MySQL: Count Words in Column

April 13, 2010

I have been working on a rather large database that contains mostly textual page content. Out of curiosity I decided to see how many words are contained in the column with my content. I did not find a simple MySQL solution to finding the word count, but here is what I did come up with.

Build a Basic Authorize.net Payment Form

March 10, 2010

Zac Vineyard wrote a great tutorial on building a basic Authorize.net payment for and connecting to their payment gateway. Zac used some of my code and was kind enough to reference me for it, and since he wrote such a clean tutorial I see no need to write my own (used my code anywho!). Check

PHP: A new kind of template engine

February 21, 2010

I have been developing a custom Content Management System (CMS) for Blam Designs and though there are several really good templating engines out there for PHP (such as Smarty) I find them usually bulky. Then there is also the need to learn the templating language as well. Though the templating languages are simple, it is

What is an Extranet?

February 17, 2010

Intrigued by why my Systems Analysis and Design professor consistently uses the word ‘extranet’ in a form in which I am unfamiliar I have embarked on a quest for realization. It is my extreme hope that in my quest and answer will reveal itself in a form with which I may enhance and compliment my

New Website Launch: Integrity Excavation and Rock Products

February 6, 2010

A friend of mine recently took a course on HTML web design and after completing her class she developed a website for Integrity Excavation and Rock Products. As a first site she did a great job. Go check it out. Integrity Excavation and Rock Products