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Previously we have described a few resources to learn and improve HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL skills - which are mainly used for websites and backend operations. However, Flash has also been an important factor in the web-world for quite some time, and especially for desktop apps and games, there still is a huge market available. So making services available as Flash apps still works for that target audience, thought some other platforms have abandoned it. Flash Mobile Application Development For Dummies "Flash is installed on 98 percent of browsers and runs on most smartphones, delivering RIA content and videos. With Flash 10.1 for mobile devices, developers have the perfect tool to create ...

One of the most important things to know in order to optimize your website, is analytics about your visitors. The type of information relevant to you - visits, pageviews, geographic location, demographics, time spent on pages etc. are individual and up to your specific site. However, in order to do anything, you need to collect the data first. Some major services like Google AdWords have placed themselves as big players in the market, but are facing criticism increasingly for violating privacy or other infringements. Therefore a lot of smaller projects have surfaced, self-hosted or not, but with better control and sometimes better features - depending on your needs. Take a look ...

Are you transferring important data between your website and visitors? Should this data be protected from curious third-parties or hackers? Many website owners are collecting information and personal data from users, having login mechanisms with passwords etc. Did you know that this data is transmitted clearly and unencrypted, for every sniffer to see? Especially on WiFi networks this can be a real danger, since all packets between all computers are available for everyone to grab - who is on the same network. Therefore encryption is important! The easiest and most commonly used form of encryption is SSL encryption (Secure Socket Layer). It is based on a SSL certificate you install on ...

When you select some thing with SQL and accept any record where a given parameter has one of multiple values, you often see long where conditions like the following: Simple example SELECT * FROM `table` WHERE `id` = "2" OR `id` = "4" OR `id` = "6"; This is based around the regular "where" conditions, where you can append multiple rules with AND/OR - plus even group the with parenthesis, thus creating very complex and long where conditions. This process can be simplified a bit by using the "in" statement. It is used to indicate that the statement is fulfilled if a field has any of a set of following values. Consider the example ...

In this article we'll take a closer look at table structures in HTML. Tables have been invented for one purpose - but been abused for many other. Tables are what they say: Tables! Meant to represent tabular data or sheets - like an Excel document. Tables are not meant to be used to create layouts, design your website - sort header from content, build a menu with a table, or whatever else you may see when studying source code on the web. Use tables when you would do it on paper as well. For everything else, you should consider the HTML/CSS box model using div containers. HTML table structure So, you have ...

Heat maps are powerful information for you as a webmaster. They provide information about what your users look at and which areas of your website attract more attention than others. In this there are default user behavior and expectations combined with your customs website, which influences the users behavior. You have exploit this information about attention to strategically place adds or other important information. The default user attention Normal web users tend to over focus on the top and left side of the website - meaning that your header and upper left content gets proportionally more attention than upper right, middle and footer content. You can exploit this default behavior by putting ...

When working with dynamic content, you know the problems that can arise from improperly designed tables and inefficient queries. In a worst case scenario, such problems can lead to long load times, user dissatisfaction and thus resulting in loss of revenue if running a commercial website. Therefore even database optimization is an important factor for you as a webmaster. On your Servvage web hosting account you get MySQL databases to use with your scripts. If you need more information or are just curious about more advanced MySQL knowledge, then take a look at the following book examples: Learning MySQL Whether you're running a business, keeping track of members and meetings ...

Thankfully there is plenty of free software available for web development - so you can get the maximum out of your hosting account, without having to pay for many small pieces of great software. It's a wonderful world sometimes :-) You'll be loving the Cyberduck FTP client, which is free to use and provides all the necessary features to get going. Connecting to every server. With an easy to use interface, connect to FTP (File Transfer Protocol), SFTP (SSH Secure File Transfer), WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) and many others. A widely tested FTP (File Transfer Protocol) implementation for the best interoperability with support for FTP over secured SSL/TLS ...

Do you want a nice website with dynamic content and advanced features? Using PHP you can build such functionality rather quickly, making your site much more interesting and appealing to visitors. If you don't know how to program with PHP, don't worry, it's easy to learn. You can start out with online tutorials or jump right into one of the following book examples: Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS "If you're familiar with HTML, using the information in Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and CSS, you will quickly learn how to build interactive, data-driven websites with the powerful combination of PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and CSS - the top technologies for creating ...

Do you want you own server? Do you need special software? Are you tired of performance problems? Are you just curious? Well, there are many good reasons to get an own virtual private server. The price is definitely also one of them! Consider this offer from Servage. It's pretty much the same cost as a shared webhosting account! RAM Memory: 256 MB Traffic: 100 GB Diskspace: 50 GB Full root access Power On/Off from CP Backup (snapshots) ACPI shutdown from CP Console access from CP Check out the plans. Cloud Based Server Virtualization The TotalCloud server virtualization offering is based on a modular setup where the servers are clustered in pairs. In these pairs, one server acts ...