Tutorial: How to Create a Zip File with PHP / MySQL

Recently I added a function to a CMS that I have been evolving to meet the needs of ereads.com. I needed to allow users to select items (in this case ebooks) from the system and then export files that are attached to the books. So lets get started! What is a Zip File? “Zip files (.zip or .zipx) are single files, sometimes called “archives”, that contain one or more compressed files....

Stolen Facebook Accounts for Sale

So a hacker known as “kirllos” boasted that he has 1.5 million facebook accounts for sale. The more friends on the account, the higher the price. This is what the new york times had to say on this: “Researchers at VeriSign’s iDefense division tracking the digital underworld say bogus and stolen accounts on the Facebook are now on sale in high volume on the black market. During several...

Flash Game: Super Mario Bros. Crossover – Awesome

Mario Cross over lets you play Mario for NES using characters from other NES games. Contra, Metriod, castlevania, and zelda. It is really a fun way to replay an old game. The controls are really tight for a flash game, and killing mario badies with using the other NES characters is really fun. Try using bill from contra to shoot down the stupid cloud guy that throws down the spike things. It’s...