Glen's Blog

Optimize PNG files

Glen — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:44:48 +0000

A tutorial about creating the most efficient 24 bit PNG graphic files.

Installed XAMPP

Glen — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:15:36 +0000

Installed xampp on local computer which will make site easier to test.

Updated menus to use relative paths rather than full absolute paths so links will work on local host and on live server.

Found useful this information about getting cookies to work locally.

Return multiple values in PHP function

Glen — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:15:45 +0000

The trick to returning more than one value from a PHP function, is to return an array.

Creating a Development Environment

Glen — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:45:52 +0000

It’s possible to set up Apache, PHP, and MySQL locally on a PC so that websites may be tested before publishing to a server. This post describes that process.

And xampp may be an easier solution.

And another tutorial on the same subject.

Control Panel Upgrade

Glen — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:12:08 +0000

Upgraded the control panel so that the form will automatically look for any file in the /img directory that starts with “Frame” and will include that as an option for the bottom decoration. This uses the glob function to read the matching files into an array.

Floating Menu

Glen — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:31:16 +0000

I will study this javascript code for a floating div menu.

Added Javascript to home page

Glen — Sun, 30 May 2010 07:39:23 +0000

Added Show/Hide doodles link to home page using the javascript technique described here.

Doodles Added

Glen — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:48:55 +0000

Created and installed the little town doodles, the watching face doodle, and coffee cup stains on home page using free Photoshop brushes found on the net.

JavaScript Tutorial: Form Validation

Glen — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:21:12 +0000

Java Script: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_form_validation.asp

CSS Layers: http://css-discuss.incutio.com/wiki/Overlapping_And_ZIndex

Rounder Corners Tutorials

Cookies Conquered

Glen — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:02:08 +0000

Added ‘Control Panel‘, using cookies to control appearance of the web page.

Learned that setcookie command must be used before any html tag, even before the head tag. Cookies set on a page cannot be used on that page, since the page has already been rendered. However, if you use a variable to set the cookie, you can use the variable on the current page.