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Testing php / mysqli connection

I am looking for a way to test just the connection portion of a php / mysqli connection. I am migrating from a LAMP server build on Vista to the same on Ubuntu and am having fits getting mysqli to work. I know that all of the proper modules are installed, and PhpMyAdmin works flawlessly. I have migrated a sit…

How to iterate UTF-8 string in PHP?

How to iterate a UTF-8 string character by character using indexing? When you access a UTF-8 string with the bracket operator $str[0] the utf-encoded character consists of 2 or more elements. For example: but I would like to have: It is possible with mb_substr but this is extremely slow, ie. Is there another …

Fastest hash for non-cryptographic uses?

I’m essentially preparing phrases to be put into the database, they may be malformed so I want to store a short hash of them instead (I will be simply comparing if they exist or not, so hash is ideal)….

Difference between “include” and “require” in php

Is there any difference between them? Is using them a matter of preference? Does using one over the other produce any advantages? Which is better for security? Answer You find the differences explained in the detailed PHP manual on the page of require: require is identical to include except upon failure it wi…