https://ronaldbradford.com/categories/php/ Recent content in PHP on Enterprise Data Architect | Principal Data Strategist | MySQL Subject Matter Expert | Author | Speaker Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:10 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/migrating-off-of-wordpress-a-simplified-stack-2024-12-02/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:10 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/migrating-off-of-wordpress-a-simplified-stack-2024-12-02/ The ongoing drama between Wordpress v WP Engine continues to cross my reading list, but I have permanently removed WordPress from my website. I have finally transitioned away from the complex Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP (LAMP) stack required for self-hosting WordPress on my professional website. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/improving-performance-a-full-stack-problem-2015-03-06/ Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:51:48 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/improving-performance-a-full-stack-problem-2015-03-06/ Improving the performance of a web system involves knowledge of how the entire technology stack operates and interacts. There are many simple and common tips that can provide immediate improvements for a website. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/poor-programming-practices-2013-02-01/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:00:19 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/poor-programming-practices-2013-02-01/ When will it stop. These amateur programmers that simply cut/paste code really affect those good programmers in the ecosystem trying to make a decent living. I was reviewing a developed (but incomplete) PHP/MySQL system using a common framework (which in itself is irrelevant for this post). https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/upcoming-book-expert-php-and-mysql-2010-03-03/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:09:50 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/upcoming-book-expert-php-and-mysql-2010-03-03/ This month will see the release of the book Expert PHP and MySQL which I was a co-author of. Initially this will be available for purchase in PDF format from the Wrox website and I am hopeful this will be available in print format for the MySQL Users Conference . https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/ny-php-sun-mysql-a-new-hope-2008-03-26/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:54:48 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/ny-php-sun-mysql-a-new-hope-2008-03-26/ Tonight’s New York PHP community meeting was a talk by Philip Antoniades the MySQL Systems Engineering Manager. With an interesting topic opener “A New Hope” I could not resist to hear Philip’s official MySQL presentation. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/sending-email-using-php-2005-11-06/ Sun, 06 Nov 2005 07:30:33 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/sending-email-using-php-2005-11-06/ I’ve had a number of recent inquiries about sending emails on a Web Form using PHP. The following examples using the core PHP mail() function. mail() syntax http://www.arabx.com.au/example/mail.php – View Source