Website contact forms are almost a staple of the modern day Internet. Most company websites will have a small contact form where visitors can share their thoughts or suggestions to the webmaster. But there are also so many bots available that these forms can become plagued with spam. To counter this we need to setup […]
Connecting with API Data from Instagr.am using PHP
The process of connecting into API data via OAuth is tricky. Some of the more notable social networks which have adopted this technology include Foursquare, Twitter, and Facebook. But Instagram is a very popular mobile app which has grown tremendously fast. Their recent API v1.0 release has some really neat features where you can pull popular photos, recent users, follower lists, and a whole bunch more.
I don’t want to overwhelm anyone by offering too much information in a single tutorial. Thus I’ve broken this process into segments where the final script will output some user profile data from your Instagram account via OAuth connection. For an example you can try to login yourself or check out my screenshot at the bottom of this article.
Beginner’s Tutorial Coding Web Apps with jQuery Mobile
The whole jQuery library has grown tremendously in the past couple of years. With open resources such as Git and Github web developers have been creating plugins for even richer effects. Some of the team members had a great idea to port this code over to a mobile platform.
In this guide it is my goal to introduce you into the jQuery Mobile platform. There is a lot of material to cover so we likely won’t hit everything. But fortunately the team has made development super easy and streamlined with fantastic documentation. Check out the website and fairly active developer’s forum for more in-depth answers.
