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By using PHP Everyday (www.phpeveryday.com), you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site. These terms are straightforward - they exist to set reasonable expectations about what the site provides and how you can use it.
Last reviewed: February 2025
What you can do with the content
Reading and learning
The tutorials, code examples, and articles on PHP Everyday are here for you to read and learn from. That is the entire point. You do not need to create an account, pay a fee, or agree to anything beyond these basic terms to access the content.
Using code examples
Code examples on this site are provided for educational purposes. You are welcome to:
- Copy code snippets into your own projects (personal, commercial, open source - all fine)
- Modify and adapt the examples to fit your needs
- Use them as starting points for your own implementations
You do not need to credit PHP Everyday when using code snippets in your projects. The examples are intentionally practical so you can drop them into real code.
What you should keep in mind
The code examples are written to illustrate specific concepts. They are not production-hardened libraries. Before deploying any code to production:
- Add proper error handling for your environment
- Validate and sanitize all user input (especially in form and database examples)
- Review security considerations - the articles flag common pitfalls, but every application has its own context
- Test against your specific PHP version and server configuration
What you should not do
Bulk copying
Do not scrape, mirror, or bulk-copy the site content. Taking a snippet from an article is fine. Downloading all the articles and republishing them elsewhere is not.
Misrepresentation
Do not present PHP Everyday content as your own original work in a publication, course, or tutorial series. Using a code example in your project is different from copying an entire article and putting your name on it.
Automated access
Do not use automated tools to crawl the site aggressively. Normal search engine crawlers and the occasional script that fetches a specific page are fine. Hammering the site with thousands of requests per minute is not. Cloudflare may block aggressive automated access automatically.
Accuracy and warranties
Code examples
PHP was originally written in the era of mysql_* functions and PHP 4. Some tutorials on this site cover older frameworks and approaches. While the articles include version callouts and notes about modern alternatives, not every example reflects the latest PHP 8.x best practices.
The site makes a genuine effort to provide accurate, working code. But software development is messy - PHP versions change, framework APIs evolve, and what works on one server configuration may not work on another.
PHP Everyday does not guarantee that any code example will work in your specific environment without modification.
No professional advice
The content on this site is educational. It is not a substitute for professional code review, security auditing, or architectural consultation. If you are building something that handles sensitive data, financial transactions, or anything where a bug has serious consequences, get a professional review regardless of what any tutorial site says.
Intellectual property
Site content
The articles, tutorials, and original text content on PHP Everyday are the intellectual property of PHP Everyday. The code examples are provided under permissive terms as described above.
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The use of these names on the site is for identification and educational purposes only.
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- Hosting provider maintenance or outages
- Content updates and deployments
- DNS propagation during infrastructure changes
Links
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Changes to these terms
These terms may be updated from time to time. Changes will be published at this URL (/terms/) with a revised “Last reviewed” date. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
Significant changes will be noted on the changelog.
Contact
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