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How to implement multi-theme PHP application
I am developing an application which will handle many virtual stores and I would like to have many themes that the user could choose anytime. I would to know what's the main ideia to implement it. I ...
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Is it acceptable for child classes to “break” parent class functionality?
One of the devs that works with me is following the Open/Closed Principle to add functionality to a Model by extending from our framework ORM.
class BaseModel extends ORM {
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}
All our models ...
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Can REST API be used as business layer?
I am using PHP Codeigniter MVC design pattern
and I had this project with some sort of specific business processes
In my application I will be dealing with 2 existing REST APIs:
Google
Trello
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Changing behaviour of abstract class without modifying subclasses
I am facing a problem with changing behaviour of a library (thus cannot or don't want to change its internals because of future updates, etc.).
In this library there is an abstract class which shares ...
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What is a practical level of abstraction in a web application? [closed]
(Originally asked on StackOverflow - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14896121/what-is-a-practical-level-of-abstraction-in-a-web-application)
I still consider myself a newcomer to OO programming, ...
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Applying DRY to an inheritance hierarchy
I'm working on refactoring a legacy application where I implemented the State pattern successfully as shown in the following diagram:
As you see there is a common behavior between the 3 states, so ...
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In MVC, can/should basic data retrieval from the Model be done in the View?
Given the concept of 'skinny controllers, fat models' and the general acceptance that Views can directly call on Models when requiring data for output, should one consider handling the 'get and ...
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Service layer design
I am developing an MVC website in PHP, and for the first time, I would like to implement a service layer. I have some design considerations I would like to get some advice on. The backend will by no ...
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How to design website workflow?
I have been thinking about this for really long time without reaching an optimum answer.
First of all, I'm a medical doctor who loves programming but never really studied it, except for home learning ...
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Web App architectural design, help me stop buying more servers to scale up! [closed]
Background: I am part of a small dev team, I am not the lead\senior developer. The lead developer is very knowledgable and I trust his decision making but I am starting to wonder if we could improve.
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Is there a good design pattern for this messaging class?
Is there a good design pattern for this?
I want to create a messaging class.
The class will be passed:
the type of message (eg. signup, signup confirmation, password reminder etc)
the client's id
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Using PDO with MVC
I asked this question at stackoverflow and received no response (closed as duplicate with no answer). I'm experimenting with OOP and I have the following basic MVC layout:
class Model {
// do ...
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Should I use the factory design pattern for every class?
I've been writing a website in PHP. As the code becomes more complex, I keep finding problems that can be solved using the factory design pattern. For example: I've a got a class Page which has ...
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Would Using a PHP Framework Be Beneficial in My Context?
I've just started work at a small start-up company who mainly uses PHP to develop their front-end apps. I had no prior PHP experience before joining, and this has led to my apps becoming large pieces ...
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How can I design my classes to include calendar events stored in a database?
I'm developing a web calendar in php (using Symfony2) inspired by iCal for a project of mine.
At this moment, I have two classes: a class "Calendar" and a class "CalendarCell".
Here you are the two ...
