In order to create a custom mail function we will need to use a certain function known as the mail() function. But, before starting to do anything there are several parameters that have to be discussed. These parameters include steps such as knowing who is the receiver of your mail (or in more known terms “who you will be sending the mail to”), who is the sender (again, also known as “who is sending you a mail”), but also the headers, message, and of course the subject.

Some of these steps may need checking every time you will be using the mail function, but in the meantime, I will show you how to create your own mail function, and afterwards we will know exactly what needs to be passed to this function (if needed) every time we use it. Email.inc will be the name of this file. This certain file will be needed with your custom mail function whenever you will be using it.

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What this article will actually teach you Is how to develop a JavaScript gallery that is backed up by a PHP script – a very often used combination for when trying to build up a nice and useful gallery.

What is a thumbnail gallery?

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After the previous article (which I just published 5 minutes back) on PHP Reflection API and how can we use it to reverse engineer scripts Let me put another semi-advanced article on .

Though PHP is a web language and is mainly used to serve/deal web pages but there are numerous other possibilities that can be achieved with php. Web Bots or spiders are for many purposes. PHP is also not the most popular language for developing one. Usually a bots task involves accessing web pages and fetching information. This is something that can be achieved easily with php. Today we will learn how to do this; that means, accessing a page and fetching info from it. Continue reading...

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Edit - As usual putting php code in the blog is giving me formatting problems so I am using "----" to separate the code from regular text

Reflection is term used in the world of programming to refer to a technology that lets you use your code as a data and actually do logic with it. In compiled languages like C++ or C#, it is a necessity to execute custom code. In dynamic languages like PHP it is usually possible to execute custom code without the help of any refection. For example,

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This is the second article on semi advanced PHP (as far as i am concerned, I am still learning after all). You can read my previous article on creating RSS Feeds in PHP as well. Anyway this article is about Soap and how can we use it in PHP.

XML web services have become a common option among big websites these days. XML Web Services is a technology that allows for the exposure and consumption of functionality (typically in the form of function calls and replies) over HTTP, independent of platform, language, or network. There are many web services for many purposes ranging from getting weather reports to payment and shipping services. There are many ways to handle web services; but among them SOAP or Simple Object Access Protocol is most popular for advanced features. Continue reading...

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