Monthly Archives: August 2010

PHP programmer tools

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So you want to be a PHP programmer? Here are a list of the tools I have installed on my computer before I can start coding. Most of these apps can be installed using Ninite which is a multi installer and greater when you buy a new computer.

Code Editor

Notepad++

http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download

FTP

Filezilla
http://filezilla-project.org/

Database Editor (MYSQL)

Heidi
http://www.heidisql.com/

Internet Browsers

Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

Web Developer Toolbar for firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60/

Firebug for firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843/

Live HTTP Headers for Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3829/

Password Manager

Keepass
http://keepass.info/

Remote Desktop

Logmein
http://www.logmein.com/

Teamviewer
http://www.teamviewer.com/

Skype
http://www.skype.com/

Compression

7-zip
http://www.7-zip.org/

Terminal Clients

Putty
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Have Fun

Run your own News/Magazine website using Opensource software

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I have developed a lot of websites now using Drupal. Nearly any requirement thrown at me I have managed to code or build using Drupal 6. But life can be made a lot easier is someone has already done most of the work in terms of functionality but all I have to do is implement the theme and layout.

I came across Open Publish this morning via my google reader/Delicious bookmark for sites bookmarked as Drupal. I have yet to try it out but the screenshots and features look impressive. It is on version 2.2 so not in its early stages anymore.

Check it out at http://openpublishapp.com/

9 Easy Ways To Improve the SEO of Every Website You Design

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One of the biggest challenges that online businesses face today is maintaining relevance in the eyes of the search engines, especially Google. With Google controlling more than 90% of the search traffic in the US alone, it’s not surprising that the most important goal of any web-based marketing strategy is to be number one in Google.

It’s a well-established principle that on-site SEO is one of the most basic building blocks every business needs to have as they start on the road to search engine domination. So it makes sense to add another string to your own marketing bow as a web designer and incorporate some simple SEO strategies into every web design you deliver.

Here are nine ways to improve the SEO strength of every website you design.

Affordable Content managed websites from £499

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