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Create a PHP Email Script and Form
Forms on websites can be used for a lot of purposes besides being a place to contact the website administrators. In previous posts, I covered how to create a fully functional contact form in PHP and how to build your own Captcha and integrate it in your contact forms . In this tutorial, our focus will be on creating forms in PHP that are meant to serve other purposes like gathering information about a job applicant, booking hotel rooms or getting information about marriage events from clients. Choosing the Right Fields for your Forms In the contact form tutorial, we learned that different organizations and websites will most probably want to get specific information from people contacting them in order to assist them in the best possible way. For instance, a contact form on a school website might ask parents information about their kids enrolled in that school. Similarly, the contact form on a shopping website might gather information about the last product people bought in order to...
The Guitarist's Guide to Being a Tutor: Part 4
In the previous tutorial I looked at the ins-and-outs of being a private tutor. In this tutorial, I cover obtaining work in schools. Peripatetic School Tutor Peripatetic means ‘ travelling from place to place, working for short periods of time ’. In this example, a peripatetic tutor visits schools typically once or twice per week, rather than being a permanent member of staff. What to Expect Viewed positively, a peripatetic tutor has many of the benefits a fully-employed teacher enjoys with few of the drawbacks. For example: Working hours are similar, but rarely as long There’s a fraction of the associated paperwork You can be less qualified You’ll have a higher rate of students who actually enjoy attending As with anything, it’s not all upside. Some of the difficulties include: Your classroom’s wherever the school puts you—I once had to work out of a supply cupboard Some schools view peripatetic tutors as an annoyance. Consequently, you’ll be the last to know anyth...
Choosing an eCommerce Platform: Shopify vs. WooCommerce
Creating an eCommerce store, but not sure what platform is best for you? With so many products and solutions out there, prospects can be overwhelming. It’s tough to pick which would work best for your venture. Varying costs, system extendability, and ease of use can play huge roles in your choices. For many, however, it comes down to a choice between the two leaders: Shopify or WooCommerce. There are quite a few other platforms out there, but few of them match the pricing and general usability of these two. That’s why WooCommerce boasts nearly 3 million installs , and Shopify powers more than 700,000 online shops . Let’s take a look at Shopify and WooCommerce to figure out which best suits your needs. What Do You Need From Your eCommerce Platform? Before we put these two eCommerce giants head to head, let's talk about how to choose an eCommerce platform. By knowing what you’re selling, how you’re selling, and how you’ll expand in the future, you’ll be able to choose the platfo...
How to Use the Modulo Operator in PHP
PHP has a total of eight arithmetic operators. The most common are addition ( + ), subtraction ( - ), multiplication ( * ) and division ( / ). A slightly lesser-known, though still very important operator is modulo ( % ). In this tutorial, we'll focus on the modulo operator. We will discuss what it does and some of its practical uses. What Does the Modulo Operator Do? If you have two variables $a and $b , calculating $a % $b —usually pronounced "a modulo b" or "a mod b"—will give you the remainder after dividing $a by $b . Modulo is an integer operator, so it converts both the operands to integers before calculating the remainder. So basically modulo does integer division and then gives back whatever is left from the dividend. The sign of the value returned by a modulo operation is determined by the sign of the dividend. In division, the result after dividing two negative numbers will be a positive number. However, that's not the case with the modulo o...