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In this third part of a four-part series on static variables, I show how to use another static property in the previous MySQL driver to connect “more cleverly” to the database server. This example demonstrates how powerful a property like this can be, when utilized in an effective manner.

In this second part of a four-part series, I finish building a sample MySQL driver by adding to it a whole new class responsible for iterating over database result sets through a friendly and intuitive API. This functional example shows that the use of a simple static property makes it easier to implement the Singleton pattern, which is convenient when developing a class that abstracts the access to a database server, be it MySQL or a different one.

Welcome to the final installment of a series on working with foreign key constraints in MySQL. With a respectable number of code samples, this series walks you through the basics of using foreign key constraints in MySQL tables and teaches you how to use them specifically for maintaining the integrity of relational databases.

In this first part of a four-part series, I show you how the declaration and further use of a single static property inside a MySQL abstraction class can be really useful for turning this class into a Singleton. While it’s fair to say that you can use different approaches for implementing this design pattern, most of them will employ a static variable.

In this fifth article of a six-part series, you will learn how to use foreign key constraints in MySQL to produce the deletion in cascade of rows in a child table when the related rows of the corresponding parent are deleted as well. We'll use a simple MySQL abstraction class to do the trick.

In this fourth installment of a six-part series, I explain how to use foreign key constraints to update rows of two InnoDB tables via a basic abstraction class built into PHP 5. This example will help you start utilizing foreign key constraints with a particular server-side scripting language.

In this third installment of a six-part series, I explain how to trigger cascading updates and deletions of records of a child table, when performing the same operations on the associated rows of its parent table. Achieving this with InnoDB tables is a simple process, thanks to the use of a single foreign key constraint.

Welcome to the final part of a series on implementing factory methods in PHP 5. Composed of six approachable tutorials, this series uses numerous hands-on examples to teach you how to define specific methods within your own PHP programs. These methods return to client code instances from their originating classes, and from other classes as well.

Welcome to the fifth part of a six-part series on implementing factory methods in PHP 5. In this part, I show how the removal of a factory method inside the constructor of the class that originates persistent objects can produce a huge impact in the way that those objects handle its dependency, which happens to be a database handler object.

Foreign key constraints are a powerful feature provided by many modern RDBMS that allow you to automatically trigger specified actions, such as deletions or updates of the records of database tables that maintain a predefined relationship with each other. This is the second part of a six-part article series that shows you how to work with foreign key constraints in MySQL.

In this first part of a six-part series, I provide you with a basic introduction to using foreign key constraints with InnoDB tables in MySQL. As you'll soon see, triggering a cascading update on the records of a child table when updating the rows in a parent table is a breeze.

In this fourth part of a six-part series on implementing factory methods in PHP 5, I show how a simple factory method can improve the efficiency of a sample database-driven application when a database handler is utilized by multiple objects. In this specific case, the method returns Singletons of the database handler, which is a significant enhancement.

Welcome to the third part of a series that shows you how to implement factory methods in PHP 5. Made up of six tutorials, this series uses numerous friendly code samples to illustrate how to implement the Factory and Singleton design patterns within your PHP 5-based web applications. In this way, they will be able to build objects in a truly efficient manner.

As the Internet integrates itself more and more into our daily lives, we see the popularity of electronic media spread like a virus. Websites like Youtube and Flickr have had a great deal of success by primarily focusing on user-generated content. Because so many people are uploading media, making the process as easy as possible makes the most sense. Keeping reading to see how Flex can do this for you.

Definitely, building chainable class methods with PHP 5 is a process that can be mastered with minor effort, even for developers with only an average level of experience in using the object-oriented paradigm. Therefore, if you're a passionate PHP programmer who wishes to learn the key concepts that surround the implementation of method chaining in a painless fashion, then this group of articles is what you need.