Perhaps it is because of the recent slew of high profile SQL injection attacks, or perhaps because it was just finally time to bite the bullet and make the switch. PHP internal emails have revealed that there is finally an official movement to deprecate the ext/mysql and mysql_* family of functions from PHP. For me,… Read more »
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Log File Location and PID File Location Settings for the PHP System_Daemon PEAR Class
If you’re reading this blog post, then chances are, you’ve discovered the wonderful PEAR package called System_Daemon. This well-done package offers the ability to turn any PHP script into a daemon and does a good job of making sure there aren’t memory leaks or problems along the way. There’s a great demo of the package… Read more »
Creating a Table of Contents from HTML in PHP with DOMDocument and No Regex
While hanging out in the Freenode ##php channel, a user came along asking how to create a table of contents from an HTML string by extracting the header elements. Many suggestions came through including using Regex or a jQuery solution. Using Regex to parse HTML in PHP is a bad idea and can get quite… Read more »
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My name is David Drake. I am a father and technologist who revels in creating things and tackling difficult problems.
Appreciator of the outdoors. Enjoyer of good humans, cooking, aromatic coffee, and plants. Actor for many years. Very fond of science; particularly astronomy and quantum physics. Likes to grow things and travel. Commodore 64 tattoo. Fan of PBS, Apple, and The NY Times. Constantly learning and loves to teach.
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