Simple upload class with features such as

- Upload of multiple files at the same time.
- Filtering uploads by size and extension.
- Uploads to configurable subdirs based on date.
- Automatic file renaming if a file with the same name exists.
- Transloading. Copying files from a different host to the local host. (Like Imageshack does)
- And more...

Gives you the ability to dynamically include a CSS file at any time in your HTML page using Javascript.

a simple css way to add shadow to tables and Divs

Create a Thumbnail

The basic framework of an Ajax-enabled web page. The following JavaScript shows how to send a request for an XML file and how to receive that request. Of course, in a real life scenario, you'll have to implement better error trapping and actually do something with the XML that gets returned.

This is a simple function to generate a random ID of letters and numbers however long you want. All you do is pass it how many parts you want and then how many pieces(chars/numbers) per part you want.

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"Today in the news, MySQL previews..."

As a "preview" of text, this MySQL select will return the first few words out of a text field in a database. It returns entire words (doesn't cut them off in the middle) and follows the last word with an elipse "..."

In the PHP, assign $CharactersToDisplay to a number - the approximate number of characters desired (or you can hard-code it if you want).

For the example, I also use $TheID as the row identity for the record to display.

Get the Size of a Folde

This snippet originally is used for targetting ads banners depended on the geographic location of the visitor, but can be used for other purposes. Also originally is used for US and the rest of the world, but you can add check for other countries too.

Get computed Width of an HTML Element