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Making Google Static Maps a Little More Dynamic with PHP

If you have messed with the Google Maps API, you know that the JavaScript and API keys can be a real headache. Yes, there are very complex implementations that you can use, but what if you want…just a map? If you want just a map with no dynamic interface, Google Static Maps is just for […]

Published: March 17th, 2010 by: Andrew

In a previous article, I covered 5 Sources of Free Weather Data for your Site, but did not provide any actual code to use the data. Since then, I covered sources #1 and #2. None of these sources had any English-formed forecasts. For that, we have to go to the Zone Forecast Product, but we […]

Published: March 3rd, 2010 by: Andrew

Merge Image Layers in PHP

In a previous article, I showed how to Locate the Nearest Radar Station and Display Radar Images. A commenter, mike, pointed out the idea of merging the image layers using PHP instead of layering all the images separately using CSS. Here is how to do it.

Published: July 17th, 2009 by: Andrew

Loading INI Files in PHP

PHP parses the php.ini file for the global PHP settings, but you can create an INI file that is specific to your own PHP application. You can also load those settings into as associate array with a native PHP function. How cool is that?

Published: April 14th, 2009 by: Andrew

One of the biggest pet peeves I have when looking at (and unfortunately – working with) other people’s PHP code is the way they integrate their code into the HTML. Many people don’t take the time to organize, and they end up with a PHP & HTML mess. I believe that it is critical to […]

Published: March 18th, 2009 by: Andrew

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Run CodeIgniter from the Command Line / SSH

CodeIgniter has quickly become my favorite framework to use when coding applications in PHP. CodeIgniter makes it way too easy to follow the MVC approach, maintain modulated code, and to also have access to several additional helpers and libraries. But, there was one major flaw: The inability to easily access via the command line. Why? […]

Published: December 1st, 2008 by: Andrew

Parse Weather Forecast Data (from the NDFD) in PHP

In a previous article, I covered 5 Sources of Free Weather Data for your Site, but did not provide any actual code to use the data. Starting with this article, I will post instructions on how to handle this data as well as sample code. For this article, we will start with the National Digital […]

Published: February 19th, 2009 by: Andrew

More Examples with Parsing NDFD Data in PHP

I covered how to Parse Weather Forecast Data (from the NDFD) in PHP in a previous article, but due to the amount of questions I received, I decided to show some more usage techniques and examples. In this article, I will cover the time-series option as well as some methods on how to make some […]

Published: March 3rd, 2009 by: Andrew

Locate the Nearest Radar Station and Display Radar Images

Including up-to-date radar images on your website is easier than you might think. In this article, I am going to share where you can get radar images for free for US radar sites and even share some sample code that will fetch the closest radar site by lat/lon and display it on your website. Using […]

Published: January 2nd, 2009 by: Andrew

How to Get the Geographic Location of an IP Address

An IP address used to mean nothing to us, other than where they are in the cyber world, but it is now possible to find out where they are in the real world, using databases that are freely available. In this article, I will disclose where you can get a free database that will tell […]

Published: December 26th, 2008 by: Andrew