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Hello all! I have been away from this forum for far too long and would like to help with my experience/knowledge. This place helped me get through college and early professional work as a web developer. Is there a section to post random code snippets for tasks that may help …

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I am driving an html site from my network drive in my office that can be viewd on LAN. I need to put a blog kind of section on my site so people who visite this site can leave there comments on it and all can see thses comments. Can …

Hi DW, I'm trying to get selected option id, the problem with my code is that it is only showing or returning the id of the first select only even if I click other options it doesn't return them. Heres my code var xid = $('#managsel option:selected').attr('id'); alert("The id is: …

As web development continues to evolve, AI-driven tools like automated coding assistants, machine learning-powered design systems, and intelligent testing frameworks are reshaping how we build websites and apps. At Red Star Technologies, we're witnessing firsthand how these innovations are making development faster, smarter, and more efficient. But with these advancements …

Hello friends, it's been some times since I've posted here, but this community has always been my "I really need help" place to go. Lets get to the idea... I have a WordPress (dislike WP very much) site I'm customizing. Have a popup iFrame on click that is built into …

After the customer fills the form, the form data is sent to mysql and an email gets sent to me with the last form data that the customer submitted. But, the email "last mysql data" is not going as inline text. Please help me. Sample code is given below. ` …

Hi I'd like to run a flashMovie in a .php page to the norm html. Fla's run ok, except they don't handle 3D object key command .swfs. [url]http://www.flashsandy.org/demos[/url] Click on 2nd image of a type of jet_copter Gavia AT-1008 as the best example of what is possible. Use keyboard arrows …

Hi guys/gals! I've read through a lot, great site but I'm stuck and have started pulling out teeth:( I would like to selectively display markers (that change everyday) on a Google map, using a a couple of checkboxes (areacode)and a selection list (prices). [CODE] <!--Based off of code from: http://tips4php.net/2010/10/use-php-mysql-and-google-map-api-v3-for-displaying-data-on-map/--> …

I have been developing this technical E-commerce store for a roofing sheets factory in Africa. The company has been quite helpful with most of the information that I asked for, ranging from the provision of products, to the introductory content. I am working on making the shop standout and be …

I have some php code that says if index.php or main root then display some code and if not then show other code and it works on index.php but if it's just the domain name without index.php at the end, it don't work. I have the following code at the …

First I want to say that my only interest in the technical details of web development are from an end user perspective. I usually go to [this site](https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca) to get my weather forecasts. Their current display format is to present the forecasts horizontally but it will likely be changing soon …

Recently I started to rewrite the core of a web app in Java (not including the Admin part). I have discussed ideas with colleagues and friends and one thing that seemed to be an agreement was that it is time to stop keeping the same image in two formats jpg …

How to figure out the paths, why the styles are not applied, the file is not found, I tried many methods, but as a rule nothing works, it happens that the main page applies styles, in other files there is none or there is no file at all, it is …

Hi Everyone, Web development can be both exciting and challenging, but having the right tools makes all the difference. If you're starting out or looking to improve your workflow, consider using popular frameworks like React or Vue for streamlined front-end development. On the back end, Node.js and Django are solid …

Hi I'm trying to make a system for someone I know and I have a customers page with a link to view orders and created another page to display the orders made for that specific customer name, I have got some php code on the page but it looks like …

So i'd like to have a **text** saying [Location] which will be shown and changed based on the viewer's location/ip. I tried to follow this video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KiGKd2XXL4 but i didn't manage to make it to work. I registered on 2 websites to get an API key which i placed …

I am creating a basic page in w3spaces and while I've finished editing the html and css part, I'd like to add a few scripts in it. I tried to add this script (https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_js_countdown.asp), which is a countdown timer to my own page but it seems like it doesn't run. …

I am trying to make a system for office staff and delivery drivers so the office staff book the orders in and the delivery drivers are able to see what can see what orders there are for that day and for their lorry as will be multiple lorries/drivers. I am …

Hi Everyone iam Samantha iam running a blogging website. i have done my best in seo and in content also but still not getting the traffic i want anyone can guide? Thank You.

Hi DW. Does anyone know how can I clear a devtool network monitor log of a browser using javascript. I know the `console.clear()` only clear the console log not the network monitor tool logs.

I’m looking for practical advice and best practices that can help improve a site's speed, considering factors like image optimization, code minification, and server response times. How do you balance performance improvements with maintaining a rich user experience? What tools or techniques have you found most useful in diagnosing and …

Can you guys help me figure out how to use tailwind utility classes "@apply md:text-xl" within .scss files in nextjs

This blog post will compare the two most popular cross-platform mobile app development frameworks, Flutter and React Native.The world of mobile app development is a complicated place with many competing frameworks. It can be hard to know which one to use, but this article will help you find out if …

Hi all, I’m currently working on a WordPress website where I display daily prayer times. Right now, I’m using web scraping to fetch the prayer timings on this website salatalert.com, but I’m facing issues with reliability and accuracy. The scraped data sometimes fails to update correctly, and it’s also affecting …

I have an open source WAF in production. It's open source and free. It can be the alternative of Cloudflare, the open source edition. How can I find the potential users to try my WAF?

Hello Gang! I'm grateful once again for the advice to use MySQL over Postgres. It's been a pretty smooth experience so far. Unfortunately I had to migrate to a different host and have been getting an undefined variable error. Mysql is Running. I used the package manager to get python-mysql.connector …

I had a difficult time figuring out how to get or test the last character of a string with javascript, so figured I would post it once I found out in case it helps someone else. I found plenty of removing the last character, but not for just checking what …