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How to maximise the features of MySQL when used with php
I asked this question a while back on SO (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15506040/maximising-the-features-of-php-and-mysql-when-used-together) but it's a recurring topic, so I thought I'd ask in a ...
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Which practice is the best for database connection? (PHP, etc)
Leave a open database connection throughout the execution of the aplication, or for each time a operation will be executed a new connection will be created?
Open throughout the execution:
Open ...
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Struggling as a programmer. Need some advice [closed]
I've been a developer now for a number of years. I'm pretty good at what I do and can "get the job done".
But, there is a difference between "getting the job done" and "doing the job properly". Let's ...
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Dynamic Fields/Columns
What is the best way to allow for dynamic fields/database columns? For example, let's say we have a payroll system that allows a user to create unique salary structures for each employee. How ...
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Top bad practices in MySQL [closed]
There was another post allowing people to post their top bad practices in PHP, I had a gripe about MySQL practices and thought it'd be an interesting topic to hear the top bad practices in MySQL.
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