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For 2023 (and 2024 ...) - we are now fully retired from IT training.
We have made many, many friends over 25 years of teaching about Python, Tcl, Perl, PHP, Lua, Java, C and C++ - and MySQL, Linux and Solaris/SunOS too. Our training notes are now very much out of date, but due to upward compatability most of our examples remain operational and even relevant ad you are welcome to make us if them "as seen" and at your own risk.

Lisa and I (Graham) now live in what was our training centre in Melksham - happy to meet with former delegates here - but do check ahead before coming round. We are far from inactive - rather, enjoying the times that we are retired but still healthy enough in mind and body to be active!

I am also active in many other area and still look after a lot of web sites - you can find an index ((here))
Indexing website resources - an example
Searches, and search engines example from a Well House Consultants training course
More on Searches, and search engines [link]

This example is described in the following article(s):
   • Returning multiple values from a function call in various languages - a comparison - [link]

This example references the following resources:
http://www.wellho.net/resources/ex.php4?item=
http://www.wellho.net/resources/$mod.html
http://www.wellho.net/horse/

Source code: globalindex.html Module: H308
<?php

/* Our own example of a resource indexing program - this code goes through our
directories of blog articles, longer technical pieces, and source code examples
and produced a dynamic index.  For production use with as many reources as we
have, I would recommend cacheing the results! */

# -------------------------  Set up a table to jump around the page
# The page will be a long one, so we need navigation within the page!

$jumper = <<<JUMP
A - Linux, Apache httpd and Tomcat; web deployment
C - C and C++ programming
G - General Well House Consultants topics
H - PHP programming and use
J - Java programmming and use including Servlets and JSP
M - Well House Manor; hotel and events
P - Perl programming and use
Q - General programming subjects
R - Ruby programming and use
S - Databases and the MySQL database in particular
T - Tcl, Tcl/Tk, wish and Expect programming and use
U - Lua programming and use
W - Web site programming and techniques
Y - Python programming and use
Z - Miscellany
JUMP;

$jumptab = "<table><tr><td width=40 bgcolor=#FFFFDD>&nbsp;</td><td>";
$jumptab .= "<a href=#top>top</a> - top of page<br>";
$jumptab .= "<a href=#new>new</a> - new articles not yet categorised<br>";
foreach (explode("\n",$jumper) as $sector){
        list($kl,$stuff) = explode(" - ",trim($sector));
        $sbn[$kl] = $stuff;
        $jumptab .= "<a href=#$kl>$kl</a> - $stuff<br>";
        }
$jumptab .= "<a href=#end>end</a> - end of page";
$jumptab .= "</td></tr></table><br>";

# -------------------------  Read Module names

$mnt[Z999] = "new and uncategorised articles";
foreach (file("$_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]/resources/mtable.txt") as $mname) {
        $mkey = substr($mname,0,4);
        $mnt[$mkey] = substr($mname,4);
        }

# -------------------------  Find longer articles

foreach (file("$_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]/solutions/rtable.txt") as $mname) {
        $fol = explode(" ",$mname);
        $desc = implode(" ",array_slice($fol,2));
        $rtab[$fol[0]] .= "[<a href=$fol[1] target=pix>article</a>] $desc<br>";
        }

# ------------------------ Go through blog articles

mysql_connect("localhost","wellho","xxxxxxxx");
mysql_select_db("wellho");

$art_tab = array();   // Read in the article to module table
foreach (file("$_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]/../include/bloglinks.txt") as $bll) {
        list ($art,$mod) = explode(" ",trim($bll));
        $art_tab[$art] .= "$mod:";
        }

// all articles, starting with most recent
$aindex = array();
$q = mysql_query("select * from mt_entry order by entry_id desc");
// add each article to all relevant indexes
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($q)) {
        $pn = $row[entry_id]."_".preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i','-',$row[entry_title]);
        $html = "<a href=/mouth/$pn.html target=pix>[$row[entry_id]]</a> $row[entry_title]<br>";
        $addunits = explode(":",$art_tab[$row[entry_id]]);
        if (count($addunits) < 2) { $addunits = array("Z999","");
                }
        foreach ($addunits as $inmod) {
                if ($inmod == "") continue;
                $aindex[$inmod] .= $html;
        }
}
ksort($aindex);

# ------------------------ Source code examples

foreach (array_keys($aindex) as $mod) {
        $dc = "$_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]/../trainee/".strtolower($mod);
        $sce = @opendir($dc);
        while ($item = @readdir($sce)) {
                $fl = @fopen("$dc/$item","r");
                $ttl = "";
                while ($line = @fgets($fl)) {
                        if (substr($line,0,3) == "#%%") {
                                $ttl = substr($line,3);
                                continue;
                        }
                }
                if ($ttl) $source[$mod] .=
                        "[<a href=http://www.wellho.net/resources/ex.php4?item=".
                        strtolower($mod)."/$item target=pix>source</a>] $ttl<br>";
                }
        }

// ------------------------- Create main output report

$result = "";
foreach (array_keys($aindex) as $mod) {
        $keyletter = substr($mod,0,1);
        if ($keyletter != $oldkey) {
                $result .= $jumptab;
                $result .= "<h3><a name=$keyletter>$keyletter</a>: $sbn[$keyletter]</h3>";
                $oldkey = $keyletter;
                }
        if ($mod == "Z999") {
                $result .= "<i><a name=new>These articles have not yet been categorised</i><br>";
                }
        $result .= "<a href=http://www.wellho.net/resources/$mod.html>Module ".
                "$mod</a> - $mnt[$mod]<br>";
        $result .= "$aindex[$mod]";
        $result .= "$rtab[$mod]";
        $result .= "$source[$mod]<br>";
        }
$result .= $jumptab;

$ttl = "Global Blog Index";

// -------------------- Staff use ONLY - add in a report of unblogged modules!

include ("$_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]/../include/stafflogin.v8");
if (pwtest()) {
$misslist = array();
foreach (array_keys($mnt) as $chk) {
        if ($aindex[$chk] == "") {
                array_push($misslist,"<a href=/resources/$chk.html>$chk</a> $mnt[$chk]");
        }
}
$missed = "No blog articles on: <br>".implode("<br>",$misslist)."<br>";
} else {
$missed = "";
}

# Following is the template into which the results are saved
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
?>
<html><head>
<title><?= $ttl ?></title>
<h2><a name=top>Horse's Mouth blog articles - sorted by subject</a></h2>
This is a global index of over 2000 short technical and general articles
written as <a href=http://www.wellho.net/horse/">"The Horse's Mouth"
blog </a> by Graham Ellis of Well House Consultants, sorted by subject.
We have also listed longer articles and source code examples that relate
to the same topic, for your convenience. <i>Note that we do not list
modules on which no blog articles have been written</i><br>
<?= $result ?>
<?= $missed ?>
<a name=end>&copy; Graham Ellis, Well House Consultants</a>
</body></html>

Learn about this subject
This module and example are covered on our public PHP Techniques course. If you have a group of three or more trainees who need to learn the subject, we can also arrange a private or on site course for you.

Books covering this topic
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Other Examples
This example comes from our "Searches, and search engines" training module. You'll find a description of the topic and some other closely related examples on the "Searches, and search engines" module index page.

Full description of the source code
You can learn more about this example on the training courses listed on this page, on which you'll be given a full set of training notes.

Many other training modules are available for download (for limited use) from our download centre under an Open Training Notes License.

Other resources
• Our Solutions centre provides a number of longer technical articles.
• Our Opentalk forum archive provides a question and answer centre.
The Horse's mouth provides a daily tip or thought.
• Further resources are available via the resources centre.
• All of these resources can be searched through through our search engine
• And there's a global index here.

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