Tag Archive for 'Programming'

A New Milestone in Development | Fortress RPG

I knew from the very beginning that the Technology section of the game was going to be HUGE, but I had completely underestimated what was in store for me. I was overwhelmed with work. There were nearly a half dozen database tables, several PHP pages, and lots of brainstorming and paper work that I used [...]

I Promised, and I delivered. Arena 2.0

I’ve talked up so much hype about this new game, “Arena 2.0″, yet I’ve offered nothing to back it up. Talkin’ the talk, but not walkin’ the walk. Anyways, today is a special day; one in which I would like to share with my eager readers some juicy news on this game. For many, I [...]

How to Get the Number of Rows in a MySQL Result Resource Using PHP

MySQL is a flexible database engine, and today I’m going to discuss ways to fetch the number of rows in your MySQL result resource. The first thing I want to mention is MySQL’s built-in function COUNT(field_name). Using this function you can easily get the quantity of results for a certain condition. This would be used [...]

Useful Programming Tips: A Quick Way to Echo a Variable in PHP

I’ve recently started a new programming project using PHP and MySQL, and I figured it would be a good idea to share with you this useful trick that I learned. I oftentimes find myself jumping in and out of PHP mode just to display a variable while I’m generating the page’s HTML output. I’m sure [...]

Surprise! Arena 2.0 is in Development

Here’s to a new project in the works, which many are sure to be excited about. I can’t reveal too much information right now, but this installment will be written from the ground up and will be very different from the Arena that many readers are familiar with. Click to Enlarge – – – I’m [...]