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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Selecting items created within the current month in MySQL
22 Jan 2022 19:08:58
Find items created within the last month in MySQL
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06 Sep 2017 23:04:22
Mapping numeric score to feedback message in PHP
Article on mapping a numeric or percent score to a feedback message with code examples in PHP programming language.
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.
04 Aug 2020 23:21:09
Developing for browser with mocha, chai and window node modules
Developing and testing code for browser in node environment.
11 Jan 2022 00:42:58
Make sass watch and compile scss files in the background
Make sass command watch and compile scss files in the background.
01 Aug 2020 16:35:27
cURL over HTTPS - web mailbox authentication and data access
Using cURL over HTTP with TLS to access your web mailbox and collect data from it.
07 Apr 2023 11:45:35
Error messages in Polish language for CodeIgniter 4 Validation class and use example
Translated error messages for CodeIgniter 4 Validation class and an example of configuration and use of them.
Recent
10 Dec 2016 09:44:06
Setting home and siteurl dynamically in Wordpress
Use wp_config.php or functions.php to set home and siteurl dynamically. Hard-coded constants In wp-config.php.: define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://<your.domain.here>/'); define('WP_HOME', 'http://<your.domain.here>/'); If these ...
28 Nov 2016 20:53:05
The most used Wordpress hooks
Some frequently used WordPress (4.6.1) hooks below. WordPress hooks array Hooks are stored in wp_filter array and can be accessed through $GLOBALS['wp_filter']. The list of the most used Wordpress hooks and callbacks attached to ...
28 Nov 2016 20:53:05
Find total of a column of numbers with BASH
Problem: Find total of numbers in a file. File 1: aaa:23 bb:2 ccc:98 . . . File 2: 23,aaa 2,bb 98,ccc . . . File 3: aaa,23,aaa ccc,2,bb bb,98,ccc . . . Function to find the total #!/usr/bin/env bash function sum_it_up(){ file="${1}" ...
SWWW
SWWW is my place on the web where I write on stuff related to web development. Main focus here is on my own programs and scripts, but also websites I have developed over years or helped develop, improve or maintain. In the Web Developer Zone I take a closer look at various solutions related to web development and computer programming.
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