Following on from getting to grips with PHP Checkboxes I decided to write a little tutorial on radio buttons. As you know radio buttons can only have 1 state either on or off and only one can be selected at any one time. Here is a simple tutorial on how to get data from a database, select the radio button, get data from the form and update the database.

The aim of this tutorial is simply to get the data from a checkbox and store it in a MYSQL database and on page load the data is retrieved from the database and is shown which would be suitable for an options page in a web app.

You can’t have a website without a web host. It’s like having a house without having any land to build it on. Until you get that virtual real estate, all you have is a design and a plan. Before you go shopping for a web host, you should be aware that there are different kinds of web hosting, with different benefits and different price ranges. Here’s a breakdown of what different types of web hosting mean, so you can decide exactly what you need before you get into a hosting contract.

I am relatively new to Linux and have used is as my primary OS for the past year. I have come across some wonderful inspiring sites that have helped me through the process and made it easier. Here are my top ten Linux Web sites.

Back in 2007 I discovered this Linux OS called Ubuntu and how everybody was raving about it. So I tried it on my desktop computer and I could not get my wireless usb stick to work so I gave up. Roll on 2 years and I was slightly curious again so I installed a different distro, this time Mandriva. Everything worked perfect and I was instantly converted.

New World is an adaptation of my 3rd theme. It is lightweight and suitable for all audiences. It includes a customiseable social networking header that has it’s own admin area. Comments are written throughout template files to aid your customisation.

Back in 2009 I wrote a post on how to display twitter posts on your site. I went back to it recently and decided to tweak it further. As you see it is now updated to include ‘time since’ post. Check my sidebar for an example. I would like to thank JR over at IF Not True Then False for the handy PHP function.

I have been using Comodo Internet Security since it’s initial release and it just keeps getting better and better. However whilst trying to install the most recent version 4.0 which was released on March 03 2010 I encountered an installation error 1603. Naturally I cleared all the junk files, disabled unnecessary services, cleared the registry and still couldn’t get it to work