Why is PHP a Better Option for Web Design?

When it comes to web designing, PHP is one of the most favored tools owing to a number of reasons. PHP comes up with certain unique features that make it one of the most adored, preferred as well as appropriate options for the purpose of web designing. The language itself thus, has made PHP developers highly sought-after professionals in the fraternity of web development as well as designing companies. Let us discuss the efficacy of PHP as a web designing tool.

First of all, PHP development does not take much of a time when compared with other tools as the language requires a much lesser number of coding, thus making the task less tedious. The language also proves to be extremely useful as well as effective, especially when it comes to CMSs like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and so on, which are of late so much popular among the customers.

There is stiff competition out there in the market in the world of website designing or development, especially with so many companies joining the bandwagon. Hence, in order to survive this rigid competition and to make things in a bit different way, companies are coming up with sites that are not only visually appealing but SEO friendly as well. This is to make sure that these sites help in bringing more and more business leads along with greater revenue. Here is where PHO scores over other languages. The language is astoundingly compatible with SEO when compared to other designing methods or languages.

The language is designed to seamlessly integrate as well as coordinate with various visible applications and this is a very pertinent dynamics, especially taking into view today’s business requirements. The language is also great when it comes to building its own memory, for an efficient and prompt use down the line.

PHP is also capable of working on a wide range of operating platforms as well as environments, including the MS Window, Linux, etc. and this makes the language extremely desirable in today’s context.

You will be able to find a fairly large community of PHP supporters as well as discussion groups and these groups help in solving issues whenever they crop up. The issues these groups sort out include bugs, problems with codes as well as information. All these increase the credibility of the language, making it a safe as well as a stable platform to use, especially for the beginners.

In PHP, you get a language that is designed specifically for the purpose of web designing with an inbuilt integration option with one of the most popular open source MySQL database. PHP has the following unique features that make the language, such an indomitable web designing language:

It is easy for the beginners:

PHP is the most ideal language for the beginners, who will just have to add some tags with the already existing HTML files, and follow it up by uploading them to the server and see the end results. Besides, the dynamic typing and the associative arrays make the language easier for the beginners.

It is user friendly

When compared to other solutions, there is no need of compilation in PHP. Hence, all that is needed is writing the script and uploading the script to the server and then updating the browser.

Besides, PHP comes up with an integrated support for databases of MySQL and that makes it easier to use the database with MySQL functions with no need to install additional drivers. Since it is a much older language, there are a number of web-oriented frameworks as well libraries available. Also, since it has been round the corner for such a long period (since as early as 1995), it performs seamlessly on Linux as well as Windows along with a wide range of other web servers. Also, when it comes to finding hosting with pre-installed PHP, there is no problem.

You can hire developers from top php web development companies who can help you build web application within allocated budgets and time schedules.

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Detailed Study on Semantic Markup or Structured Data [INFOGRAPHIC]

In the SEO world, semantic markup is often referred to as Schema markup, or structured data markup.

You may be surprised to learn it’s not new either, but with the Hummingbird update it’s more worthy of your attention than ever. Semantic markup helps you organize data on your site in a way that allows it to be easily understood by search engines. It was launched in 2011 as a joint effort by Google, Bing and Yahoo to develop a universal set of structured data.

Semantic markup will improve search traffic by drastically improving the user experience of your website. You have probably seen semantic markup in action without even knowing it, and chances are you click on the search results with structured data more often than not.

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Phases of Job Interview

Job interview is an important aspect, especially, when you are going through it. Make sure you are proficient in understanding the phases of a job interview. It is not about sending resumes and getting selected, but rather learning through the experience.

Before starting your search and sending resumes, you should be aware of the different stages of an interview. Below is a list of them:

1. Pre-Interview Preparations

• A job seeker does a lot of research about the company, where the interview is being conducted.
• Understanding the working of an organization, company’s latest trends and developments, product and services, etc.
• It is recommended to reach on time and for that take into consideration the factors such as distance, traffic, etc.
• Prepare some questions and answers, but make sure to answer the questions in a narrative way. This makes your answers sound interesting, as it can attract the attention of an interviewer.
• Check yourself before going for an interview. For instance, how you talk? How you enter an interview room? Etc. Practice these things so, that you are not nervous while giving an interview.
• It is better if you can imagine the whole scenario with a friend or colleague and practice giving the answers. Then you can give answers confidently without hesitating.
• Prepare some questions which you would like to know from the employer about the company or your role.
• Carry all the important documents such as your resume, letters of recommendation, etc. which you think can be asked by an employer.

2. While giving an Interview

• Make sure to enter the room in a way which reflects your personality.
• It is being said “First impression is your last impression”.
• When you enter the interview room, greet the interviewer.
• The signs of getting nervous are how you talk and walk? A lot of people have the habit of moving legs, or fidgeting with their fingers. Try to be calm and relax.
• Answer questions in a story manner, end it in the same way.
• Don’t talk about salary in the beginning, instead wait till the end of the interview.
• Be calm and relaxed, even if you can’t answer any question. Don’t get upset about it, but rather focus on the present moment.
• It is good to ask some questions from an interviewer, so that you are aware about the company and the roles and responsibilities you would have if you are part of the organization. This indicates you are interested to get knowledge about the company.
• When leaving the interview room, greet the employer by saying “Thank You”. These are small things, but they make a lasting impression on the person who is taking your interview.

3. Post Interview

• A nice gesture is to send a Thank you note or follow-up letter to the interviewer.
• Even if you are not selected, don’t be upset about it. You get a job when mutual needs are perfectly met, i.e. an employer and employee are both fully satisfied.
• Even if the interview didn’t go well, don’t write about it on any social networking site. Since an employer or anyone who reads it may have negative thinking about you.

Conclusion:

Giving a job interview can enhance your skills and it is an experience through which a job seeker can learn. Even when you are not selected, this can bring out the best in you, so that you don’t repeat the mistakes in the next interview.

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Manage Time Manage Life

Time waits for nobody. It passes without caring for anybody or anything. Managing time is managing life.

Effective time management depends upon proper understanding about the importance of time. Time is a unique resource with certain unique features. It cannot be saved or stored. If not utilised, it gets wasted. Unlike other resources, it cannot even be replaced. It is the only resource each of us have in exactly the same amount. How much a person accomplishes in, say a day, depends on how much he utilises his time. By proper time management, one may be able to achieve as much as three average persons would. Hence, it is observed that those who waste time also tend to waste money and energy.

Some of the major factors that waste our time are lack of planning, failure to delegate, interruptions, adoption of wrong values causing maladies like jealousy, hatred, anger and ego, et cetera. Friends are also known to be stealers of time. Prejudices, dependencies, leanings, attachments, worries and tensions leading to sickness of the body and mind also eat away a lot of our time.

So, do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today, do not put off till the next moment what you can do in this very moment. One must know where does one’s time go or how the time is being spent. Keeping a time log is a useful device for discovering what is wasting our time. It’s a very simple but valuable tool. One must spend a few minutes at the end of each day for this purpose. The record will give us an accurate indication of time usage, showing us where we are most effective and least effective in the use of time, giving us a vast room for improvement in saving the maximum amount of time and enhancing our inner powers to rescue ourselves from this trap.

Editor’s note: Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj ji is the author at www.brahmakumaris.com and can be contacted through nikunjji@brahmakumaris.in. 

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New Changes to the Facebook News Feed

Facebook has once again made some more changes to the ever-evolving News Feed. Users will notice a lot of differences between the feed they knew six months ago and the feed that they see today. This is because Facebook is trying to make sure you are seeing more of the content that is actually of interest to you while weeding out the things that are not.

On average, there are 1,500 stories that could show up in your personal News Feed every day. With Facebook's algorithm, though, you only see about 20% of them. Updates to the algorithm plus new designs come together to make a more personalized News Feed for each individual user.

So, what are the new changes you will be seeing?

Videos on Auto-Play

Several months ago, Facebook did some test runs of auto-play video ads. Now, over the next few months, users will begin to see more and more of these auto-play videos, including brand advertising, in their News Feeds.

The videos will play automatically, both on the desktop and mobile versions of the social network. There is no sound to the videos unless you click on them, which saves you from having to endure a cacophony from multiple videos playing at once.

Auto-play videos only include those uploaded directly to the site, not those shared from third-party sites like YouTube.

Bigger Images

Everyone knows that posts that include images get the most engagement from social media users. Now, the images that you carefully curate to go along with a post will get even more notice because they will appear larger in New Feeds.

Images now appear the width of the New Feed, making them much more impact and hard to pass up.

Quality Content

In order to make sure users are seeing more quality content in their News Feeds, Facebook changed the algorithm to allow more current events and news to appear. This change might make the social network a competitor for Twitter in the breaking news market and the conversations that come with it.

Increased Brand Content

Facebook has made some other tweaks to allow more brand content to reach a broader audience. Brands can tag one another in posts, allowing them to reach people who are following the other brands.

Reappearing Content

Users will also notice that they see the same posts in their News Feed even after they have read them. This is a way for Facebook to make sure that you are seeing content that could be a hot topic among their friends and family.

Fewer Spam Links

One of the things that irritates social media users most is clicking on a link and being taken to a page that is full of ads. Another new part of the algorithm helps prevent links to ad pages that are deemed spam by Facebook from popping up in News Feeds too often. They will still be there, but at least an attempt is being made to limit them for us.

There will always be changes made to our favorite social networks in an attempt to make sure users are getting the best experience. What changes are you happy to see on the News Feed?

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