News Portals and database heaviness
What is database design solutions for news portals with high trrafic? Could file system be a good solution? mysql > File system Thanks in advance ...
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PHP import functions
Hi, I'm trying to find the best pragmatic approach to import functions on the fly... let me explain. Say I have a directory called functions which has these files: array_select.func.php stat_mediam.func.php stat_mean.func.php ..... I would like to: load each individual file (which has a function defined inside) and use it just like ...
Virtuemart databse connection in Joomla 1.1
Hi All, I'm modifying the Product Form to add in a field that allows a tagline for products. In the database, I've created a new field in the jos_vm_product table and added an entry in the $fields array in the ps.product.php file. In my product.product_form.php file I've used this code to insert the tagline into the database: <textare...
Define a class dynamically?
Is there a way to dynamically and conditionally create a class definition in PHP, i.e. if (condition matches) include file containing class definition else class myclass extends ancestor_class { .................... } without eval()? My background is the accepted answer to this question. I am looking for the best way to build a ...
MySQL DATETIME format comparison - is strtotime needed?
I've been doing something along the lines of.. $dt1 = '1000-01-01 00:00:00'; //really some val from db $dt2 = '1000-01-01 00:00:10'; //another val maybe db maybe formatted if(strtotime($dt1) > strtotime($dt2){ //do something } Is the strtotime needed? can i do a more direct comparison on the datetime formatted strings? i.e. if($dt1...
Regular Expression to identify classes/ids in a CSS file that have no contents
I'm in the process of updating some old CSS files in our systems, and we have a bunch that have lots of empty classes simply taking up space in the file. I'd love to learn how to write Regular expressions, but I just don't get them. I'm hoping the more I expose myself to them (with a little more cohesive explanation), the more I'll end u...
PHP check if file exists on my server, based on a full URL
I have an app that generates invoices in the form of PDF files stored in a directory on my server. Before mailing out this invoices I'd like to make sure that the URL (not server path) which I store in my DB does indeed point to a valid PDF file. Something could have gone wrong that wrote a value to that field in the db, but for exampl...
Safely host PHP websites on Windows
I would like to host a few 3rd party PHP scripts on a Windows server (running in VMware), so I am looking for a way to limit all the users to accessing their own directories (and subdirectories) and prevent them from executing anything on the machine. Port 25 is completely blocked and there is a very low limit on the number of external ...
Forking in PHP on Windows
We are running PHP on a Windows server (a source of many problems indeed, but migrating is not an option currently). There are a few points where a user-initiated action will need to kick off a few things that take a while and about which the user doesn't need to know if they succeed or fail, such as sending off an email or making sure ...
errors from localhost to real site
hi, i was working on the localhost and every thing was just fine, but when i upload to my site it get alot of errors why is that ? (sorry for my bad english) ...
ordering array keys?
i want to create an array with 2 keys and i want them in following order: $array['higher']; $array['escalate']; how could i accomplish this without creating any value. i want to add values to the array with later on... $array['higher'][] = 'some_value'; $array['escalate'][] = 'some_value'; ...but first i need to create the keys in...
Peek ahead when iterating an array in PHP 5.2
Is it possible to "peek ahead" while iterating an array in PHP 5.2? For example, I often use foreach to manipulate data from an array: foreach($array as $object) { // do something } But I often need to peek at the next element while going through the array. I know I could use a for loop and reference the next item by it's index ($ar...
.exe File becomes corrupted when downloaded from server
Firstly: I'm a lowly web designer who knows just enough PHP to be dangerous and just enough about server administration to be, well, nothing. I probably won't understand you unless you're very clear! The setup: I've set up a website where the client uploads files to a specific directory, and those files are made available, through ph...
PHP : If...Else...Query
I am executing this statement under while (($data=fgetcsv($this->fin,5000,";"))!==FALSE) Now what I want in else loop is to throw exception only for data value which did not satisfy the if condition. Right now am displaying the complete row as I am not sure how to throw exception only for data which does not satisfy the value. Code i...
How to implement service layer in Zend Framework?
I'm looking for some good resources to learn how to implement internal service layer in Zend Framework. This is interesting post, but with no concrete code samples. Where to put service classes (/application/modules/modulename/services/?); How to autoload them (custom autoloader?) Most common services (user, authentication, cart, cache...
Passing a parameter in the header (XML RPC)
I'm trying to set up a server status for the MMORPG Champions Online. I got some basic information from the web master and this is all he told me: XML-RPC call to server: http://www.champions-online.com/xmlrpc.php function name: wgsLauncher.getServerStatus Parameter (language): en-US Now, I found a nice example to start with here, a...
Full page Slide with jQuery and ajax
Looking to implement a solution on a personal project but don't know if it is possible. Would love to have two buttons on left and right of page where if clicked would take you to new page or previous page. Screenshot: http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/9294/conceptu.jpg But here's the kicker, There will be fullscreen stretched bg's. ...
How to mock test a web service in PHPUnit across multiple tests?
I am attempting to test a web service interface class using PHPUnit. Basically, this class makes calls to a SoapClient object. I am attempting to test this class in PHPUnit using the "getMockFromWsdl" method described here: http://www.phpunit.de/manual/current/en/test-doubles.html#test-doubles.stubbing-and-mocking-web-services However,...
Counting comma seperated values in php,how to?
Hey folks, I have a variable holding values separated by a comma (Implode), I'm trying to get the total count of the values in that variable however, count() is just returning 1. I've tried converting the comma separated values to a properly formatted array which still spits out1. So heres the quick snippet where the sarray session...
How to parse a Zend URL for parameters?
I am trying to extract the GET parameters from a ZF REST URL. It's not the current request and I don't want to call the URL or execute the route, I just need the parameters. I'm looking for a utility function like parse_url(), but for the Zend REST format. Is there one, or do I have to reinvent the wheel? I've tried a few things like cr...