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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Turning OOP class to graph for better code composition and understanding
28 Jul 2020 00:28:15
Article on perceiving OOP classes and objects based on them as graphs and advantages this approach yields.
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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.
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.
29 Jul 2023 17:05:58
Fixing No input file specified error in CodeIgniter 4
Get rid of No input file specified error in CodeIgniter 4.
20 May 2021 17:49:23
Mapping associative array keys to variables with $$ in PHP
A neat trick to reduce amount of code needed to access data stored in PHP associative array.
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
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.
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20 May 2017 22:03:03
Installing WordPress language files automatically
A script for installing WordPress language files automatically. Automated WordPress language files installation #! /usr/bin/env bash # Script: get_wp_lang_mp.sh # Description: download and save WordPress .mo file automatically # Author : Sylwester Wojnowski # WWW : ...
03 May 2017 14:04:47
Insertion Sort algorithm and sorting dates in PHP
An implementation of Insertion Sort algorithm and a word on sorting dates in PHP. Insertion Sort Algorithm /* Class: Shift - shift all items in array by one place to the right Author : Sylwester Wojnowski WWW : wojnowski.net.pl Parameters: $a array - ...
29 Apr 2017 16:41:28
Sorting UTF-8 strings in PHP
Sort UTF-8 strings in PHP. Sorting the easy way Set LC_COLLATE value with setlocale: setlocale(LC_COLLATE,language_teritory.codeset) As for concrete examples, correct LC_COLLATE value for content written in English language for Great Britain and encoded in UTF-8 is ...
20 Apr 2017 11:14:15
Secondary database query and shortcodes in Wordpress
Secondary database queries are queries that you do in Wordpress once the main, URL-based query has been performed. Typically, these extra queries are used to fetch data like featured or category post and embed it on in a section of a template file. Alternatively, the data goes ...
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