Ever wanted to extract or scrap an email from a string or some content without using simple html dom or a parser such as LIB_parse.php. If you are creative enough you can incorporated this into a function that goes from one URL to the next extracting
Are you working on a url scraping project? Here is a quick way to extract urls from string using preg_match in php. Very simple. You can incorporate it into a function, etc if(preg_match("/[a-z]+:\/\/\S+/",$article,$matches)){ foreach($matches a
A spent quit a while going thought php.net, stackoverflow.com and godaddy.com looking for a solution on how to set return path for mail on Godaddy shared hosting accounts. I saw that a few responses to inquiries on the Godaddy forum did not provi
Simple html dom parser is truly a simple script to parse website data that you can quickly post into perhaps a mysql table. However, when you are parsing large amount of data the parser can come across urls that are bad or just non existent. This
I have built eCommerce websites using both Zen cart and Opencart. Both have their plus and minuses. I prefer Opencart because of the ease of use and quick back-end navigation. If you need help to changing from Zen cart to Opencart here is a step b
[caption id="attachment_349" align="alignleft" width="323"] Building Backlinks to Improve Search Engine Ranking[/caption]I was just working on a script to examine traffic and thought this may help someone. Web developers are always looking for arrays
[caption id="attachment_505" align="alignleft" width="651"] Get Your Local Business on Google Places[/caption]If you ever wanted to create a simple php class to render Google maps. Here is one that you can use This section must be in the head of the
I have been scraping websites using pure php for some time now, mainly through php library tools and simple dom. However, I have discovered Java Selenium WebDriver which makes things a whole lot easier and with the use of ANT and Maven you can do som
Online reputation is the perceived value of your brand or business through the use of search engine optimization and customers posting reviews and comments about your business. Most of the Huntsville small business owners I have met have been focu
Henry Ford once said, "Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping a clock to save time." Most business owners think that they can do a one time SEO (search engine optimization) check up and their website will be fine. However, SEO is an
It is important that when you are creating your website that you keep both your customers and the search engine algorithm in mind. I know, I know, you are looking for a website that can draw customers to your business, increase sales leads and do mor
As early as birth, an individual may obtain his or her own social security number. These days, parents usually apply for this very important document along with their child’s birth certificate. With this, its importance in a person’s existence ca
Domain selling is one of the most lucrative Internet businesses today. From people who blog as a hobby, to business-minded individuals who sell merchandise online; from small, cottage businesses selling hand-made products to corporate offices running
The domain name is one of the first things that should be decided on when creating a website. It is basically the bulk of the address where your business can be found. If location is vital for any brick and mortar store, domain names are vital for al
Both Volusion and Opencart are wonderful tools for e-commerce. Both give you many shipping and check-out options. However, while Volusion provides technical support (because it is a paid service) and Opencart does not (because it is a open source pla
There are over 600 million websites on the online web - a web heavy laden with hackers. With the internet becoming the most frequently used modal for doing business and general communication, it is important that website owners understand how vital i
In my opinion OpenCart is one of the best FREE e-commerce platforms out there. However, with content being crucial to SEO one needs a blog or a way of integrating rich content into OpenCart websites. If you already have a wordpress blog but will like
CakePHP is one of the top open-source PHP MVC application frameworks for building robust website application quickly. Having at least a rudimentary understand of MVC is important to building websites with Cake. Many php developers use xampp to bui
Just completed a Commercial real estate website for one of my Huntsville, Alabama clients. The site was built for the Leading Edge Real Estate Group. The site was built with cakePHP giving the user a wide array of options for built in plugins and too
In today’s world where individuals would opt to purchase the necessary products and services that they need online, it can be a highly lucrative to venture in an online business. Along with the increasing demand for e-commerce based platfor