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.
Pick of the week
Using WordPress on the command line
20 Apr 2018 15:12:07
Article on how to include WordPress in a command line PHP script and build utility methods employing the system's wealth of APIs functions and classes.
Popular
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.
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
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.
29 Jun 2018 19:38:09
Symmetric and asymmetric - key encryption with gpg and gpg-zip
Encrypting files and directories of files with public key and ciphers using GnuPG and gpg-zip.
23 Jan 2022 01:25:58
Database queries with bindings and Query Builder essentials in CodeIgniter 4
Basics of fetching data from database using queries with bindings and Query Builder class in CodeIgniter 4
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 Jul 2020 18:27:44
Dissecting e-mail spamming hack based on PHP CGI
In this article, more out of curiosity than for a good reason, I look at one way of how e-mail spam gets sent by hacked PHP CGI setups. The scenario goes like this: a carefully crafted URL changes PHP configuration to enable a remote file inclusion into a script executed by a ...
24 Jul 2020 00:31:31
Using arrow functions for recursive post-order tree traversal
JavaScript arrow functions are cool addition to the language. You no longer think about a good name for your function, are allowed to skip "function" keyword, and sometimes even drop parameter's enclosing parentheses. In this article I look at whether these ...
18 Jul 2020 00:39:07
Transforming range of variable to 0 to 1 and custom ranges
One useful skill when it comes to dealing with variables is to be able to change their range. One of the most useful and desirable ranges is [0,1]. Occasionally you might need a different range like [-1,1], too. This article describes a couple of methods of scaling and descaling ...
16 Jul 2020 14:51:53
Checking trees for sameness with recursion and spaceship operator in PHP
At some point in your adventure with programming you are likely to find yourself in need of determining whether two trees are the same or not. This article describes two methods to do it. First on them relies on a recursive algorithm, the other, shorter, simpler and more ...
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