pChart | a PHP Charting library
pChart is a PHP class oriented framework designed to create aliased charts. Most of todays chart libraries have a cost, our project is intended to be... more »
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Refactoring the Front Controller of the Zend Framework
One of the most fundamental decision in object design is deciding where to put responsibilities. No one, and I mean no one, gets it right the first... more »
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How to unit-test code that interacts with a database
Baron Schwartz, author of High Performance MySQL, got some interesting comments on his previous article about unit testing Maatkit, including echoes... more »
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Implementing Iterators
Let's kickstart this blogpost by defining what an iterator actually is. According to wikipedia, an iterator is: "an object which allows a... more »
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Screencast about NetBeans PHP IDE and WordPress
I have published a screencast, how to set up WordPress as a NetBeans project and also I show how to write a simple plugin for WordPress.
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Has Django made me a lazy PHP developer?
After working in Django I keep getting a shock when I need to re-write features and basic functionality. I know Django is a framework and PHP is a... more »
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NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta The Solution For PHP Developers?
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The recently released NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta introduced support for PHP development. This post asks PHP developers whether you've tried NetBeans yet,... more »
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PHP / MooTools 1.2 Accordion Helper
The MooTools Accordion plugin seems to be the plugin that people seem to have the most problems with. It's an awesome plugin, so I can see why so many... more »
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Backup Your MySQL Database Using PHP
One of the most important tasks any developer needs to do often is back up their MySQL database. In many cases, the database is what drives most of... more »
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No need for set/get methods in Python
Python code doesn’t typically use the get and set methods so common in PHP. Normally, when writing PHP code, you carefully protect your instance... more »
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How to create an iGoogle, myYahoo type portal? Demo and API
After developing the draggable div application the other day, I was itched to implement the whole iGoogle portal. Probably the drive came when a few... more »
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15 Quick Ways to Shrink Page Load Times
It’s a breath of fresh air when a website loads quickly and cleanly. Web developers sometimes neglect some simple rules when it comes to developing a... more »
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.aspx extension instead of .php? WHY???
For some reason, there are some people who write web sites with PHP, but put the ".aspx" extension at the end of their files. WHY???
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How to Create 404 Page Not Found Custom Error Pages in PHP
Google’s Official Blog has been talking about 404 server response codes (Page Not Found errors) this week, and since I just wrote about 301 Redirect... more »
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Beware of the so called "Senior PHP Developers"
A guide to the developers and recruiters on how to avoid so called "Senior PHP developers".
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DbFinderPlugin: The ORM isn't important anymore
Today I tried the DbFinderPlugin for the first time. I am truely impressed. Using this plugin, it is not necessary anymore to really care about which... more »
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Static analysis for PHP
Article on the different reasons and ways for doing statical analysis on PHP projects.
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Is PHP An Agile Programming Language?
In raising the question about whether a specific programming language is agile I want to avoid exploring what makes a language agile, or comparing PHP... more »
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Neat PHP tricks: Casting Arrays to Objects
Array notation is fine, but it can look a bit clunky when you’re working with complex structures. This is a fairly simple example, but I’m sure we’ve... more »
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Dynamically Creating Graphs and Charts with PHP and GDChart
If you've been working with PHP for a while, you already know that the language makes dynamic image generation very simple: the GD extension and a few... more »
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Two Exhaustive Free Tools for Web Developers
If you're a developer, or would-be developer, working on any type of web-based project, there are a couple of free resources that I recommend for... more »
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Wordpress: Creating a “Magazine style” Horizontal dropdown menu
Even if most blogs have a very simple navigation, Worpress allows you to create very advanced menus. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a... more »
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How to filter user submitted data easily in PHP
Using this technique you can easily filter user submitted data (post data) easily in PHP by calling a call back function with array_map() function of... more »
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Loading models within modules in the Zend Framework
More and more users are finding it difficult to load models within Zend Framework modules. This is strange, considering that modularity is an... more »
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Common Security Flaws In PHP Applications
No matter how long you’ve been programming or scripting, once in a while you’ll catch yourself making a serious (security) flaw that you thought you’d... more »
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