If you’ve ever had to deal with time and PHP before, chances are you’ve had to deal with time zones. Dealing with time is difficult enough, but once the time becomes variable based on the preferences of the user of your application, it becomes even more confusing. Why so confusing? I mean, it seems simple… Read more »
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How to Create Transparent, Rounded Corners Using ImageMagick
Dynamically adding rounded corners to images can be a tricky process. Making sure those corners are transparent adds an additional level of complexity. In the project that I am working on, we used to fake the rounded corners with ImageMagick. Since our site had a white background, applying white, pre-made corners over the image was… Read more »
PHP and Regex – Replacing Repeating Characters with Single Characters in a String
[Update] – a comment left by TLP gives a much better solution to the problem that seems to be better in benchmarks as well. I’m changing the post to reflect the best and fastest method for the situation described. In a previous post, I described a situation where we needed to remove a repeating dot… 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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