If you're into blogging and host your own blog, you are aware of the need for MySQL databases when you install most blogging platforms, and this is because most blogging programs, and indeed most content management systems store their data in a database. This is generally not a problem because most web hosts offer MySQL databases. But there are situations…
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Have you ever wanted to transfer/upload many files using FTP, and sat there for hours watching the process and hoping that your FTP connection doesn't time out?? Well, I have. This especially happens when I am uploading images, or a CMS. Well, I learned a little trick from Bo on how to use zipped files and PHP to make the…
The other day I was browsing Amazon.com trying to find a good PHP/MySQL book for my easily distracted mind to focus on. I have been making starts and stops in my PHP journey for some time now mostly because I was busy with school, but also because I couldn't seem to find a good resource to help me get started…
Life has been busy with school and all taking up an inordinate amount of my time. However, I have also been playing around with some small coding projects. I have some big ideas but they're going to need a lot of time to build. I realized that to get these projects off the ground I'll need to really buckle down…
In previous posts we've discussed getting your csv files into sql format using different methods. I walked you through the process from csv to sql using HeidiSQL and PHPMyAdmin. I then did a follow up on how to import a large csv file into a MySQL database using the MySQL command prompt. In all these instances, what we were essentially…