If you think building a desktop application such as Notepad is difficult, think again. If you use PHP-GTK, it's almost ridiculously easy. This article will show you how. By the time you're done, you'll have a full cross-platform application in about 100 lines.

You need to already have the latest PHP-GTK version installed and have a basic knowledge of how to make an application before you start. All code is included as well as explanations as to where all of the parts go (including a simple find, time/date output, select all and how to tell if the user has modified the contents of the file).

For some reason, ZSfE just doesn't show me my '�k:'� drive (the SFTP mount) when browsing for a project directory. This throws a real wrench in my usual workflow '" ZS 5.5 had built-in SFTP support, and I could also use the local mount if I wanted.

Finding nothing in the traditional places, he's made this blog post hoping someone might have the answer. Turns out that the fix (as provided by Josh Johnston) is to create a new project around a new Remote Folder.

The choices are:

• GtkScintilla
• GtkSourceView
• GtkTextView

They also included the "Homegrown" option for anyone that might have whipped up their own. At the time of this posting, GtkScintilla and GtkTextView are tied with two votes apiece. If you're a PHP-GTK developer and have worked much with text editing widgets, head over and cast your vote today!

First off is the creation of the categories script - just a simple little page that takes in the category name (from a form) and inserts it into the categories table in the database. The next form functions in basically the same way, but handles more information. It lets you write and save a new blog entry to the database.

Finally, since everyone makes mistakes, they include a sample script to let you update one of your already posted blog entries, using the same kind of form you used to enter it.

More than a half year after my last "Comfortable PHP editing with VIM" post, I take up this series again, although I decided to let it die in January. Sadly I did not find any time by now, to extend PDV (the PHP Documentor for VIM plugin) further than it's version 1.0.1, which is available through vim.org and on my SVN. Anyway, I collected a lot of (at least for me) helpful VIM tips, which I'd like to share here

The post contains tons of tips on subjects such as:

• Find matching brace
• Indenting and unindeting
• Emergency help
• Macros

A Content Management System (CMS) allows you to update your website easily without touching anything in the backend. If you are a non-IT person, you will almost always want a CMS for your website because it makes you less dependent on your web designers or developers to add, edit or delete contents in your website.

There are many good CMS out there but most of them require some sort of database access in the backend. Many PHP CMS uses mysql or postgres database which resides in the server. Installation and troubleshooting of CMS might require some technical knowledge and server configuration which could be daunting for some.

The tutorial steps you through the login form first, then creating the template HTML files, before adding in the adding and editing functionality to store the content in the files. The full source for the application is also available for download.

He opts to go with a template named Zimpleza for simplicity's sake, and gets right into it. He steps through the process you'll need to prepare the environment, including pulling over the code and HTML from the current template files into Dreamweaver. Then, remove the PHP code and insert dummy content to get a better idea of how it will be laid out.

This is just a start - part two, focusing on creation (versus just modification) of a new WordPress theme.

Using Ubuntu Linux, Apache2, & PHP4 we can set up our own PHP Proxy page to use at work or school for those web sites you probably shouldn't have access to.

The linux installation isnt covered, but the painless installs of the rest of the apps is summed up in a few simple lines. Following that, he shows you what needs to be edited in the Apache config and where to get the PHP proxy application from.]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:03:48 -0600 http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/4712 http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/4712 a new tutorial that talks about the creation of a web-based file manager you can use to keep track of things from anywhere you have web access.

Moving files across multiple computers can often be a problem, and synchronization is one of the biggest problems. What if you could simply store your files in one place, and access it on each computer? With PHP that's no problem, and in this tutorial you'll learn how to create your own simple file manager.

Our file manager will have four main features: uploading, editing, deleting and streaming (downloading) files. Everything can be done without having to touch an FTP program, which makes it a lot easier to quickly change something.

They start with the uploading feature (so you'll have something to even manage), and move into the reverse - downloading/streaming the files. After that, they describe the editing and deleting functionality. There's code for all of it too, so don't worry about having to work it all up on your own...]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:35:31 -0600