Beginners PHP Articles:

Hi, In this HD video (running time: 4:06), I answer a question put to me recently: Should you always use MySQL as your database when working with PHP? Yes, this is a beginners question, I know. Nonetheless, it is a legitimate question that I think is worthy of comment. In answering this question though, I…

OK, I just tricked you! This article is not going to teach you how to build a content management system with PHP from scratch. Why not? … Because building a content management system from scratch is (probably) a really dumb idea!! Now that I come to think about it, building any of the most commonly…

Hi, I’ve finally released my first video on using SQL statements in PHP pages. This is the next step after connecting to a MySQL database. I hope you find the videos useful. Stefan Mischook www.killerphp.com

Many of my articles and videos are based on questions that I see popping up in the php forums or in emails sent to me personally. Recently I was asked by someone how they could call a function found in one class, in another. This may seem like basic stuff to those of us who…

I recently had this question put to me by a web designer who was considering the idea of using PHP pages in her websites: “Why build all your pages in PHP … Why not use standard .html pages?” She then expanded the question to: “What I mean is…… what’s the benefit to building ALL sites…

Hi, I’ve managed to upload new video tutorials on SQL basics. At this point, I’ve covered the four big SQL statments: INSERT SELECT UPDATE DELETE You can view the videos here: Basic SQL Statements Video Tutorials. Now that we have that covered, my next videos will be on using PHP to connect to and work…

Hi, I’ve just put up a new sub-section on SQL – the language of relational databases. This is beginners stuff, so if you’re a know-it-all nerd, you can ignore this. On the otherhand, if you’re new to the database thing (mySQL for example) then these first couple of videos should help you get started. Videos…

Because of recent demand, I decided to release my PHP video tutorials in iPod format – that means they play on your iPod. 🙂 … OK, you guys guessed that one. These video were originally intended for viewing on a computer monitor, so some of the code examples will be harder to read since iPod…

This is part 3 (of 3) of my video tutorials that introduces PHP sessions to beginners. The video: PHP session video tutorial – part 3 Notes from the videos: Session ID: PHP sessions create a unique id that is passed on to the user by either a cookie or in the URL string. To be…

This is the part 2 of 3 of my videos that introduces the beginner to PHP sessions. In this video, I get into practical examples where we see basic PHP sessions in action. PHP session video tutorial – part 2 Thanks, Stefan Mischook www.killerphp.com