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REST vs. gRPC: Battle of the APIs
Tutorial • IntermediateThe REST API has been a pillar of web programming for a long time. But recently gRPC has started encroaching on its territory. It turns out there are some...
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How to Cache Using Redis in Django Applications
Tutorial • IntermediateOne of the ways to relieve strain on a server is by caching data. This is done by caching data after it has been processed and then serving it from the cache...
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Docker From the Ground Up: Building Images
Tutorial • IntermediateBuilding Docker images is arguably the most critical part of a successful container-based deployment strategy. In this tutorial, you'll learn the commands...
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HTTP: The Protocol Every Web Developer Must Know—Part 2
Tutorial • IntermediateIn this post we'll look at the finer aspects of HTTP, like connection handling, authentication, and HTTP caching. These topics are fairly extensive, but...
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Free and Reliable SSL for Everyone With ZeroSSL
Tutorial • BeginnerSSL is the pillar of security on the internet. It encrypts data as it travels through the internet, thereby protecting all information that is sent between a...
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Using .htaccess Files for Pretty URLs
Tutorial • IntermediateContinuing our review of htaccess files, today we'll examine how to use mod_rewrite to create human-readable URLs.
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A Beginner’s Guide to HTTP and REST
Tutorial • IntermediateHypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the life of the web. It's used every time you transfer a document or make an AJAX request. In this post you'll learn...
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HTTP: The Protocol Every Web Developer Must Know—Part 1
Tutorial • IntermediateHTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It's a stateless, application-layer protocol for communicating between distributed systems, and it's the...
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Using PHP urlencode and urldecode
Tutorial • IntermediateIn this tutorial, you'll learn why you need to encode or decode your URLs and how to use the built-in PHP functions to do so.
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How to Increase max_execution_time in PHP
Tutorial • BeginnerIn this quick article, we’ll explore the different options that allow you to increase the maximum number of seconds a script is allowed to run before it’s...
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HTTP Headers for Dummies
Tutorial • IntermediateWhether you're a programmer or not, you have seen it everywhere on the web. Even your first Hello World PHP script sent HTTP headers without you realizing...
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How to Work With Cookies in PHP
Tutorial • BeginnerYou might have heard about cookies, but what exactly are they, and what can we do with them? In this tutorial, we will focus on the basics of cookies, and...
