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Setting up an International Multi-Language Site

Sometimes there’s a need for a website to be available entirely in multiple languages. Here we take a look at setting up such a thing, using a single PHP page with a switch statement to display one of five language translations. Using the .htaccess file we also make the URL’s look good while still maintaining minimal pages.

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Searchers Choice I

I’ve seen how you end up here, now I’m going to help you find what you are looking for by custom tailoring my content to your search needs.

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MySQL Queries Made Easy With PHP Functions Library

Every web developer has a library of code that they reference frequently, if not constantly. I’m sharing with you one of my most useful snippets my MySQL helper class that helps me organize my queries and easily reference commonly used functions.

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Populating the Regions, Divisions and States MySQL Tables

The relationships between states, divisions and regions are simple but need to be setup properly from the start. Here we’ll walk though the setup.

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WordPress Loves Magazine/CMS Templates

Trying to find inspiration for a new project that won’t be so much content-heavy as it will need to be easy to update. I’m thinking a magazine look and feel using Wordpress will be the best solution but let’s delve a little deeper into some of the popular Wordpress magazine-like themes.

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US Census Data as a MySQL Database Playground

Somehow I ended up at the 1990 US census and I realized what a valuable data resource it is! All kinds of data that I can use to make a well structured MySQL playground to test new scripts and ideas on.

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From Query String to Cookie with JavaScript

Take a query string and save the values to a cookie using JavaScript. A perfect solution for tracking query string’s values throughout a site that isn’t using any server side scripting.

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Birthday MySQL Query Hates Timestamps

In order to query the users with birthdays from my MySQL table I had to convert Unix timestamps saved as integers to a more usable DATETIME format, then we explore two ways to query the birthdays.

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Special Characters in Custom CMSs and Forms

Encoding special characters can be tricky, especially when you have clients with custom CMSs who like to copy and paste all the em dashes and trademark symbols from word into your web based text area. Now I have found a solution for my needs!

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