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Questions about PHP, a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development.
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Best way to centralise a php project (except bitbucket)
The structure is as follows:
A: this is the live/production website
B: this is the staging, which is a copy of live
C: this is the testing environment for designers
2 developer and 2 designers. ...
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Sync Microsoft dynamics(nav) with remote mysql
I want to sync microsoft dynamics CRM database to my remote mysql database using web service,I cant find detailed documentation to integrate dynamics with remote mysql so please give me any ...
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What kind of PHP code is this? [on hold]
What kind of PHP is this? I have searched Google for hours looking for a clue to what type of php it is. Below is a sample snippet of the php code I need to find a tutorial for. I code in normal PHP ...
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Help converting python::bitstream usage to PHP equivalent [on hold]
I need to read some data coming in from a client via a SOCKET using PHP. I found an example in python but I am not a python programmer. Here is the full python example code I am trying to covert. Note ...
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Prevent Timeout for large scripts without changing any System Settings
Current Option
If I have a process that I know may take a while I have been chopping it up using ajax to do a part of the request then once the ajax is returned do the next part of the request.
This ...
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Where to put utility classes in php mvc?
I'm working on my first MVC website, where can I put utility classes like Security and Date (my native date) classes, are they model too?
App
|
|--- Model
|--- Controller
|--- View
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PHPUnit > Best approach to mock container objects? (e.g. $item->id)
I'm using PHPUnit test doubles to mock models, libraries etc. But when I want to return an array perhaps of container objects, how best to do so. Here is what I'm currently doing:
/**
* This is just ...
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PHP only showing records by id? [on hold]
I am having trouble with this PHP code and I am not sure how to title it! I have a car showcase and I am wanting the Database to display the cars depending on their ID e.g 1 Ferrari Enzo, 2 Porsche ...
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PHP MVC Model with a method to fetch all of the model from database
I have a crazy question, consider I'm developing a blog website, There is two model named Post and Comment, now I wanna add a method to fetch all comments from database, which model should I choose to ...
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How to push data from one page to another [PHP] [migrated]
I'm using sockets.io, express and php and I was wondering if it is possible to push something of a page (that only a specific user can see at the time) to another page other can see. For example, if ...
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Need to store Multiple Images (path) into MySQL after upload [duplicate]
I am trying to build my own little eCommerce CMS, and i want the expert opinion on how to handle multiple uploaded files (images).
For Example:
A user adds a new item, fills the necessary form data ...
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Storing and retrieving simple data within a framework
I'm determined to get a decent answer to this, because while I have my own approach (constants) I'm not convinced I'm doing it as efficiently as I could be.
So I'm editing the entire question, to ...
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Preserving Pre-formatted Multi-Line Strings in Node.js Scripts
There is a lot I don't like about PHP, but one thing I love is multi-line strings:
$query = <<<EOT
select
field1
,field2
,field3
from tableName
where
field1 = 123
EOT;
...
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Database object mapping, good practices [closed]
I think I've understood the basic idea behind object mapping but there is one gap in my knowledge base that I hope to fill now. First let me tell you what I understand out of the whole thing.
I have ...
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Scheme/Design Pattern for allowing a certain outside class to set properties
I came up with a solution (in PHP) to a problem and am wondering if it is a named Design Pattern, and if it is good practice.
I have a collection class and an item class. The collection class is the ...
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How to efficiently determine when changes occur in event lists
We have a system that stores event information.
There is a primary list of events as well as a secondary list, these may overlap.
Secondary lists are combined with the primary based on 3 main rules.
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PHP extended class method requires same signature including object class requirement? [duplicate]
Not sure exactly how to phrase the question succinctly for the title.
I have a collection class that extends another collection class.
The parent collection-class has a method addMember(someClass ...
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How to dynamically print a URL as a QR Code using PHP (Drupal Views)
I'm working a small home project, and I wish to dynamically produce a QR code on a content Node (I'm using the Drupal 7.3x CMS framework and specially the Barcode Module). I've not had much success in ...
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How to appropriately structure a script used in an AJAX call?
When I first learned AJAX, I was also teaching myself the languages of PHP, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, and CSS. I followed my coworkers existing web apps as examples of how to write my own web ...
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How to handle coding errors in my PHP AJAX code?
How do I handle coding errors in my PHP which has no GUI, only an API? I am concerned that I might never know that there are any. Note that only I will develop the client side. This is not a public ...
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Data Type of file_get_contents of php in java [migrated]
I am trying to upload an image to the database with blob datatype. I use web-service method addProfilePic that store the blob data to the database with my Codeigniter project.
I retrieve the image ...
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Architecture: Validate polymorphic votes - Controller or Model?
I have a question because I don't want to do something wrong.
I have a polymorphic relation called votes. Well, I want to save votes but I need to validate if a user already has voted. But even if, ...
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Best Way To Store Images For Mobile Synchronization
The scenario is, I have a Web Dashboard (Developed using PHP + MySQL) and have Android and iOS Apps synchronizing data from the Web Dashboard (only one way i.e. Dashboard to Mobile Apps)
Now the ...
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Is this a good service locator, and is this service locator pattern(?) OK?
I'm working in Zend framework 1 and was using Zend_Registry to store objects so that I could replace them in my controllers while unit testing:
$auth = Zend_Registry::get('Auth'); // set in ...
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PHP mail templates
I'm working on a webshop (used to be for just one product, expanding it to multiple products and multiple shops hooked up to one backoffice, can't use PrestaShop because of compatibility).
We send 3 ...
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How to hide a honeypot ( excluding external CSS and JS )
I am adding spam protection to my personal php framework and I think honeypots are a great way to block spam. Unfortunately they weren't invented yesterday and probably most bots do fetch CSS and can ...
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An embedded C developer wishing to interface some code with a web page
Okay, so as the title says, I'm an embedded C/C++ developer.
Right now, I'm working on a project that involves a client/server C application. The server side of the application is running on ...
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Protected properties vs protected getters
If I have an abstract Animal class with a $name property and constructor like this:
abstract class Animal {
protected $name;
public function __construct($name) {
$this->name = $name;
...
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mySQL / PHP design pattern - one function multiple queries
So here's the gist of it. I'm looking for a design pattern where I can have one function, say queryHandler that gets the query and the parameters from a number of different functions and returns the ...
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Like structure table with Laravel and showing the most popular content at top
I am using Laravel to creating a website, my users can post questions and other users can write their comments under the post, each comment have Up vote and Down vote, and users can voting for ...
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MySQL Query - how to keep normal users from seeing staff posts? [migrated]
On my forum, I'm having an issue where non-staff members can view staff related posts that are otherwise hidden to normal users. Upon investigating I've discovered that staff related topics do not ...
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Is this pattern of optional dependency injection sound? [duplicate]
A lot of the time when working on legacy code bases, I find it hard to move manually created dependencies to the constructor parameters, because of a variety of reasons. Sometimes it's because the ...
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Deleting all cached page of the site [migrated]
Scenario
Mobile and desktop version.
I'm developing a website with a desktop and a mobile version: users can choose to switch version if they want to: javascript will save a cookie telling the ...
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Design pattern where decorated object may ask for things like “status updates” from the decorator to perform it's role?
Here's an situation that has haunted one of my open-source projects for quite some time.
Imagine if you could represent every front-end input form with a single backend object? An object that ...
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Not sure where to put the where clause In codeigniter [migrated]
I have been looking over the active records guide from codeigniters site and I am trying to figure where to put the where clause, in the model or controller? I think it goes in the model, but not sure ...
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Serving a file from a private directory [closed]
I have a PDF that needs to be accessible for multiple unrelated areas across a website. I don't want to reveal anything about where the file is downloaded from and I want to only upload the file once.
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What pattern do I use and how do I implement it for one method that will be handled multiple ways
My scenario: I am creating an application that will allow me to create a mapping of redirect url's that will point from the request url (the url in the old ecommerce solution) to the target url. There ...
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Change routing to comply with Law of Demeter
I have a Task, Owner and Plan. Charge values are kept in a plan, owner is on a particular plan and task knows its owner.
A task needs to setup its charges based on the knowledge the owner has. Owner ...
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How to add permissions checks 'after the fact'
I have a great number of PHP classes which perform the business logic of my application, e.g.
class FileMaker{
public function makeFile(){
//some code here to make a file
}
}
Now I need to ...
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PHP Help with Call to a member function add() on a non-object [migrated]
Question: What is the problem that I apparently cannot pass an object through to this method?
Code: http://pastebin.com/fUbJdgXk
Issue: Line 22 $this->business->add($specrep); returns Call to a ...
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Controller in MVC
Alright so it is an essential part of OOP that one class should only do one thing, and it makes sense. In practice I've seen that classes which don't obey this rule get thick and cluttered.
So I was ...
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Does ORM at any point become a “requirement” for RESTful API?
I've started building a RESTful API in PHP's Slim framework. The framework appealed to me because of its light-weight design and routing features. I am using PostgreSQL for the database.
However, ...
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Is this the template method pattern?
Could someone tell me whether the following is A) a good solution to the problem of repeating code and B) an example of the template method?
Let's say I have one table, named VEHICLES, which I use to ...
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Is this a good implementation of the builder pattern?
I'm trying to design an SQL builder in PHP. I'm trying to make it so that the system could work with different database systems (e.g. Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL). Here's what I've got so far.
First, I have ...
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Is there a way to document required properties in traits (PHP)?
I'm fairly new to using traits in PHP and am wondering if there is a way to ensure that a class including a trait has particular properties.
I know that you can use something like the following to ...
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Creating variables in methods/functions
In how far do we create variables in our methods or functions?
Do we only create one when we're using the result of the variable more then one time like this?
function someFunction(SomeClass ...
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How to design database tables for a Factory class?
How can I design database table structure for a class that varies in its core parameters, when it is created by a factory method?
I have a Factory like this:
class ProductFactory
{
public ...
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PHP MVC Display many records - model logic
I bet this question has been asked already but I can't form my thought as you can see from the title, so I couldn't find anything. I am working with MVC for quite some time now and I'm pretty happy to ...
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Condition before statement or statement in condition
I've come across this problem a few times:
Is there any "programming rule" for checking for an condition (error checking for example) before you want to do execute code, or only execute the code when ...
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How can I program the script on my server to the receive a cname pointed to it?
I am in the final stages of creating a mobile responsive customer relations management platform. Presently it is written in php as a stand-alone self-installing script.
I would like, however, to ...
