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When using PhoneGap (aka Cordova) to build hybrid apps, you’re essentially wrapping a webview inside a native shell. That’s why, on Android devices, pressing the back button often does what browsers do—navigates back or exits the app without asking. But what if you want to intercept the back button and, say, ask for confirmation before quitting? Or disable it completely? Let’s … Read more

I spent two full days trying to figure out why a cookie I created with setcookie() refused to be deleted. Spoiler: it wasn’t a bug in PHP, it was me missing one tiny detail. Here’s the story—and the fix. The Code That Didn’t Work I created a cookie like this: setcookie(‘param’, ‘data’, time() + 3600); And then tried to delete … Read more

If you’re diving into hybrid app development, chances are you’ve come across the term PhoneGap. It’s a tool that helps bridge the gap between web technologies and native mobile functionality. But what exactly is it, and when do you need it? If you want the textbook definition, head over to Wikipedia.But if you want a real-world explanation—keep reading. 😉 First, … Read more

While working on a form that submits via AJAX, I ran into a frustrating issue.Every time I hit the submit button, the AJAX call failed—and xhr.status returned 0. What does status code: 0 even mean? Let’s dive in. 🔍 The Setup I had a typical HTML form like this: <form name=”Frm” method=”post” onsubmit=”return submit_check(this);”> <input type=”submit” value=”submit”></form> And the submit handler looked … Read more

So here’s the issue:You let users input text into a <textarea>, save that value into a database, and then try to display it somewhere else in HTML. But no matter how many line breaks they entered, it always shows up as a single line. What gives? Let’s unpack this. The Problem: Line Breaks Not Rendering in HTML … Read more

If you’re working with jQuery Mobile, you may have noticed that a “Loading…” animation appears when transitioning between pages. Sounds helpful, right?Well—not always. In my case, I needed to scroll the page so a specific element would appear at the top, but the loading animation was blocking the scroll from working properly. The animation hijacked the transition, and I … Read more

There was a time I wanted to change the style of an HTML element using jQuery.Simple task, right? But I quickly realized there’s a wrong way and a right way to do it. Let me show you what I learned. The Wrong Way: Using .attr(“style”, …) At first, I tried this: $(‘#ID’).attr(“style”, “background-color: #f0ffff”); Yes—it works.The background color changes to … Read more

When working with Daum Editor, I ran into a common issue:The editor height is fixed when it loads, but if the content inside grows taller, a scrollbar appears inside the editor—and it just doesn’t look right. What I wanted was simple:🔄 Automatically resize the editor height to match the height of the content inside. The Problem In the … Read more

I rarely use borders on div elements. But one day, I had to add one—and wow, it looked way too boxy. I was using Eclipse, hitting Ctrl + Space to look for style suggestions, but the property to make the corners round didn’t show up. That’s when I had to Google it. Yes, even for something this basic. 🙃 … Read more

Sure, pressing F5 is the easiest way to refresh a page. But sometimes, for user experience or functionality reasons, you might actually need to create a refresh button on the page itself. Recently, I found myself in such a situation—and realized there are a couple of simple ways to make it happen. Let’s explore both. Method 1: The Classic … Read more