PDO is the latest and greatest from PHP used for accessing and querying databases.  It effectively replaces the older mysql_{} functions in an object oriented way.  So you might be wondering, “why should I care?”  Read on to find out…

In this tutorial, we’ll be creating a system that can handle threaded comments.  What do I mean by threaded comments? Well imagine this scenario…

Welcome to EvanPetersen.com!  This post serves as the first of many, hopefully centered around web development, general programming, and random useful hacks.  If I happen across something that seems useful or write something that I think others might be able to utilize, I'll do my best to post it here.  

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