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optimizing webapp workflow

I have a debug and a live server running a LAMP setup with some python scripts. By now I'm working with eclipse and Expandrive (via SSH) on the debug server. Whenever I want to release new code on the ...
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6answers
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Best way to parse a file

I'm trying to find a better solution for making a parser to some of the famous file formats out there such as: EDIFACT and TRADACOMS. If you aren't familiar with these standards then check out this ...
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Design pattern for handling a response

Most of the time when I'm writing some code that handles the response for a certain function call I get the following code structure: example: This is a function that will handle the authentication ...
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3answers
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How should I design a PHP class autoloader?

I have a fairly simple folder structure where the main classes are in a folder, and any classes used by those classes are in a subfolder with the same name as that class. /exampleClass.php ...
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3answers
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PHP web application architecture/design [closed]

I've been thrown head-first into a new job developing web applications in PHP. I'm by no means new to PHP, but I haven't developed large-scale applications before. I'm wondering how to structure my ...
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3answers
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Designing my password class(es). How to split it up?

I've inherited a custom made authentication system that needs some refactoring. I'm not quite sure what the best way to split it up the password section and could use some help. The password ...
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1answer
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What's the best way to design a data and php model for a multi-account system?

I'm doing some high-level sketching of a system that will require users to register, when they do they get an account and can invite others to that account. To be clear, an account would be similar ...
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1answer
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database api commands

As I am developing database api for a project. I am developing commands for getting data from database. e.g. i have one gib table so command for that is getgib name alias limit fields if ...
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0answers
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Why facebook has chosen php? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Why did Facebook, Wordpress, vBulletin use PHP/MySQL? Why facebook has chosen php? is it more scalable? its one of the biggest portal, so it must have not been decision ...
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3answers
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how to write a scalable/flexible php system?

I am trying to write a joomla type system in PHP to improve my coding/programming skills i need guidelines/rules of thumb to do that. what i basically want to do is create a index.php file which ...
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10answers
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What is good (neat) architecture in programming?

When I build a simple website, e.g. a contact book where I can add, delete and update contacts, I create an index.php file where a user, if he's not logged in, is requested to enter a password and if ...
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3answers
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Escaping strings in database layer

Can escaping functions (e.g. mysql_real_esacpe_string ) be moved down to the database layer where we would loop through all parameters passed for all queries and escape all strings. Would that be a ...
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6answers
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Are there any good books on how to design software?

I've been programming for a while and I think I write clean code. But I do this by hacking away, tinkering and testing things until I feel good about the functionality, and then coming in and ...
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Web design standards

While designing web pages using php, are there standards that should be followed? For example suppose there are two pages. First page looks like this: <body> <div> <?php include ...