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Three Ways to Build Dynamic Web APIs using PHP
In this article, we learn how to build dynamic Web APIs using PHP. Why PHP? PHP is a very popular programming language used for rendering server-side web pages and is included as a standard option with many web hosting providers including HostGator (my provider). I had a need to generate simulated one-minute IoT data for a recent article I wrote on Fetching, Filtering, and Sorting JSON APIs in Google Sheets: The Missing Functions. Much to my surprise and delight, PHP is both powerful and fun, and I am here to share some of my learnings with you. Let’s get started and highlight three ways to build dynamic Web APIs using PHP.
How to Host a Raspberry Pi Web Server on the Internet with ngrok
In Create a Web Server in Node without any Code, we used the http-server npm module to create a web server and serve up files in record time. Today I will share a way you can take the web server you built and make it available beyond your local network and on the public Internet. This is cool trick, but I recommend that you use this with caution as this will open a hole in your router/firewall when you make your web server available to the world. Let’s get started!
Visual Studio Launch Video with My Son and Me
My son Benjamin (junior in high school) and I received a unique opportunity. We traveled to Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond to conduct an interview in honor of the launch of Visual Studio 2017, and the 20th anniversary of Visual Studio. One of the main purposes of the interview was to discuss computer programming and the next generation and how people are using Visual Studio. The interview aired last week during the Visual Studio 2017 launch event. Among other things, Benjamin discussed a Carbon Monoxide sensor he created for his Environmental Science Merit Badge for Boy Scouts to complete a requirement to “perform an experiment to test for particulates that contribute to Read More