Web Developer Zone
Web Developer Zone is a code first section devoted to tools and techniques used in web development. Thematically, the main focus here is on PHP, Linux, BASH, JavaScript and a little bit of MySQL and Python.
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Database queries with bindings and Query Builder essentials in CodeIgniter 4
23 Jan 2022 01:25:58
Basics of fetching data from database using queries with bindings and Query Builder class in CodeIgniter 4
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27 Jan 2022 12:25:32
Creating URL-safe slugs in CodeIgniter 4
Build URL-secure slugs using URL and Text helper functions in CodeIgniter4
14 Jul 2020 11:08:06
Recursively updating deeply nested arrays in PHP
An article on recursively updating deeply nested arrays using array_walk_recursive and custom nested array traversal function in PHP.
07 Apr 2022 00:55:48
MongoDB mongod server fails to start after installation and solution
MongoDB server not starting after installation due to missing dependencies and how to solve this problem.
18 Jul 2020 00:39:07
Transforming range of variable to 0 to 1 and custom ranges
Learn how to transform variable's range to [0,1] or a custom range.
03 Aug 2020 00:39:31
Piping JSON object to PHP script
Article about how to pass data from a shell to a PHP script with a pipe on the command line or directly using PHP system function.
21 Dec 2016 11:07:56
Genericons unicode values
List of Unicode code points for Genericons vector icon set and a BASH script that finds the codes.
Recent
24 May 2024 11:51:01
There is no data to update error in CodeIgniter 4
Most of the time updating database table data via update method of a model for it simply works. You do it and you move on to the next thing on your list of problems to solve. However, from time to time you might get "There is no data to update" error while trying to ...
29 Jul 2023 17:05:58
Fixing No input file specified error in CodeIgniter 4
For some time there seems to be confussion regarding how to remove index.php file from URLs a CodeIgniter 4 PHP framework based application receives as its input without breaking functionality the application provides through controllers. Setting value of indexPage to an empty ...
15 Jul 2023 16:56:31
Get logged-in user username and groups with Python
When developing a desktop application for a Linux distribution in Python programming language often it is desirable to know username of a logged-in user and operating system group names the user belongs to. Obtaining these pieces of information requires a bit of knowledge of ...
07 Apr 2023 11:45:35
Error messages in Polish language for CodeIgniter 4 Validation class and use example
Error messages in Polish language for CodeIgniter 4 Validation class and use example have been using CodeIgniter 4 for a lot over the last year. Some stuff I have built with it, like blogs and websites, was for English-only speaking users, but there were also modules for web ...
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