Posts in: PHP
- Atlanta, GA: php|works and PyWorks
- Marco Tabini & Associates, publishers of PHP Architect and Python Magazine are bringing their php|works conference back to Atlanta this fall, November 12th through 14th, 2008. This year, though, the conference has an added bonus: PyWorks, a conference devoted to Python. Registering for one conference allows you to attend both. Both conferences have an open [...] [18 Jul 2008]
- Debugging tip: “Disallowed Key Character” error in CodeIgniter
- After 6 hours of massive anxiety, stress, near tears, one pound on my desk, and some hair pulling, I tracked down the source of a nagging Disallowed Key Character error that I received while using CodeIgniter: an extra line break. The line feed (LF) and carriage return (CR) characters (and their hex code equivalents (%0D and [...] [6 May 2008]
- Turn text files into pull down menus
- UPDATE: This could also be done with the foreach() construct, but here — on my set-up at least — the for loop is a teensy bit faster. I developed this PHP function for a project I’m working on. I’m posting it here in case I need it again, or in case you find it handy. #Input text [...] [26 Feb 2008]
- Review: Learning PHP Data Objects by Dennis Popel
- Packt Publishing graciously provided me with a copy of this book to review. PHP supports more than a dozen database setups, including the SQLite library bundled with PHP 5. That’s a lot of databases, and each one has its own connection syntax and server-specific functions. So what happens when you want to be able to [...] [23 Oct 2007]
- Solution for “Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/tmp/mysql.sock’” error when using PDO
- If you’re trying to get up-and-running with PDO, you may experience a “Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/tmp/mysql.sock’” error when trying to connect to your database, even if your php.ini and my.cnf files contain a different default socket path for MySQL. It’s counterintuitive to a degree, but it’s actually expected behavior. The good [...] [22 Oct 2007]
- Atlanta, Ga: php|works 2007
- Local PHP geeks rejoice! php|works 2007 is happening in our neck of the woods in about a month. Speakers include Atlanta PHP founder Ben Ramsey, PHP guru Sara Goleman and security expert Chris Shiflett. Event details When: Sept 13 - 14, 2007 Where: Sheraton Gateway Hotel How much: US$650 and $200 for the tutorial add-on. Discounts available for students, [...] [15 Aug 2007]
- OurIndustryIsBroken.com: Tracking site users and traffic with PHP, MySQL and ActionScript
- You may remember that FletcherMartin launched OurIndustryIsBroken.com back in April. After receiving some feedback about the site, we tweaked it to enhance the user experience and allow us to track how visitors use the site. We’re using Google Analytics for high-level analysis such as referrals and search engine traffic. But we wanted to do more robust [...] [23 Jul 2007]
- Burlingame, CA: Zend / PHP Conference 2007
- The conference is now in its “Call for Papers” stage (proposals are due May 31). But it should feature a strong lineup of PHP industry experts. I will update this post ass more information becomes available, or you can follow the conference web site for details. When: October 8 - 11, 2007 Where: Hyatt Regency San Francisco [...] [16 May 2007]
