One easy way to add XML capability is to use one of the many xml2array classes or functions out there or try one of the following ways which may already be included in your current php installation:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-xmldomphp/
http://www.cadenhead.org/workbench/xml-simple/
Other than that, try Google... Always a great solution if you don't know how to do something in php.
PHP packages are like modules you can add to PHP to add functionability. Adding new packages will allow you do do new things in your PHP scripts.
PECL stands for PHP Extension Community Library and it is a repository for extensions which add additional functionality to the core PHP installation. An example would be the extension APC (Alternative PHP Cache) which allows you to setup a cache which optimizes the serving of intermediate code. When using a server, you can install the PECL repository and call upon it to download extensions as you require them.
< ?php // This is an example of comment in PHP /* This is another example of comment in PHP and we can write comments in multiple lines using this method */ ? >
We can use php tags in different ways. <?php //php code to be written here ?> OR <? //php code ?> This tag will not work when we using editors such as macromedia dreamweaver. OR < script language="php"> //php code </script>
PHP is not designed to do this sort of decoration alone -- you will need another language that adds styles. However, PHP can output a portion of these styling languages, like CSS, that add decoration to links.
<?php // your php code goes here ?> If your product pages are created in PHP (have the .php extension) then you can simply add the php start/end tag. There is a way to have the server recognize PHP inside of HTML files but that would require some work on the server, better left to the server manager.
The preferred way is to simply alter the session superglobal. <?php $_SESSION['variable'] = "value"; ?>
There is no such thing as a PHP form. Forms are written in HTML or other client side scripting languages.
A framework in PHP is a set of prebuilt classes and functions (like cakePHP.org or codeignitor) that let's you add basic classes and write less do more.
major bulk of the tooth; capability to add to itself
Open it in Notepad. Add or remove whatever code you want. To test, you will have to upload it to a PHP enabled webhost, or you will need to install MySQL, PHP, and Apache on your computer. Use Editor to edit the PHP file. Example: Notepad++ , editplus ,Zend IDE ,Netbeans IDE
In the declaration of the receiving function, you add an ampersand. <?php function myWayCoolFunction( &$params) {.....} $x = array('1','2','3'); myWayCoolFunction($x) ?>