Nine powerful, free PHP libraries

9 Powerful, free PHP libraries

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1. ReCAPTCHA

ReCAPTCHA?? Allow your site to integrate with an advanced CAPTCHA system that can help you block some spam messages. The visual Captcha also has a useful sound function. In addition, in the reCAPTCHA service, this PHP library also contains an API for the "Mailhide" service, which can hide your e-mail address in a number of mail-grabbing programs.

This API is free and very easy to use, all you need to do is apply for an API key.

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2. Akismet

Akismet? is a free service item, for some small sites it is completely free and for some large URLs, he is partially free. This library also provides the ability to handle a number of spam-related functions. It does so by making decisions about the information that has been identified as spam in its own database. Of course, the spam information in the database may be reported through various websites, and everyone can enjoy it. This is a library that is updated every day and is being improved every day. Many many WordPress are equipped with this library.

Implementation of Akismet

3. Services_json

JSON is a very small and agile PHP library that is used primarily to convert some data formats into a format that is easy for people to read. Not all people will like PHP5 (because JSON has been integrated since PHP5.20), so this small PHP library allows you to get JSON functionality in a lower version of PHP.

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4. Smarty

Smarty? is a Web Template engine, which is mainly to separate the program and interface. Smarty provides a number of powerful features, such as loops, variables, and a powerful caching system. This library is not a new library, it has been developed for many years, although only 3 release version, but it should be more mature.

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5. Pchart

This is a powerful diagram of the PHP library, like some pie chart or histogram,Pchart? also allows you to create a chart with SQL query statements or manual input data. Of course, it requires the support of the GD library to create images. This library is a lot of very professional art design, because it can make your chart display is quite beautiful.

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6. Simplepie

simplepie? Allows you to easily pull some information, such as RSS feeds. It can also be integrated into different platforms and languages. And there are many different ways to handle a far-end feed.

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7. Xml-rpc PHP

Our application sometimes needs something like "ping" to detect other sites, such as the trackbacks of blogs. In general, this is done through a protocol called XML-RPC. xml-rpc PHPLibrary allows you to integrate these features into your site.

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8. Amazon S3

Amazon provides a "cloud service" called "S3″." This PHP library allows you to upload large files without the need for a third-party plugin.

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9. Phpmailer

Many applications need to send messages externally, but the PHP mail () function is not particularly useful. So Phpmailer came into being, this is a powerful class that allows you to send messages in different formats and supports attachments and custom headers.

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