PHP 6 On Its Way

It was not long before and still some hosting companies provide PHP 4 to customers, now all of these hosting companies have no other option as PHP6 hits the season.They need to upgrade their hardware to meet the demands.

Lots and lots of new functionality added and some removed from Php 5.More than the things they are adding I am happy at the things they are removing like register_globals and safe_mode.Safe_mode was introduced to make php safe but it turned out the complete opposite.They are also doing away with magic quotes

Features that will be removed from the PHP version include:

    magic_quotes.

    register_globals.

    register_long_arrays.

    safe_mode.

The Web 2.0

SOAP is essentially becoming the most commercially important feature of PHP and due care is given in aspect along with The XMLWriter and XMLReader are stream-based object-oriented classes that allow you to read and write XML without having to worry about the XML details.

You cannot download a pre-built package of PHP 6 as of now,All the eager folks have to wait or download and install a development snapshot of PHP 6 now to check out the new features and verify whether your PHP5 scripts remain functional or not. Since PHP 6 removes some backwards-compatibility features.

You have to use snaps version for now available here…Snapshot Builds

2009
11/10
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Looking for Good Joomla Templates?

If you want to download Joomla templates on the web these days, there are probably hundreds of places that offering free Joomla templates or even complete Joomla packages. You see, Joomla has become the content management system of choice. Part of its success is that fact that it was developed as an open source system, similar to the Operating System known as Linux.
The history of Joomla traces back to around 2000, when it was forked off of another similar system called Mambo. The next time you download a Joomla template, you might enjoy knowing how it is one of those success stories of this decade as well. Because Joomla took the pain out of content management, and because it could easily work with modular extensions like plugins. It became even more popular.
The plug ins work in the background to extend Joomla functionality to a new level. And Joomla was able to meet the needs of a more community based internet with even more comprehensive extensions that allow webmasters to build communities, back up websites, translate content and create URLs that are friendlier to the search engines. As it became more popular, it was only a matter of time before the need for businesses to have Joomla templates exploded. And explode it did. You can find free Joomla templates in so many different places. You can download Joomla templates that will do pretty much whatever you need. It is interesting to note that the official Joomla community (where you can download Joomla templates of terrific capability, by the way) is listed has having a forum of more than 200,000 registered users, and over 300,000 Joomla threads, with more than 1.3 million posts – and that is in 40 different languages.
That is one good sized official Joomla community! There are however, unofficial Joomla communities too. You can see lots of different free Joomla templates and download them as well. There are even bi-directional text support for Hebrew and Arabic. From just the usership and community strength alone it becomes quite easy to see why free Joomla templates are such a great resource for web developers and companies, as well as for individuals or family type websites. There is no shortage of support when you download Joomla templates. There is no concerns about getting yourself into something that you won’t be able to have on your site as mainstream. Then when you take a look at the fact that there are users for Joomla templates in 40 different languages, you begin to see that Joomla has truly gone international.
That means no matter what country you are in, no matter what language you are using, more than likely you will be able to download Joomla templates and also access free Joomla templates for your website. There is so much good news when you start looking into Joomla that it is quite refreshing. And another nice thing about Joomla templates is that they are constantly being added to the Joomla communities main sites. As you grow, and need more things for your content management systems, you will find and be able to download Joomla templates to help you achieve that goal. And as the communities keep putting up the Joomla templates you will find more and more free Joomla templates to choose from as well.

2009
10/26
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WordPress Video Tutorial: Why You Need a WordPress Tutorial

A WordPress tutorial can teach how to use WordPress in blogging, but by far the best way to learn is by means of a WordPress video tutorial. Why video and why WordPress? Let’s take the last question first.

Why WordPress

Most people use either Blogger or WordPress for their blog, and there appears to be an ongoing debate as to which is best. I prefer to design my own blogs using Drupal,but that’s not related to this topic. With repect to the Blogger and WordPress debate, there is only one answer for serious bloggers.

WordPress. That is in now way being derogatory towards Blogger – just fact: run from Google’s hosting site kown as Blogspot, Blogger is an easy blogging system to use, and being easy, it has very litle opportunity for customization; however Googe users can use Google’s toobar to add posts or online content to their blog at the clickof a button. However, WordPress wins hands down when we consider serious boggers seeking more detailed customization.

Sure, you can ftp Blogger to your website and run it from there, but if you do the same with WordPress you have an infinitely larger number of possibilities that Blogger cannot even begin to compete against.

WordPress Video Tutorials

If you want to operate WordPress form your website you have to do it right, and it takes some knowledge of how your web space works and also of your online databases. However, learning is well worth it, and there are WordPress video tutorials online that can help you to do so easily. There is a lot involved, but all you have to do is copy what you see on the video and you will get the same result as the video does.

Not only that, but in order to make best use of it, you have to learn the benefits of using plugins, widgets and themes and how to use them to your advantage. These are what make your blog what it is: add Adsense bocks, a calendar or a blogroll – or all three. If you understand how to do it, you can alter the entire appearance and functionlaity of your blog.

WordPress Templates and Themes

WordPress templates are what give your blog its online appearance. Your theme can be chosen according to style or color. For example you can a space-oriented style, woodland, nature, medical, etc. The themes and templates contain graphics that can represent any topic that your blog is based upon. An environmental theme, for example, could be based upon melting icebergs, or pets on a theme displaying any animal you want to choose. There are thousands of WordPress templates available online, both free and paid.

WordPress Plugins and Widgets

Plugins are small applications or code that carry out certain actions. As an example, there are plugins that optimize your posts for Google, amd you also get one that sends a tweet to Twitter when you make a new post. It will shrink the tweet to a TinyURL link. You can download a plugin to your blog that will allow you to add a calendar in any format you desire.

A widget is a small icon that activates these plugins when clicked upon. If you use a good Worpress tutorial, all that will be explained, but if your are doubly fortunate to have a WordPress video tutorial, then you will be able to see what is being done and follow it exactly with your own blog and make it work as it should.

There is now doubt in my view that Blogger is inferior to WordPress as a blogging system, as long as you run WordPress from your own website, and you will also need a WordPress tutorial, preferably a WordPress video tutorial, to ensure that it is installed correctly and that you understand how your blog can be modified and customized to what you want it to look like.

Good Luck!

2009
10/26
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Look Who’s Back

Yep I am back after a long time, I know three months, but had to take a break from blogging else my mind wouldn’t work. Working hard over the past month to rethink how we approach design,

I am always saddened on the amount of copycats around on the web. What I don’t understand is not why they copycat, it is just obvious because they are not capable of thinking on their own with creativity quotient of zero.

What purpose does a website serve ? with design that is exactly the same as the one before.Creativity is not easy, I know how difficult it is to think on your own all the colors and layout. Lets look at this as an way that you can develop your skills.Put in the long hours you will have it, if you don’t like what you are doing the long hours are impossible and that’s when your mind goes stray.

If are in for quick buck and move on, then what I am blogging here doesn’t apply to you but if you are serious enough and ready to take designing as a profession, listen up copycats seem to work great to start off with but eventually the client is going to find what you have been upto and you would lose a customer and also gain a reputation that you are not going to enjoy.

Business is not a sprint its a marathon.

2009
10/26
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