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IceMelon IM: Add IM Functionality to phpBB [Misc] Want to add site-wide member IM to your phpBB community? Sure you do. Simple step-by-step instructions inside.

IceMelon IM: Add IM Functionality to vBulletin [Misc] Want to add site-wide member IM to your vBulletin community? Simple step-by-step instructions inside.

Crawl Your Site for PageRanks [PHP] So you know your site has a PageRank of 8. What about the PRs of all the inner pages? This tutorial will teach how you to automate the process of grabbing all these PRs.

Create CAPTCHA images [PHP] Worried about bots? Then create CAPTCHA images to prevent bots from taking advantage of your site.

Convert SHN and FLAC files to MP3 [Misc] Low on disk space and have an insensitive ear? Here are some steps to converting SHN and FLAC files to MP3 format.

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Crawl Your Site for PageRanks [PHP] So you know your site has a PageRank of 8. What about the PRs of all the inner pages? This tutorial will teach how you to automate the process of grabbing all these PRs.

Create CAPTCHA images [PHP] Worried about bots? Then create CAPTCHA images to prevent bots from taking advantage of your site.

Create Your Own BBCode [PHP] Learn how to parse bulletin board code to translate it into HTML. [b]Come, come.[/b]

Output While Script is Still Running [PHP] Learn how to use PHP output buffering functions and have them actually work! Don't make your visitors wait for a long script to process.

Track Google Adsense Clicks [PHP/Javascript] The Google Adsense administration section gives you some superficial stats. Want more detail? You gotta track hits yourself.

Prevent Hotlinking [PHP] 100% fool-proof (as far as I can tell). I use this method to prevent people from linking to *.SWF files stored on my server.

Generate HTML Files [PHP/Misc] Make all your webpages search engine friendly by converting them to *.htm files. (Requires mod_rewrite on your server.)

Introduction to Sessions [PHP] Learn the fundamentals of session variables, and some popular uses for them.

Dynamic Images [PHP] Create dynamic images with the GD library. Tutorial shows you how to create a little man holding a sign that displays various messages.

Force the 'www' into the URL [PHP] This tutorial teaches you how to ensure that all your web pages have the "www" within their URLs, and its importance.

A Rating System [PHP] You may not run "Hot or Not?" dot com, but you can still have visitors rate items on your site.

Build Standalone Applications [PHP] It's painful, but possible. With PHP and the PHP-GTK module, you can build your own gui executable files.

Generate RSS Feeds [PHP] As RSS and XML are becoming increasingly popular, you may find yourself needing a script to generate RSS feeds. This tutorial guides you through the process and pitfalls.

Regular Expressions [PHP] This may not be Perl, but you can still do the job using PHP. In fact, PHP is packed with regular expression functions.

CSS Tutorials
Windows-like Navigation [CSS] Create a navigation pane that blends seemlessly into MS Windows.

DHTML Dropdown Menu [CSS/Javascript] Learn a really easy way to create cool dropdown menus.

Filters [CSS] Yes, my friend, yes. You can use CSS filters to create fancy, and often annoying, special effects.

Javascript Tutorials
Track Google Adsense Clicks [PHP/Javascript] The Google Adsense administration section gives you some superficial stats. Want more detail? You gotta track hits yourself.

Slide Show Script [Javascript] Explains how to write a very simple slide showscript. Clicking the currently displayed image advances to the next image.

DHTML Dropdown Menu [CSS/Javascript] Learn a really easy way to create cool dropdown menus.

Miscellaneous Tutorials
IceMelon IM: Add IM Functionality to phpBB [Misc] Want to add site-wide member IM to your phpBB community? Sure you do. Simple step-by-step instructions inside.

IceMelon IM: Add IM Functionality to vBulletin [Misc] Want to add site-wide member IM to your vBulletin community? Simple step-by-step instructions inside.

Convert SHN and FLAC files to MP3 [Misc] Low on disk space and have an insensitive ear? Here are some steps to converting SHN and FLAC files to MP3 format.

5 Easy Ways To Use RSS On Your Site [Misc] The title pretty much summarizes it all.

Google Bowling [Misc] Google Bowling is a negative term, which refers to a technique that can be used to undermine your competitors by actually linking to their web sites using appropriate anchor text.

iRate!: Rate Your Blogger Entries [Misc] Have a Blogger site? This tutorial will teach you how to allow your visitors to rate your entries.

iRate!: Generate Top-Lists [Misc] Learn how to use iRate! to generate very customized "top lists." (For more about iRate!, check out the "free services" sections.)

Generate HTML Files [PHP/Misc] Make all your webpages search engine friendly by converting them to *.htm files. (Requires mod_rewrite on your server.)

MP3 Radio [Misc] Yes, now, you too can build bulky versions of the iPod add-on iTrip. You know you want to.

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