ubuntu, and Linux in general, is a great OS for web development in PHP/MySQL, so it's definitely a good idea look into using it for serious PHP development.  Oh yeah - and it's completely free! Now, here's the thing... Usually when installing a Linux OS on a computer tha... Read On

I just finished up a WordPress plugin that automatically creates a small URL or shortlink for blog posts and adds it to the end of the post's content for users to share on social media sites. Beyond that, you can also customize the look of the "share link" to go along with your blog's theme.  To do this, you can either manually create a CSS style for the div (called wdprme-url) in your theme's style.css file, or you can use the included settings panel in the admin sc... Read On

A while back I was looking for a simple JavaScript function that would reveal an div element by fading it in and out and that I could use for a commercial project I was working on.  It needed to be easy to implement, and give the project a nice web 2.0 feel.  I found plenty of examples that worked okay, but none that could be used for commercial projects without $$.  It seemed ridiculous to pay for something so simple, so I decided to write my own. I came up with... Read On

Hello everyone out there in cyberspace, I'm happy to say that Web Design Amigo, a blog site for web designers of all experience levels is now active!  Look forward to articles, tips, and free resources for your designs coming very soon.  Enjoy!... Read On