Browsing the archives for the PHP tag
Since I will be taking the ZCE exam in four days, I figured I’d post a study guide for the world while doing last minute studying. Enjoy!
PHP Basics
Syntax | WikiPedia
Operators | W3Schools
Variables | Further Reading
Constants | Official Reading
Control Structures | Official Reading
Language Constructs and Functions | Further Reading
Object Oriented Programming
Instantiation – $classInstance = New classname; [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/zend-certified-engineer-zce-study-guide-links/
I was recently given a PHP application with the task of modifying it and making it more efficient. This application was originally written and executed only in a Linux environment. Personally, all of my development takes place on Windows based computers.
Well, the modifications were going well, until it came time to execute cURL against a [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/php-curl-cookies-not-saving-on-windows/
There are dozens of sites out there which offer the service of generating shorter links using their domains as a middle man which then redirect to a different domain. Unfortunately, none of them allow you to generate links programmatically. Or, if you can find a site with enough holes to allow you to do so, [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/short-url-generator-referrer-hider/
Today, we have released RenownedDatabase, an easily integrated MySQL Database manager. Please click here for a live demo, no authentication required.
RenownedDatabase is an easy to integrate database manager. What this means is you, as a developer, can simplify the creation of your sites admin panel by simply installing RenownedDatabase in the backend.
RenownedDatabase handles all your [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/renowneddatabase-released-mysql-database-manager/
RenownedLyrics is a fully featured lyrics web application. For a demo of a live website running this script, check out spiderlyrics.com.
Download does not include a database of lyrics. The included layout differs slightly from the demo URL as the stock photos in the header were removed.
Features:
SEO URLs (e.g. lyrics-rammstein-du_hast.htm)
Simple forums for music buffs
Code is [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/renownedlyrics-lyric-database-web-application/
Today, we’ve released RenownedLinks, the same application which runs the popular URL shortening service ezlink.info. RenownedLinks is a shorter URL web application written in PHP and MySQL. With the help of the included PDF manual, you can easily install this on your web host with little knowledge of web servers.
Why would someone want to use [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/renownedlinks-url-shortening-application/
Today we have released RenownedQuotes for sale, the same application which powers ObsceneArt.net, a popular funny quote website.
This download is basically an entire working website. Everything is easily configured using the master config.php file, along with documentation provided in a three page PDF document.
Also included is the Photoshop PSD file for the layout used in [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/renownedquotes-quote-voting-web-application/
Today, Renowned Media has released a website visitor statistics application called RenownedStats. This application is much more than just a page counter, keep reading for more details.
This application allows you to keep a close eye on the visitors to your website, including what websites are referring people to you, what people are searching for in [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/renownedstats-web-analyzer-page-counter-statistic/
When working with dates, PHP uses the system time by default, which is dependent on the timezone the server is in. So, instead of doing tricky math with the results of the date function, you can simply change the timezone.
Here is the function used to change the timezone:
<?php
putenv(“TZ=US/Detroit”);
?>
One thing to keep in mind is that [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/change-php-timezones/
We’ve developed a PHP Class for drawing a CSS graph. The CSS and XHTML code for this class was originally developed by Meyerweb, we just took it and wrapped a PHP class around it. This class is also hosted over at phpclasses.org if you prefer to get your stuff on that site, but keep in [...]
http://renownedmedia.com/blog/php-class-for-creating-css-graphs/