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Understanding Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks

Cross-Site Scripting, or XSS, is a type of cyberattack where malicious scripts are injected into trusted websites. In this article, we'll look at what XSS attacks are, how they work, and how you can protect your website from them.

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Tutorials JavaScript

A guide to DOM traversal in JavaScript

Understanding the Document Object Model (DOM) and how to traverse it using vanilla JavaScript is a fundamental skill for any web developer. In this article, we delve into the techniques for efficient DOM traversal, with plenty of practical examples.

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Tutorials PHP

How to store and use `.env` environment variables in PHP

How to securely store and access environment variables in your PHP applications using the `dotenv` library. This step-by-step guide covers installation, setup, and usage.

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Tutorials PHP Tooling

How to accept subscription payments with Stripe PHP SDK

How to implement subscription payments on your website using Stripe's PHP SDK. This step-by-step guide covers setup, creating plans, and managing subscriptions.

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Tutorials PHP

How to type cast money/currency in PHP

How to effectively handle money or currency data in PHP applications. Understand the potential pitfalls of typecasting floating-point numbers and discover how to maintain precision and accuracy in financial calculations.

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Database Design

Different strategies for storing currency values in MySQL

Different strategies and their advantages and disadvantages when it comes to storing currency values in MySQL. Get to know how to handle precision and avoid rounding errors while storing money.

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Tutorials PHP Tooling

How to make a payment using Stripe PHP SDK

A tutorial on how to use the Stripe PHP SDK to make a payment online

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Tutorials WordPress Tooling

How to use WordPress as a headless CMS

How to use WordPress as a headless CMS. Follow through to learn how to create, manage and deliver content through WordPress while using a frontend technology of your choice for the display.

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Tutorials JavaScript

Detecting a slow internet connection in JavaScript

Different methods of determining the speed of a user's internet connection using JavaScript. The article provides code examples to help you implement these techniques in real-world applications.

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Database Design Tooling

A glossary of terms for Database Administrators

Enhance your understanding of database management with our comprehensive glossary of terms dedicated to database administrators (DBAs). Each term comes with a brief explanation and a link to relevant documentation.

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Tutorials PHP JavaScript

Create a chunked uploader in JS and PHP to handle large files

This guide details how to handle large file uploads by using a chunked upload approach in a frontend-backend setup, using JavaScript on the client-side and PHP on the server-side.

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Tutorials JavaScript

How to build a router in vanilla JavaScript

Learn how to create a rudimentary router in Vanilla JavaScript, utilizing the HTML5 History API and event listeners

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Tutorials JavaScript

How to reverse an array in JavaScript

Two options to reverse an array in JavaScript: `array.reverse()` and `array.toReverse()`, the differences and which to use when

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JavaScript Tooling

Cloudflare Zaraz now supports JSONata

Cloudflare Zaraz now supports JSONata, the JSON query and transformation language. You can use JSONata to transfer and manipulate data in Zaraz

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Tutorials JavaScript

How to get the sibling or next element in JavaScript

Learn the practical applications of the nextSibling property in JavaScript, including how to traverse the Document Object Model (DOM) and manipulate elements in your web pages. Includes practical examples and tips.

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