We do a lot of PHP work here at Press Up. Not only do we do WordPress, but we use the language on its own for many small projects, and we’ve run more than a few projects built atop of other PHP packages, libraries, and frameworks. PHP is the ugly step-child that every programmer loves to hate, […]
One of the most interesting things that I didn’t understand before I really spent much time learning about computers is how passwords work. It seems kind of stupid, but it’s an interesting and important question: how is a site validating that you’re you? The Naivest Possible Password System Well, pretty simply, you can make a […]
PHP is a strange and (let’s get it over with) ugly, little language. It’s not exceptionally fast. It’s not beautiful syntactically. It’s not formulated around a clear opinion. And it’s still what I write a lot of software in. The obvious question is: why? Well, It’s EVERYWHERE… There are a lot of reasons to know […]
A few thing are true about this topic. First, you can draw (make images) with PHP. Second, only a sadist would try to replace a Photoshop-like tool with any programming interface to a drawing tool. Third, the GD image library for drawing in PHP has many drawbacks. Those drawbacks are pretty significant, though some of […]
More than anything else, programming is built on top of the idea of enclosed and reusable functionality. While it is possible to write a working program without the ability to enclose and reuse functionality, it would be a painful process. Programming can seem like a complex and esoteric activity, but most parts of it are […]
Arrays are a pretty important concept in programming, but they’re something I went an embarrassingly long time not fully understanding when I first started learning. I recall spending far too much time in my earlier days trying to solve complex problems in convoluted and stupid ways. Most of these solutions could have just made use […]
One of the first things that typically stumps people trying to make WordPress themes is the concept of “The Loop.” It’s the core concept of WordPress, so wrapping your head around it is definitely worth the upfront time cost. Our goal here is to make the concept clear first, and then to move on and […]
