How to use PHP in .htm or .html Files
The need to execute PHP in HTM or HTML files may occur for a number of reasons. The most common of which seems to be adding content managed portions to an existing HTML website. The .htm or .html pages will be part of the navigation, previously indexed by search engines, and likely linked to by [...]
What is JavaScript’s Equivalent to PHP strip_tags()
A couple of days ago I was working on a project using jQuery where I was traversing through a table and totaling several numeric values. The problem I ran into was that most of these values were wrapped in HTML tags and the tags were not standardized from field to field so a simple replace() [...]
A Not so Nostalgic Look at Pixel GIF Spacers
If you’re new to web design you’re very lucky. You get to jump right into CSS based layouts. You have the ability to create clean, beautiful code. When I first started learning web design it was just prior to the birth of CSS and long before CSS was used as a layout tool. Back in [...]
New Tool to Clean Up Duplicate Links on Your Site
Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft announced support for a new link element designed to help clean up duplicate links on your site. This new element helps the search engine find the primary or canonical location of your page. This is a particularly handy tool if you have a number of dynamic pages that show the same [...]
MooTools / JavaScript Popup Calendar / Date Picker for HTML Forms
MooTools 1.1: If you’re using MooTools 1.1 on a project here is a great MooTools based calendar / date picker popup for use in HTML forms. It is very easy to get running and also to customize. Both the style and position of the calendar can easily be modified. The author also has good instructions [...]
A Great List of CSS Gallery Sites
I was reading up on various CSS techniques this morning when I came across a list of 25 CSS Galleries. I really like to browse these CSS galleries looking for ideas and cool trends that I can apply to new projects. Often these websites have some great looking designs, very cool CSS, or innovative JavaScript [...]
Populating Subject and Body of Email Using mailto
As I have previously stated, I do my best to use mailto as infrequently as possible because of all the associated problems. Occasionally, clients will request this functionality regardless of the consequences. Today I had to post a mailto link in Flash for which I wrote this tutorial. To expand on that link, the client also [...]