The “right way” to handle file downloads in PHP
I’ve seen many download scripts written in PHP, from simple one-liners to dedicated classes. Yet, at least half of them share common errors; in many cases programmers simply copy the code from something that works, without even attempting to understand what it really does. What follows is not a complete working download script, but rather a set of issues you should be aware about and that will allow you to write better code.
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Javascript animated collapsible panels without any frameworks
If you need to make collapsible panels that remember their state, but don’t want to use any javascript framework, this tutorial will help you do this with no headaches – and you’ll learn some neat javascript tricks too!
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AS3 Tutorial: Creating a Slideshow
The code is AS3 and the tutorial assumes some general knowledge of flash and actionscript 1 and 2.
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Free Pie Chart Component
I needed to create a very simple Pie chart in Flash – one that had to work standalone (just a swf rendering data from an XML source) and it had to be very small.
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Mini Flash Video Player
At only 12Kb (6Kb without some background art), the player can be embedded in a web site even without any Actionscript knowledge, just by sending several parameters. Advanced users can use it in their applications, or extend it as they see fit. Since it’s free for commercial purposes, it can be modified and extended in any way.
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