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 can I get specific value in array
I will explain clearly $array = array(“1″ => array(0 =>”aa”,1 =>”bb”, 2 => “cc”,3=>”dd”), “2” => array(0 =>”aa1″,1 =>”bb1″, 2 => “cc1″,3=>”dd1”)); In …
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)….
Calling php code from php code on different server
The situation is following. I have a local (development) PHP server (Win + IIS) on my computer and I would like to call a function on a remote server because there is an executable file on the remote …
boolean variables posted through AJAX being treated as strings in server side
Following is a part of an AJAX functionality to add classes and packs to session cart:- The jquery part The AJAX request processing php part – The strange thing No matter whether I pass true/false (by calling addClassToCart() and addPackToCart()), always the code to add class to session cart executes. I…
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…
What is the difference between PHP require and include?
I know the basic usage of PHP require, require once, include and include once. But I am confused about when I should use them. Example: I have 3 files, eg: settings.php, database.php, and index.php. …
How to add Header and Footer in the created PDF file in php
I am using this site as reference: http://www.ros.co.nz/pdf/ I read the readme.pdf but haven’t found any function that instructs how to add header and footers in every page in the pdf. Answer Edited after long time: Finally adding answer about latest version of R&OS PDF with the help of this example…
How effective is the honeypot technique against spam?
By “honeypot”, I mean more or less this practice: #Register form .hideme{ display:none; visibility: hidden; } …