Cheat Sheets
mod_rewrite (V2)
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The second version of the mod_rewrite Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for mod_rewrite, with rewrite flags, regular expression syntax and sample rules.
HTML
HTML is the language of the web. It is the semantic support on which websites depend. This A4 reference lists the various tags available to the web designer, as well as a selection of useful character entities, attributes and events.
Microformats
Microformats allow us to add more information to our documents on the web, embedding semantic data in web pages that can then be parsed and used in other applications. This reference sheet contains an overview of the most often used microformats.
ASP / VBScript
A quick reference guide for ASP / VBScript, containing functions, collections, regular expression syntax and other useful bits of information.
HTML Character Entities
I'm forever looking up character codes, so this cheat sheet was a no-brainer. This contains a list of the assigned character codes in HTML, with an example of how they are displayed, and description.
JavaScript
A quick reference guide for JavaScript, listing methods and functions, and including a guide to regular expressions and the XMLHttpRequest object.
MySQL
A quick reference guide for MySQL, including functions (both in MySQL and PHP), data types, and sample queries. Available in PDF and PNG formats.
mod_rewrite (V1)
A quick reference guide for mod_rewrite, including server variables, flags and regular expression syntax. Also includes examples of commonly-used rules.
CSS (V1)
A quick reference guide for CSS, listing selector syntax, properties, units and other useful bits of information.
PHP (V1)
I'm fed up with having to visit php.net to look things up. This A4 cheat sheet is designed to sit by your desk and make your life easier.
RGB Hex Colour Chart
A free, printer-friendly RGB Hex colour chart for web designers.
Articles
Writing Secure PHP, Part 4
The fourth part of the Writing Secure PHP series, covering cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery and character encoding security issues.
Block Referrer Spam (Updated)
Referrer spam is becoming increasingly common. At best, it will only render your log files useless. At worst, it can cause your site to be dropped by search engines and your running costs to skyrocket. Here's how to block spurious referrers.
Writing Secure PHP, Part 3
The third part of the Writing Secure PHP series, covering weak passwords, clients and more advanced topics.
Writing Secure PHP, Part 2
Learn how to improve your security a little further with the second part of this PHP tutorial.
Password Protect a Directory with .htaccess
A tutorial explaining how to retrict access to a directory on a web server using .htaccess.
Preload Images with CSS
How to preload images using CSS and so avoid delays with rollover effects.
Writing Secure PHP, Part 1
Learn how to avoid some of the most common mistakes in PHP, and so make your sites more secure.
The Box Model For Beginners
An explanation of what the box model is and how it is treated by different user agents.
Caching output in PHP
High-traffic sites can often benefit from caching of pages, to save processing of the same data over and over again. This caching tutorial runs through the basics of file caching in PHP.
HTTP Status Codes Explained
All valid HTTP 1.1 Status Codes simply explained.
Blog Posts
Why You Should Always Salt Your Hashes
Hashes are used almost everywhere on the web, behind the scenes, to protect your passwords. Learn why it's important to always add salt to your hashes.
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16 December 2009 | 16 comments | security, database, passwords, programming, webdev
Rex Swain HTTP Viewer Bookmarklet
Rex Swain's HTTP Viewer is a great tool for checking HTTP status codes, redirection, and so on. I've been unable to find a bookmarklet, though, for sending the URL I am viewing to the viewer automatically, so I put one together:
Rex Swain's HTTP Viewer
