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Register a Custom Taxonomy in WordPress
Group your WordPress content your own way, beyond the built-in categories and tags. register_taxonomy() on the init hook creates a hierarchical Topic taxonomy —…
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Add a Custom Meta Box in WordPress
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Handle Sessions in PHP
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Join Tables in MySQL
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Hash and Verify Passwords in PHP
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Enable mod_rewrite in Apache
Enable mod_rewrite in Apache to turn ugly query strings into clean URLs. Load the module, allow .htaccess overrides, then add one RewriteRule so a…
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Get the Last Inserted ID With PHP PDO
Get the last inserted ID with PHP PDO by calling lastInsertId() right after an INSERT. This tutorial captures the AUTO_INCREMENT id of a new…
Programming
Resize an Image in PHP
Resize an image in PHP with the GD extension. Load the source, create a smaller canvas, and copy the pixels across with imagecopyresampled() to…
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Use Transactions With PHP PDO
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