function get_string_between($string, $start, $end){  

$string = ” ” . $string;

$ini = strpos($string,$start);

if ($ini == 0) return “”;

$ini += strlen($start);

$len = strpos($string, $end, $ini) – $ini;

return substr($string, $ini, $len);

}

//USAGE

echo get_string_between(“this is a test”, “this “, ” a test”); //RETURNS ’is’

This is a very handy and easy to implement utility for PHP. Simply call the function as shown in order to get the string value between to known string points.

There are three variables that you need to pass to the function, the target text, the left data point and finally the right data point; in that order as well.  The return of the function call is the string value that is between your two data points. It is important to note that the space character, ” ” counts as a valid character so keep that in mind or you’ll lose sleep over trying to figure out why it isn’t working only to realize that you didn’t account for a space somewhere!

The mechanics here are very simple. First, find the integer position of the the left point and then add that to the total  length. Next find the integer position of the right data point starting at the integer position equal to the length of the left point and then subtract that by the total length of the left.

Lastly, return the original string starting at the end of the length of the left string point and ending at the beginning of the right string point.

Several programming languages are used for web designing, but the two most effective and extensively used web programming languages are .Net framework and PHP. It is a bit difficult task to judge and compare the effectiveness for both.

Both of them are of equal importance in terms of swapping information and contacting with different databases. asp.net is an extension of .NET which was manufactured by Microsoft and stands for using on internet application. On the contrary, PHP which stands for Hypertext Pre Processor is used in operating systems such as UNIX and LINUX. Some dissimilarities of PHP and ASP are given below.

Development and designing Cost

Php is an open source which is free to download from internet, it have the largest free module to be download and plug in to use freely which was coding and modified by million of programmer which using Php. The case is totally different as for as asp.net, you will need a series Microsoft product such as windows for operation system, visual studio or dreamweaver for programing, make is costly which compare to writing in Php language.

Application Performance

Php is an interpreted language, meaning it run directly from the code which you writing every time. In other hand, asp.Net is an optimized and compiled language, you may compiled it before upload to productivity. It is commonly accepted and proved many times over that compiled application generally load faster than interpreted ones because interpreted application must be reduced to machine instructions at runtime.

Application Environment

Php application well run on kind of platforms such as Linux, Unix, Windows, Apache as compare to asp.net in default, is only able to run on a window server.

Multiple language support

Php has been made is C++. Most of the computer programmers rely on this programming language and they consider it to be the best ever programming language. Being an extensive of .NET, asp.net capable support various language in a platform such as visual basic.net, cSharp, C++, jSharp and etc. It effective enable different language programmers easily to develop an application together without the gaps.

Database Connectivity

Php language in default is using mySQL as database back end which is also an open source and is free to download; As for asp.net language the default database back end is msSQL, which is not free. But both of them also can be modify the database connection to run on each other default database, also can be modify to run with Microsoft access, oracle and etc.

Conclusion

Wherever developing or designing with asp.net or php is fine, there numbering of websites and amazing applications are written in it by much more experienced coders than myself. That said, you should not choose the language base on speed, as development preference is much more important; use php if you feel it is a superior language.

Today we are going to review the PHP-Nuke Content Management System (CMS). PHP-Nuke is best used for a community website, or a website focused on different information (including articles, guides, etc.) that users can interact with.

Simply put the main focus of PHP-Nuke is to manage your web site’s pages through the use of modules. There are many different modules available, and as PHP-Nuke is open source many people create thier own module and release them (there is also a new feature on the PHP Nuke Website, where users can sell custom modules).

In this article we will dive deep into PHP-Nuke and explore some of the various features available in this free Content Management System.

Before we continue on the requirements for setting up PHP Nuke should be stated. Firstly you will need some type of web server (Apache is recommended), along with some time of SQL database (MySQL is standard and best used with PHP Nuke), you will also need a PHP version of at least 4.

For this article we will assume you are using a shared hosting account with FTP enabled, although if you have an Apache server on your computer the same steps are used. Below is a summary of the installation instructions as stated on the PHP Nuke website, if you already have nuke installed you can skip this section.

First of all you are going to need to download a version of PHP-Nuke, you can download the latest version on the official web site. Now if you are using a shared hosting account you will need to unzip the PHP-Nuke package, and upload via FTP to your server. You can put PHP Nuke inside your document root or create a directory such as ‘nuke’ if you only wish to use PHP Nuke for a sub area of your web site. 

If your server is on a UNIX of Linux platform (shared hosting most likely is, if unsure ask your host), you will need to edit the file permissions. I will not go into detail here but, files will be set to chmod ’644′ and directories will be set to ’755′.

You will now need to create the appropriate database structure for PHP Nuke, the easiest way to do this that requires little MySQL knowledge is to use the PHP Nuke database creation package file, nukesql.php.

Now before we dive into working with your newly installed PHP Nuke site you just need to edit the config file. You will need to enter your MySQL database information, it should be easy to see where to enter the information via the comments in the file.

We now go to the Home page created by PHP Nuke, and there is a little message there with a link to create a superuser (an admin with all the admin powers, is referred to as a superadmin). After the user is created login to the admin page (yoursite.com/admin.php) using your newly created superadmin: god with the password ‘password’ (you should change theses immediately, and remember to use a complicated alpha-numerical password).

You now have a PHP Nuke website setup and ready with a superadmin account setup for you. You might now want to check out the following sections on the official PHP-Nuke website to get some basic concepts on your new content management system:

• The Add-Ons download section. Here you can browse the different categories for add-ons that may interest you.
• The Themes download section. Choose a different theme to make you PHP Nuke website more attractive.
• Questions. A selection of questions and answers relating to PHP-Nuke.

PHP-Nuke comes built in with a statistics module, it shows some basic stats of your website such as the number of registered users or the the number of posts made. But also shows a breakdown of what operating system and internet browser you visitors have used. 

Probably the module you are likely to use first, is the pre-installed News module. Using this you can add news items under different categories and this news is sorted on the front page of your website by date. There is also a great archiving feature which allows for easy indexing by search engines and users. You can see an example of the news module on the front page of your PHP-Nuke installation, the news items are edited via the admin page. Users are also able to submit news which is moderated by admins and decided upon whether it will be added to the website.

Built into PHP Nuke is also a surveys module. Using the admin control panel you can create new polls which can be answered by visitors to your website. When a new survey is created the previous survey is then sent to an archive where the results (in graph form) are browsable.

The different modules are usually positioned on the left and right side of the page, and the order along with which modules are active is set using the admin panel on the modules page.

Finally is our review on the PHP-Nuke content management system. For an overall look we would rate PHP Nuke 6/10, it is coded well and looks professional but the entire them is missing the whole Web 2.0 look. For features and modules we give a rating of 7/10 as there are many different features and add-ons available to make the site perform specific activities. For an overall review of PHP Nuke we give a rating of 5/10 as you have to create special skins (themes) for PHP-Nuke and it is hard to incorporate it into an existing web site.

If you are interested in learning more on PHP-Nuke along with documentation and how-tos then please feel free to visit the official PHP-Nuke web site.

There is no denying the popularity of PHP coding, and PHP Training is becoming easier to find. The only problem is most PHP classes are weeks long, and can cost up to $5000!

I don’t have that kind of time, or money. There has to be a better way to learn PHP, and keep your skills sharp as a web developer.

What are the PHP Training Options?

If you are looking to learn PHP you basically have three options. They range in time commitment needed, and price, but all will give you the foundations of PHP programming. Have a look at the options and decide for yourself which fit your lifestyle and budget.

Option #1

PHP Training courses are beginning to be offered on site, at various training facilities and community colleges. This is good news if you live near one of the training facilities, and can devote weeks to learning. The price tag for these courses range from $1000-$5000 for anywhere from 1-4 weeks of training.

Option #2

Online courses have begun to sprout up with the popularity of PHP. These are typically structured courses and can sometimes be taken at your own pace. The cost for online courses are a little less expensive than in person training, and are not location dependent (given you have an Internet connection available).

Option #3

Learn at your own pace self study courses are available, and the best news of all is they are the most economical choice. These are usually courses you buy which have written manuals, video examples, and sometimes audio instructions.

Are you looking for ideas or small scripts than can raise your income when doing online marketing? Maybe you are like me – I like to do things as automatic as possible. Like changing a link in a menu on a site with 100 pages? I only want to change it in one file, and then all the other links should be changed as well, just like that. In order to do that, you need PHP, and for telling you in plain and simple terms about PHP, Robert Plank is the man!

“PHP on Crack” written by Robert Plank consists of several small scripts you can use to raise your income, or just make Internet life easier for you.

These are sales page tactics. You learn about smart ClickBank referral links, interactive salesletters, and to set up your email to avoid bots. How smart is that, do you think? Avoiding bots, means avoiding spam, and no more wasted time.

You also learn simple, yet effective tricks like making invisible redirects without JavaScript. Or how about a Tell-A-Friend script? Nice and easily explained. You will also learn about how to make money from your 404-page, and you get a simple PayPal Dimesale script.

Even though every code is written clearly in the e-book, you get the scripts as well, so you don’t have to copy and paste, but can use them right away. So even if you don’t want to learn about PHP, you can use the scripts there are in this book.

I often hear website owners in forums etc. asking if using PHP, ASP or any other server side scripting language can hinder the effectiveness of sites from an SEO standpoint. The answer is no, but here’s a little more information.

PHP and ASP are very popular server side scripting languages. There are others such as Pearl, Python and Cold Fusion but PHP and ASP seem to be more common. Server side scripting languages are often used in conjunction with a database such as MySQL. In essence the scripts grab information from the database and create web pages on the fly to display to website visitors and search engine crawlers.

This method of creating web pages allows for many web pages to be easily created and managed and is used by popular systems such as WordPress and Joomla.

The concern some people have is they believe HTML pages are more effective when it comes to being found and indexed by search engines. This is wrong. When a server side script creates a web page the resulting web page is HTML in just the same way a static HTML page is HTML. Web browsers read and understand HTML and that’s what server side scripts send to them.

It is fair to say that some scripts create ‘messy’ HTML but it’s still HTML nonetheless and systems using server side scripts offer many advantages over simple static HTML pages and will not hinder your SEO efforts. One things for sure, you shouldn’t avoid PHP and ASP because you think it will harm your SEO efforts.