The process of integrating a video includes uploading, digitalizing and editing. This may sound a little bit difficult but it is not impossible. The only thing you should worry about is the amount of bandwidth that is required (and of course there will be some legal obstacles if you are using video clips which are not your property). Before starting the whole process there are some issues that you need your attention – what are the benefits of applying video to your web site? Is the time spent in optimizing a video worth it? Will it be necessary for people who visit your web site to download the video? It is recommended to spent some time browsing different web sites with integrated video files and see for yourself how it works for them.

File types

There are three major file types which are used in the Internet – QuickTime, AVI and MPEG. Among them QuickTime takes the first place as most popular format. If you take a closer look you will see that most of the entertainment sites use it.
AVI is more Windows-oriented file...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/video-on-my-website-51.html post-50 If the newest release of Wordpress can not offer a feature you need, you have two alternatives:
1) you can install a 3rd party plugin, or
2) you can write your own custom code to increase the features of Wordpress.

Wordpress plugins are programming code intended to improve the features of a conventional Wordpress installation. A plugin that is well written "drags and drops" but does not change the basic code of Wordpress. By plugins you can customize your website according to your requirements without being necessary to alter the core of Wordpress because it has been created modularly.

Wordpress has proved to be effective software offering numerous features like wordpress plugins, a platform for blogging, etc. Wordpress plugins make it possible for users and designer to increase the features of their blogs. They also supply tools for blogs and websites adaptation in order to match the theme and genre.

If you haven’t dealt with blogging before, you may not know that there are numerous plug-ins which are available free of charge. Hence, you can look through availabilities and install only those plugins that will make your blog successful.

If you want to have access to plugins, you have to log into your wordpress blog because plugins are placed in the admin section of your blog. Then, you will be able to see a “plugins” tab and after you click on the tab, you will be given a list of wordpress plugins. A d...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/wordpress-plugins--making-the-most-out-of-your-blog-50.html post-49 If you want to publish event information easily on the Internet or if your company needs an event calendar that can be viewed and used on the Internet, the best alternative is to use web calendar. It will make your business more competitive and improve the appearance and operation of your website. Through web calendar you will be able to arrange event planning and share the process with your target audience. You can generate online events so easily as it is with other desktop application organizer (e.g. MS Outlook). You can include periodical events and customize reminders, announcements and warnings. Then, it only remains to make the rest people (customers, partners, etc.) familiar with your information. Web calendars can be used by all kinds of organizations: event calendars for clubs, schools, prayer group meetings in churches, etc.

In contrast to other online calendars, with web calendar you can generate all the calendars your business requires. In all calendars you can set up different events and customize the settings. An important issue you need to consider for new calendar creation is whether it will be accessible with username and password (private) or it will be available to all web visitors (public). You can administer and control all your calendars easily from a single panel which is not the case with various other web products.

Web calendar is not only an eff...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/website-calendar-features-49.html post-48 Help desk has proved to be an essential component of business service and maintenance. We generally connect it with the end user support centre. Its main purpose is to gather numerous resources in order to respond to problems and achieve customer’s contentment. It does not only include internal support within the company but external support as well.

In smaller companies a help desk may be one person with a phone number. The issues that enter are solved by means of an accepted common procedure. In bigger companies a help desk consists of several experts. They work with special software whose purpose is to facilitate problem tracking and investigation. It is in fact a centralized help for products and services within an organization. Customers can call and make orders or obtain help with products.

The main objective of help desk software is to increase users’ efficiency regardless of the sphere of business they work. It offers thorough IT support and effective solutions. Many software programs are available. You can select the most suitable one depending on the individual demands of your business.

The greatest benefit of a help desk software implementation is customer contentment because of decreased customer downtime and support call numbers. Customers receive quicker and precise responses. The software allows the use of solutions that have proven to be effective ...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/improve-customer-support-using-ticket-support-system-48.html post-47 PHP is a very popular scripting language for dynamic web pages creation. It is capable of a command line interface and can be used in independent graphical applications. PHP is an abbreviation for “Hypertext Preprocessor”. It is a server-side scripting language set in HTML and its main purpose is to generate dynamic web pages very quickly. Its syntax possesses some of the characteristics of C, Java and Perl, but it also has some new ones as well.

In an HTML page, PHP code is surrounded with special PHP tags. When the page is opened, the server manipulates the PHP code and forwards the output to the visitor’s browser. Here there is no risk of someone taking your PHP script away as it is the case with JavaScript.

PHP is perfectly compatible with most databases such as MySQL, Informix, Oracle, Sybase, PostgreSQL, and Generic ODBC. One of the most widely-used combinations consisting of open-source products is PHP-MySQL. It is obtainable on most UNIX hosts. With PHP you can execute whatever activities you like on the Internet - connect to remote servers, encode url, redirect, check email via POP3 or IMAP.

PHP is not a complicated language. Most of its syntax is derived from C with the exception of variables processing. The types of the variables should not worry you. You should rather operate with their values. Besides, do not as...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/php--scripting-language-for-producing-dynamic-web-pages-47.html post-46 Website script is a means of professional website construction. Since it is not so easy to elaborate and install scripts on a Web server and it requires some technical knowledge, a good alternative is to obtain script installation services. This will save you both time and expenses.

If you want to install PHP or CGL script on your web server and you have it, but you don’t possess sufficient skills or time to carry this out, you can call for a script installation service company to help you. These companies have the ability to install scripts that are written in Perl, PHP and work with MySQL database. Perl is integrated in most of the UNIX devices and it makes it possible for you to utilize the language free on the Internet. If you have Mac or Windows, you need to download the latest version of Perl and adjust it on your device. Script installation is an excellent option for reading piles of documents and shaping of variables. Besides, it sets up design parameters necessary for the installation of PHP or Cgi application. So, you are free to spend your time on whatever you like, for example on website promotion.

The following services become available with script installation: all variables are adjusted in conformity to the client web host parameters; files that are indispensable are uploaded with FTP client to their customer’s web host; they set up all file permissions providing appropriate...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/script-development-and-installation-services-46.html post-45 A widespread and convenient programming language for website development is PHP. The abbreviation means Hypertext Preprocessor. The most important benefit of PHP is that it is simple to comprehend and learn. It is a server side scripting language for web pages set-up. Most popular databases (e.g. Oracle, Sybase and MySQL) are supported by PHP. It also has external libraries for PDF documents creation and XML parsing. Moreover, it is an open-source language used by many developers. PHP development services have many advantages: low capital and maintenance expenses; high dependability and effectiveness; Apache and IIS servers consistent; allows for incorporation into the HTML code; operates on Apache web server and Apache operates on Windows, Linux and other Unix platforms as well; using pre-packaged PHP modules and open source applications will result in 30-40% reduction of development times; PHP is open source, so you don’t have to depend on next version release if there are any problems; PHP also has other features like native support for most widespread databases, an architecture capable of extension, a processor using few resources on the server and showing pages very quickly.

Nowadays, PHP development together with MySQL development is among the most popular web development services on the Internet. Moreover, due to the quick updates and safe modifications in ...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/easy-tips-for-php-developers-45.html post-44 Building a web site in order to be competitive and capable is a well known issue to many business owners. In the past there were two main options from which you could choose – either to hire an amateur web designer and count on his enthusiasm to do the job right, or you to take the matter in your own hands and to learn website development all by. These options sound as a good solution if you are new in business and just want to have your own space in the Internet but regardless the chosen option, the experience have shown that the results are not quite satisfactory.

Having a web site to expose your business is one of the best ways to make a good advertisement for your products and services. However, many business persons are looking also for a web site development at low price. Today’s rapid development of the Internet industry, combined with the continuous demand for  quality led to the emergence of a broad range of tools that practical businessmen could use themselves. There are plenty of software innovations which assure the buyer that they can transform the average user into a web design guru for one night. The build-in web site scripts make it possible to customize your web site in every way you can think of and all this with just a few clicks.

The ultimate goal is a professional and finished web site. It is important to know that every day there more and more new software products on the market that ...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/the-pros-of-having-website-44.html post-43 When you decide to purchase a web event publishing calendar, you need some information about the features in web calendar software that will help you make a better choice. The most important issues are discussed below:

Calendar Views
The web calendar should be able to display month view, week view and day view. A list view is also recommendable.

Support
The issue about support is among the most significant aspects with respect to web calendars. The most common support types are: email, phone, forum support and remote session. With remote session type the support staff can see the desktop of your computer to help you fix problems.

Security System
The necessary security level is individual. For example, if only one person is in charge of the web calendar, it is not necessary for your security system to be very advanced. However, if you plan to have many editors, you have to consider your security characteristics more carefully, especially if you are going to allow only people with logins to access your calendar.

Documentation
It is recommendable for you to offer good documentation to users because it will assist them solving various issues and your support load will be alleviated. Printable version is advantageous as well. Providing manuals and tutorials make y...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/features-in-calendar-software-43.html post-42 When you use Google Suggest it is hard not to notice the way suggested terms update as you type them. Another good example of this "magic" is Google Map – it seems that everything you do happens almost instantly and there is no page refreshing.

Google Suggest and Google Maps are illustrating this new technique in the web applications which is called AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML). Ajax itself is not a technology but a term for the usage of a group of technologies.
Ajax includes:

• XHTML and CSS for basic presentation;
• DOM (Document Object Model) for dymamic display of interaction with data;
• XML and XSLT for the interchange and manipulation of data;
• XMLHttpRequest  object for asynchronous communication;
• JavaScript - to bring it all together;

Here is a simple example of how a classic web application model works: we have user actions in the interface which trigger an HTTP request back to a web server. Then the server retrieves data and then returns HTML page to the client.

How does it work and why is good to use it?
As mentioned above, Ajax uses JavaScript which allows performing the tasks with a minor perceivable delay with the user interface. This method makes browsing far more pleasant activity. Ajax strategy to the delay issue is just to update the portion of the p...Full article]]> http://www.phpjabbers.com/blog/ajax-advantages-42.html