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Linked List implementation in PHP

Data structures are one of the core elements of computer science and they are also fun to program. But being a web developer the opportunity for implementing them in any application is quite rare. But then I thought, What the heck! I can just code for the joy of it, and it will also help […]


Benchmarking PHP code

Code tuning is an essential part of programming. But most programmers would rather try to complete the project in hand then spend time optimizing a piece of code. A well tuned and optimized code block can speedup your application by an order of magnitude or even more.
Many people confuse profiling with benchmarking. A profiler is […]


Adding HeatMaps to your website

ClickHeat is a wonderful PHP software that lets you add Heatmaps for your webpages. Heatmaps are visual representation of clicks on a HTML page, showing hot and cold click zones. It can be useful to see at a glance which webpage areas are getting the most clicks as this areas get redder in color […]


Which is the most popular version of PHP today

The graphic below displays the market share of each PHP version as on march 2008. The blue graph represents the sum of all preceding versions.
PHP 5.2.5 now is the most popular version of PHP followed closely by PHP 4.4.8 and 4.4.7. This information can be helpful if you are planning on creating an Open source […]


Tip : PHP Mail()

The PHP mail() function on success returns a 1 or a 0 . This is not the same thing as the email successfully being sent or received. You cannot easily test for either using PHP.