A new factory in laravel looks like this; The variabele $factory does’nt get defined in this file. How and where does this variabele get defined? A dd($factory) results as expected in an IlluminateDatabaseEloquentFactory object Answer The variable $factory is not defined in the file itself. Only when th…
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Error when saving data on a specific date and time
I have a server with Debian 10,Apache/2.4.38, MySQLi, mongodb and Php. The server is running a custom PHP program which allows users to upload their measurements (in .csv files) which are then stored in mongodb. The uploaded .csv files must comply with a predetermined format in order to be uploaded, like so: …
Should I manually check for errors when calling “mysqli_stmt_prepare”?
I’m using PHP and mysqli prepared statements. Is there a compelling reason to manually check for errors when executing mysqli_stmt_prepare()? To be more specific I am not asking about the final result just the prepare statement line. PHP manual puts this and only this line in an if statement. I would li…
Cannot connect database to heroku with PHP
I am not able to connect my database(.sql) file to heroku. I am using PHP for connecting database and frontend of webpage. The heroku page is showing the static site and for login page, it’s showing error while registering new user. It’s working perfectly fine when I run it on xampp server. On cli…
Merge multi dimensional array preserving keys not working
I have following two arrays I want to merge two arrays so that the final array looks like I have used the following approaches but it’s not working: I want to achieve the final array with the native function (minimal code) if possible. Answer Finally found the solution using array_replace_recursive
Laravel Undefined variable: messages
I am getting an undefined variable error after I have added this into my controller: I have a table with a details button the idea being it goes to a more advanced view and detailed to the specific message, I am having issues with it as it’s giving me an Undefined variable: message (View: C:UsersBradley…
How to increase/decrease the number in $_GET variable link?
I have a PHP page that utilizes a $_GET variable, “link”, to display a specific image on the page. My PHP page URLs look like “website.com/page.php?link=1” PHP Code: HTML I want to add ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons on this page, which will go to the next/previou…
Lint dynamic return types in PHP
I would like to be able to autocomplete when using my following code. I have looked for a solution, but just can’t seem to find anything. This is about what my models look like. In the following example I would like to be able to tab example and test My function to retrieve a model: This is how I call
Limiting retrieved columns when using withPivot on belonsToMany relationship
I have a model called Shifts with a belongsToMany relationship to a shift_employee table that acts as a pivot table to record applications for employees to shifts. I also have a scope so that I can return applications with shift objects. Here is part my Shift model: My shift_employee pivot table is pretty sim…
PHP SpreadSheet can’t find the function to auto size column width
I simply want the columns to autosized. I am using php spreadsheet and I can’t find how to do it. I have searched other questions but they are using functions that i can’t event find in my lib worksheet.php like getActiveSheet() Any advise ? This is my code Answer For spreadsheet the answer is: