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When is it better to offload work to the RDBMS rather than to do it in code?

Okay, I'll cop to it: I'm a better coder than I am at databases, and I'm wondering where thoughts on "best practices" lie on the subject of doing "simple" calculations in the SQL query vs. in the …
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Best practice development environments [closed]

wonder if people would share what they feel is best practice for development environments. For example, Production, Testing and Development environments over multiple servers using multiple different …
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PHP, HTML, Javascript and writing good practices

I realized I have to write down a convention specification about HTML, JavaScript and PHP coding for me and my team. In web development, just like in C++, I'm definitely a fan of indentation and …
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How should I be keeping track of php script version/changes?

How should I be keeping track of a php script's versions/changes when it pertains to a single script in one file? Should I have a separate changelog, and if so (1) what should it be named, (2) how …
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What is the best setup for distributing a PHP application?

What is a recommended setup in terms of source control, builds, testing, bug tracking, and deployment for a downloadable PHP application (a la Wordpress, phpBB, Magento, etc.)? As a developer working …