PHP is a widely-used, general-purpose server side scripting language that is especially suited for web development.
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CodeIgniter: Best practice for generating JQuery dynamical content
I am new user of CodeIgniter and I am trying to build an application that there are lots of JQuery dynamical content.
Below I provide a code that I am using in order to be precise. The code below is ...
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setting the right path for php command line scripting in windows [on hold]
Good day I have been trying to set the right path for php in order to start new web applications in Yii.
My PHP is installed in the C:\xampp\php directory, but setting this path in my settings does ...
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MVC in PHP: store and verify user input [on hold]
I'm trying to write an MVC script in PHP.
I've an object, e.g. a car, that can be booked. I created a class "car" and a child class "carEdit". In carEdit the controller can easily store and verify ...
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A PHP Toolkit of some functions
Any major security risks? And please don't get angry over my novice log system.
<?php
function makesalt($lg)
{
$chars = ...
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how can i add cache for pdo query? [on hold]
i have this query but i dont update this table more than one time in week
how can i add cache to this query?
<?php
$jds="SELECT tc,tn,tb,tfz,tmz FROM teams WHERE leag='$lig' ORDER BY tmz DESC, ...
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Benchmarking PHP requests [on hold]
I am using Apache ab to test one simple file and Zend application.
Zend application page is default page that comes with skeleton application.
And another file is show below:
$start = ...
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PHP session fixation
I'm trying to implement a system of restricted access. Right now I'm focusing on the "session fixation". I am concerned about the following aspects:
Control of a "fingerprint" of the user created by ...
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GIF to HTML5 video conversion
I'm still at a very beginner level and I'm constantly working on small things to try and develop my skills. I'm hoping someone could just give me a quick review if there's anything obviously horrible ...
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Human class implementation
I just want an indication as to whether or not I'm on the right track regarding PHP OOP, at least on a basic level. Positive criticism welcome.
P.S. Excuse the visuals of the code. This is how I ...
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How can I improve this PHP MySQL rank query?
In my db MySQL, I have a table ranks with many fields, one for each page I want limit access for the user in the menu application with PHP control:
<?php if ($row_ranks['padric'] == '1' ) {
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Explain die() in PHP [on hold]
die(json_encode($response -> RequestCallbackResult ? Vein::inst()->getWPPermalink(Vein::inst()->get('dialer_success_redirect')) : false));
What does this mean? Can somebody explain this to ...
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Is this a sensible way of using an IoC container?
I have a Factory class for a queuing system I'm playing around with.
Consuming classes only care that they get a particular interface (Job) as a result of calling the factory's load method.
Some ...
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Password hashing method
I am having some issue to use PHP5 password_hash() function. My server is not supporting it, so I am using a function to hash. Is this one secure?
public function Pass_Hash ($password) {
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Is multiple return statements bad practice? [closed]
When learning computer science at university, I was told to only have one return statement in a method, and use a retval variable where necessary like this:
function foo()
{
$retval = false;
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Is there a way to shorten a set of conditionals like this?
I have a long set of IF statements that basically set a null object Value to 0, I feel that because i am doing the same action each time their has to be a simple way to make this allot shorter. It ...
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Parsing annotation
I have implemented code for parsing annotation:
/**
* @Route(path="sample \n test",code,value,boolean,test)
* @access(code=false)
* @sample as asdad asd
* asd
*/
function sample()
{
}
...
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How to add more arrays for link generator? [closed]
I have this code, for payment with PayPal. This is a PHP link generator, but I want to add more amounts/item_name.
public function unlock($array=array(),$sandbox=true){
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Spam detection in PHP for comment system
I'am trying to build a PHP/MySQL/jQuery comment system. Off late I started to realize that manual spamming is a serious issue that need to be addressed carefully. So I thought of building a PHP ...
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PHP magic function for accessors and mutators
I have implemented the following PHP magic method behavior to save my time of creating accessor and mutators for properties of any class that extends this base class.
I am looking for suggesiongs on ...
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Best Practices concerning Includes and SQL Connect Strings
I'm just starting to learn PHP. I have three random questions about PHP and one question about Code Review. None of them are technical questions ("will this work?"); they're best practices questions ...
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Is this secure for a simple comment system?
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
<?PHP
//Turn off error reporting (Not Necessary)
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Draw the table like 6³ = 3³ + 4³ + 5³ to 100³ = 35³ + 70³ + 85³
I want to draw the table like this:
6³ = 3³ + 4³ + 5³
9³ = 1³ + 6³ + 8³
12³ = 6³ + 8³ + 10³
18³ = 2³ + 12³ + 16³
18³ = 9³ + 12³ + 15³
19³ = 3³ + 10³ + 18³
20³ = 7³ + 14³ + 17³
.....
100³ = 35³ + 70³ ...
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PHP form review
I saw somewhere on here that it helps reduce spam by adding a dummy input field that you hide with display: none, and like if it's filled out, then it's obviously a bot sending the message. Well, I ...
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Codeigniter Login Controller
Instead of creating an Admin_Controller or MY_Controller I was going to try and just try out all my controllers on requirements that are needed per controller. I know this may seem like additional ...
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Simplifying an associative array()
Would it be better to convert the array in the following code to
$langs = array("en", "de", "fr");
and then reusing the values for both $folder and $flag? If so, how then would my foreach (or maybe ...
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1answer
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PHP class design with methods requiring database access
I've been a procedural PHP programmer for a long time but I'm getting to learn OOP and would like some advice. I'm designing a class which currently is composed mainly of simple getters/setters, but ...
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Checkbox Group Function and Usage
In CodeIgniter, I have created function (helper) to populate, store and retrieve checkbox group. I just wonder if I have written code is in proper way and optimized or needs some more finishing?
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Matching script tags with regexes
Like anything that shouldn't be done, I decided to see if it is possible to match <script> tags robustly using regexes in PHP. Since there is no arbitrary nesting, I figured it should at least ...
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PHP wrapper around an API - best practices
Here's a PHP wrapper around a public OAuth2 REST API. I would love to hear your thoughts and comments. Testing was a bit frustrating since I tried for my first time. Not sure if I have done the ...
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Security of a “contact us” form
I have a form, which uses AJAX to send POST data to the following controller method:
public function action_sendmail() {
$jsonHelper=Loader::helper('json');
$answer = (int) ...
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A File Collector
I'm writing an Object Oriented package and one problem I am trying to solve is a class that will get all php files in a particular directory and instantiate the classes but not abstracts or interface ...
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Review structure of PHP/HTML
I am very new to PHP and I kind of sort of want to create the pages like I would in ASP.NET; it's just the way I am wired. I have been inserting the header/menu using a PHP Include and here is what ...
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Register script security and optimization
function RegisterN() {
if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST'){
if (isset($_POST["password"],$_POST["password1"]) && $_POST["password"]!=$_POST["password1"]) { # Check if password and ...
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Monopoly: Board creation
After initially struggling with the board size, I have now decided the dimension. Please review my code. In the code I am generating HTML code using PHP and MySql. I have not added the database, ...
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Laravel model and controller interaction
I want to know if I'm going about creating and calling two functions from my model to my controller in the simplest and cleanest way.
Model:
public function getPosts()
{
$post = ...
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Laravel 4 clean code review of users controller and model, trying to maintain MVC structure
I'd like you to review my attempt at creating an authorization class and let me know if there is re-factoring to be done and/or how I can make the code cleaner and abide by the MVC structure.
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Why is my web scraping script so slow?
My script, which is a web scraping script, is very slow, I even needed to put set_time_limit(0);
This is the whole http://phpfiddle.org/main/code/9qt-78n
I think the problem is here:
foreach ...
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System for inputting and monitoring worker shifts
I've been building a system for inputting and monitoring shifts for casual staff, who work across multiple sites with the ability to generate accounting information.
I've had some help from Stack ...
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Allow users to add custom queries to Mustache variables
I'm writing an application that will be managed by my team, it uses Mustache.php as template engine.
I have a PHP file that makes an array of variables and functions that is passed to the Mustache ...
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Finding missing number from series
This code will accept user input from the command line.
The first user can enter the limit of series.
e.g: user may enter 5
After that, the user will be prompted for 5 numbers of a series.
e.g:
2
...
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Is this Fibonacci function right?
Is this a correct method of Fibonacci with recursion?
function fibb($limit,$first_numer=0,$second_number=1){
echo $first_numer."\n";
echo $second_number."\n";
if($limit > ...
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votes
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How can I improve the performance of this concurrent http request loop?
I'm using the rolling curl library to fire http requests for content-length headers of images (we need to know their size to weed out placeholders and low res images). The image urls are stored in a ...
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votes
1answer
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Query optimization PHP for string concatination
I have an entity RegistrationForm which has a OneToMany-relationship with SurveyAnswer.
An answer can either have a collection of FormOptions (when the answer is of type MULTIPLE_CHOICE) or a ...
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PHP Weather class
I am kind of new to object orientation in PHP and I need some experts feedback.
This class fetches the weather from this URL.
It grabs the weather, temperature and an icon from the current hour.
...
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votes
1answer
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Review on a PHP login/authentication system
I am currently working on a small website for my scuba diving club, and it needs a "simple" login system to allow members-only features etc.
I've been using the php-login-minimal as the base for the ...
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PHP Authentication Security
Can someone look over this? This is the entire authentication file. It's referenced at the beginning of all my catalog editing files to make sure only the specified user is logged in. I want to ...
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Specific PHP Data Access Class review
As part of a fun project to help build my knowledge of PHP. I've written a Data Access Class here to bridge the site to the database. I know there are a lot of posts and articles out there explaining ...
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Handling access to database connection both inside and outside of classes
Is this an OK way to handle access to database connection both inside and outside of classes?
I used to include a PHP file -- database.detl.php -- at the very top of my index.php file containing the ...
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Regex to clean text in preparation for word count in PHP
EDIT: Here's my totally-revised PHP...
$text = preg_replace("~[^ a-z0-9'-]~"," ",strtolower($INPUT));
for($i=1;$i<strlen($text)-1;$i++) {
if(preg_match("~['-]~",$text[$i]) && ( ...
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Are my forms a danger towards code injection?
I'm writing a PHP tutorial and I would like to display some forms where the users could enter values that are displayed in the same webpage, just as a demonstration.
The forms do nothing special, ...
