Web forms are very important pieces of an application. They’re used for registration, logging in, or even payment for services. Kris Hadlock explains the importance of creating “smart” forms and how to use AJAX to improve the forms in your applications.
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How to Use Atlas for ASP.NET
This article covers everything you need to know about how to use the new Atlas framework for ASP.NET: where to get it and how to integrate it and create your own AJAX-enabled ASP.NET web site from the ground up with C#. ASP.NET AJAX, currently code-named “Atlas,” is a free framework from Microsoft that allows developers […]
Read moreDatabase-enabled Ajax with PHP
Ajax has taken the web to a new level by offering an intuitive interactive model that rivals the desktop. To compete with desktop applications, database interaction is necessary to unleash the true power of an Ajax Web application.
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Robert’s latest column takes a look at Google Docs & Spreadsheets. In this companion piece to his article, I’ll show you how to integrate PHP and MySQL with Ajax to create a collaboration system that could be used as the core upon which to create a more advanced application—like Google Docs. This core system would be […]
Read moreRSS Aggregation with PHP and AJAX
An RSS aggregator is the perfect application to build with a standard AJAX engine, but cross-domain AJAX requests to RSS feeds are not possible. In this article, Kris Hadlock shows how to leverage a simple PHP function to bridge the gap between the AJAX engine and RSS content. RSS aggregators are not very hard to […]
Read moreHow To Use Ajax Patterns
Kris Hadlock explains how to use design patterns for AJAX development to keep your applications scalable, reusable, and efficient. Design patterns make development more efficient by speeding up common programming processes and eliminating the need to write redundant code across multiple projects. AJAX design patterns are emerging with the increased popularity of its use in […]
Read moreHow To Integrate a Database with AJAX
Learn how to integrate a database with Ajax using PHP Quite a few new applications out on the web—Backpack, Blinksale, and Gmail, for example—integrate databases with AJAX. The integration can have a very powerful effect on the web application and the user experience by providing the power to communicate with the database without refreshing the […]
Read moreHow To Create an RSS Aggregator with PHP and AJAX
Imagine using a simple HTML file to send a request to a server-side script, receive a custom XML file based on that request, and then display it to the user without ever refreshing the browser! Kris Hadlock explains how to use a combination of PHP and AJAX to create real-time data transfers in any application […]
Read moreHow To Use Ajax
This article explains how to use AJAX in a real-world situation and how you can assess its value in a project. By the time you finish reading this article, you’ll know what AJAX is as well as where, why, and how to use it. Introduction AJAX, an acronym for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is the latest […]
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