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Old desktop programmer wants to create S+S project

I have an idea for a product that I want to be web-based. But because I live in a part of the world where the internet is not always available, there needs to be a client desktop component that is available for when the internet is down. Also, I have been a SQL programmer, a desktop application programmer using dBase, VB and Pascal, and ...

Return current web path in PHP

Hi All Currently developing a PHP framework and have ran into my first problem. I need to be able to drop the framework into any folder on a server, no matter how many folders deep, and need to find that directory to use as a base URL. For example, it currently works if I put the framework in the root of the server (http://cms.dev/), b...

What PHP-debugger I can use under Vertrigo 2.21 and windows 7 ?

I used to use xDebug under Windows XP (as written here → http://serge.yrik.org.ua/blog/blog/devblog/14.html), but it doesn work under Win 7 ! ...

preg_replace hell

I'm trying to use preg_replace to get some data from a remote page, but I'm having a bit of an issue when it comes to sorting out the pattern. function getData($Url){ $str = file_get_contents($Url); if(strlen($str)>0){ preg_match("/\<span class=\"SectionHeader\"\>title\</span>/<br/>/\<div class=\"header2\"\>(.*)\</div\></span\>/",$s...

Codeigniter Routes regex

looking for a one line route to route dashed controller and method names to the actual underscored controller and method names. url /controller-name/method-name-which-is-long/ would route to /controller_name/method_name_which_is_long/ see: http://codeigniter.com/forums/viewreply/696690/ which gave me the idea to ask :) ...

How to query one table and add rows to another using that first query? MySQL

I have some users setup in a MySQL table with different variables. I am trying to figure out what would be the best way to do this. Basically I want to award all of my registered and active users with bids which are stored in another table. So for the Table "users" I have ran this query: SELECT * FROM `users` WHERE `active` = 1 ...

Using PHP's GD functions, how can I create an ellipse that is anti-alised and has a transparent background (PNG24 with alpha)?

I'm able to draw a circle on a transparent background, but it's pixelated around the edges. I can also get an anti-aliased circle on a non-transparent background with http://mierendo.com/software/antialiased_arcs/. So, how do I get both? ...

Kohana 3: How to find the active item in a dynamic menu

Maybe not the best explanation, but hear me out. Say I have the following in a config file called menu.php: // Default controller is 'home' and default action is 'index' return array( 'items' => array( 'Home' => '', 'News' => 'news', 'Resources' => 'resources', ), ); I now want to print this out as a menu, whic...

PHP file upload

I have big trouble with file uploads with php. My own tests are successful but my colleague is telling me that he cannot update "larger" (ca. 5mb) files. Phpinfo says: - max_execution_time 30 - memory_limit 32 Mb - post_max_size 8 Mb - upload_max_filesize 10 Mb Is it better to use FTP? The problem is that I cannot change these settings...

SELECT a list of elements and 5 tags for each one

Hi, I'm trying to query a set of buldings listed on a table, these buildings are linked with tags. I'm able to do it, but my problem is how limit the number of tags to see: table buildings id building_name style 1 Pompidou bla 2 Alcatraz bla 3 etc. etc. table tags // they can be 50 or m...

Apache Custom Log Format to track complete file downloads

Hello, I am trying to write a reward system wherein users will be given reward points if they download complete files, So what should be my log format. After searching alot this is what I understand its my first time and havent done custom logs before. First of all which file should I edit for custom logs because this thing I cant fin...

bitly php url wont work???

Hi guys, <?php include('bitly.php'); $bitly = new bitly('myusername', 'myapikey'); print $bitly->shorten('http://www.google.com'); ?> WORKING!!! $currenturl = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS'])) ? "https://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] : "http://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; inc...

Any php code to make embed code of video ?

Hi, I Want a php code to turn a youtube/dailymotion/vimeo/metacafe... URL into an EMBEDABLE code so i can show it using echo , it is really hard to read the API of every website, so i'm wondering if there is a class or code to do this. Note: if there isn't anyone, then maybe a jQuery facebox alternative who supports more than youtube. ...

Filter, sort and paginate in Codeigniter

Ive recently started using CodeIgniter as I was searching for a very lightweight framework and it seemed to come up as a top choice. I am new to the whole MVC thing, enjoying it but am stuck with something which seems very simple. I am coding a CMS and need a way to filter, sort and paginate the results. I am used to doing it with quer...

How can I create dates/times and compare them in SQL?

I'm trying to create a BBS using PHP and SQL, and I want to make it so the topic with the most current post is on top of the topic list. what is a easy way to check if one date and time is more current than another? ...

mySQL not saving data?

i have a PHP contact form that submits data, and an email...: <?php $dbh=mysql_connect ("localhost", "username", "password") or die ('I cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db ("guest"); if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { if (!$_POST['name'] | !$_POST['email']) { echo"<div class='error'>Error<br />P...

PHP: ordered directory listing

How to list files in a directory in "last modified date" order? (PHP5 on Linux) ...

Facebook Restful PHP Client - get Events of a User

Hi, im using the Facebook PHP Client library and want to get the Events of a user without first logging in as a user. Is that possible? I got the User ID and the events.get method has a parameter UID. <?php // Configure $apiKey = 'xxx'; $secretKey = 'xxx'; // Include Lib require_once('facebook.php'); // init main object $face...

dynamic Grid columns

Hi, I need help with dynamic columns in a DataGrid. I use GenericFrame front-end with PHP backend. If I use static columns like this: <? ... ?> <DataGrid id="DataGrid1" width="100%"> <columns> <DataGridColumn headerText="name" dataField="@username" width="150"/> <DataGridColumn headerText="Nahcname" dataField="@sec...

How to detect an 'image area' percentage inside an image?

Mhh, kinda hard to explain with my poor english ;) So, lets say I have an image, doesnt matter what kind of (gif, jpg, png) with 200x200 pixel size (total area 40000 pixels) This image have a background, that can be trasparent, or every color (but i know the background-color in advance). Lets say that in the middle of this image, ther...