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Our Sponsors Rock! A Thank You From Dev-Tips

Our recent giveaway was a gigantic success, and it just would not have been possible without some amazing people. I'd like to take a moment and individually thank every sponsor that made this fun giveaway possible.

AJAX and PHP, Building Modern Web Apps – Book Review

As many of you know, I'm a huge fan of reading actual web development books to increase ones skills. Sometimes, you just need to step away from the computer and read an actual physical book. I recently had the pleasure of reading AJAX and PHP: Building Modern Web Applications - Second Edition, and I absolutely loved it. I'm going to take some time today to go over the some of the book, and what I feel it has to offer the average reader.

Dev-Tips Turns 1! The Huge Giveaway Bash Begins!

Recently, we wrote about Dev-Tips turning one year old, and asked for items to be donated for a giveaway bash. I'm thrilled to say the response has been absolutely overwhelming. I have been stunned by everyones kindness and will to donate an item or product. With that said, I published the first post for Dev-Tips one year ago today. We've got 11 amazing items and products to giveaway to some of our readers, let the giveaway begin!

Introducing Minerva – A Creative Portfolio Theme

Recently, I teamed up with very talented designer and personal friend Baz Deas to form a small and fun ThemeForest team. We came up with a name, DesignThirst, and have released our first premium HTML template on ThemeForest. Minerva, the name of the theme, is a premium and very fresh corporate/portfolio theme. Just check out some the features!

Dev-Tips Turning 1 Soon, Big Giveaway Bash Planned!

On January 6, 2010, Dev-Tips turns one year old. It's hard for me to believe it's been almost a year now that Dev-Tips has been up and running with quality web development articles from numerous authors. There are so many great people and readers that got us this far, that we'd like to plan a giant giveaway and need your help! Read on to find out how you can get in on the fun!

Winner of PHP Book Giveaway & Future Giveaways Announced!

We recently had an awesome giveaway on Dev-Tips for a chance to win PHP For Absolute Beginners by Jason Lengstorf. Today we will announce the winner as well ad briefly discuss future giveaways!

PHP For Absolute Beginners Reviewed + Giveaway!

Recently, fellow web developer and friend, Jason Lengstorf wrote and published (by Apress Publishing) PHP for Absolute Beginners.

Jason was kind enough to send me a copy for my own reading and enjoyment. Now that I've finished, I'll be quickly reviewing the book and then giving away a free copy to one of our readers, courtesy of Jason Lengstorf and Apress Publishing! Read on to find out more about the book and how to win the giveaway!

5 Must Bookmark Websites for Web Developers

We all have our favorite websites lined up in Google Reader, often, we don't get the time to go through as many of the sites and articles that we would like. However, there are some sites related to web development that are essential to keep up with. Today, we will go through 5 must bookmark websites for web developers.

How To Create Your First AJAX and PHP Contact Form

You've been to websites that use them, a nice little AJAX contact form. AJAX is a great way to submit data without a page refresh and is a great tool for certain elements of a website, such as a contact form. So how do we go about doing so? Today, we will take it step by step and build your first AJAX and PHP contact form. We'll be using jQuery and the popular email validation code found on google code (originally by AddedBytes) to help us out.

Get Your Recent Delicious Bookmarks Using PHP

Salutations and good evening. If any of you are users of the delicious bookmarking system, then you may enjoy a new post we have published on PHP-Tips.net. The post goes through the process of retreiving your lastest bookmarks with php. Visit the post today! Also, don't forget to submit your 404 page to our 3 theme giveaway contest for your chance to win!