In this tutorial, we’ll be creating an Ajax Poll Script that displays the results with colored and animated lines using PHP, MySQL and jQuery. The script has a pretty easy logic and can be implemented into any website quickly by simply calling a php function like getPoll(2) which brings the second poll.

Typically a cron job, or database backup routine is the best method for backing up your data, but sometimes it’s just easier to backup when needed. What if you want your content management system users/publishers to be able to backup their data? Or how about only backing up when a change is made?