PHP Reference and Practical Tutorials
Last updated: August 27, 2026. PHP is a server-side language commonly used to generate HTML, process forms, work with files,…
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Export a MySQL Database Schema as XML with PHP
Last updated: August 26, 2026. Read schema metadata from INFORMATION_SCHEMA with a restricted database account, then write a well-formed XML…
How to connect to MySQL database using PHP
Last updated: August 25, 2026. PHP provides two supported APIs for working with MySQL: PDO and MySQLi. This guide starts…
Send Email with PHP: HTML, Text, and Attachments
Last updated: August 29, 2026. For application email, send through an authenticated SMTP service and let a mail library construct…
Process an HTML Form Securely with PHP
Last updated: August 26, 2026. Submit forms with POST, validate every field on the server, protect state-changing requests against CSRF,…
Get the Current Page URL in PHP
Last updated: August 26, 2026. Build the current URL from a configured public origin and the request URI. A fixed…
Block Repeated Login Attempts in PHP
Last updated: August 25, 2026. A login limiter should slow repeated failures without revealing whether a username exists. Track attempts…
Generate PNG Images Dynamically with PHP GD
Last updated: August 25, 2026. PHP’s GD extension can create charts, badges, placeholders, and other small raster images at request…
Set and Read Secure Cookies in PHP
Last updated: August 26, 2026. Call setcookie() before sending any response body. For authentication, store an opaque session identifier rather…
Secure File Upload with PHP
Last updated: August 29, 2026. A secure upload handler validates the request, enforces a server-side size limit, identifies the file…