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Monthly Archives: September 2008
PHP SPL autoload: 3 simple rules you must follow
While working on a larger site that I may need to use many external libraries, I realized I need to come up with a better __autoload() function (for example, I think it was DOMPDF that had its own autoload function … Continue reading
CSS incompatibility finder
This is more of a proof of concept than anything else – as most of my scripts are But, lets say you have some files that have css in them, either external stylesheets, internal one with style tags or even … Continue reading
Anti Spam Solution for small / medium business?
One of the biggest internal battles I have is whether to host my email locally on my 16mb/2mb network, source it out to the web host, or use a specialized webmail company. I like that feeling of control, the fact … Continue reading
SVN Pre-commit duty: Lint your PHP
We’ve all been there before, committing code – and then realizing that it was broken (hrm – our unit test didn’t catch it? or… “what unit test?” if you’re in another environment). Well, there is a solution. Batch File Fun! … Continue reading
Don't focus me, bro!
I hate filling out login forms to discover that half of my password is in the username box. Lets talk about why – and then a solution. Why? Slow Loading Pages Slow loading pages, or sites with a lot of … Continue reading
To clear up that confusion about public and public static access in PHP
Apparently, a few programmers I know have been getting confused about access of public, public static variables in PHP classes. I’ve written this example code with the following comments to explain what will work – and what won’t. ?View Code … Continue reading
dtemplate: dynamic template system for static designed files
One of the biggest time wasters I deal with is parsing out static web designs given to me by designers. They don’t know programming, so they design it with static HTML in mind. Even if you’re using a tool like … Continue reading
Automatic Backup with SVN on Windows
A while ago, I decided that I needed to have a better backup solution for my file server. After doing some research on various systems, I let my inner programmer take over – in addition to my desire to NEVER … Continue reading
Why your company needs a System Architect/Analyst
In this post, I’m going to cover what a System Architect/Analyst (SA from now on) is and why you need one. A System Architect/Analyst is… A top level programmer with a lot of experience. Experience is king here. No matter … Continue reading
heredoc – time for dead-dead or happy-smile time?
PHP’s heredoc – good or bad? All silly titles aside, lets check out some points. For those who are not aware, heredoc is the format of creating a large string in PHP that does not need quotation marks of any … Continue reading