jQuery uploadify with PHP

Let us go back to the HEADER section of the document and make a uploadify object out of the input element we have just created above

Manually reconnect MySQL in CakePHP 3

We have encountered a weird issue in our CakePHP 3 application recently. It is a trick solution and we decide to blog about it in case

Markdown Processing in PHP

It has gained its deserved popularity after its introduction on 2004. Markdown allows you to write text while providing a format

Master PHP Array Functions

We need to be very clear about this function's parameters and return value. It can cause confusion if you aren't very clear about them

Master PHP DateTime

a Boolean value of comparing two dates objects is not sufficient. We may want to know the exact difference between two dates

Modern PHP Developer - Composer

This makes managing multiple projects easy and keeps your machine clean as it only downloads packages to your project directory

Modern PHP Developer - Exception

RuntimeException's subclasses cover more specific scenarios. Use this exception if you cannot find a better fit from its subclasses

Modern PHP Developer - Iterator

Basically this function fetches top 10 stared PHP repositories from Github via Github public API and store them into $repos property

Modern PHP Developer - PDO

you use PDO to develop an application using MySQL as the database storage. If you want to switch to PostgreSQL at any point in time

Modern PHP Developer - PSR

The purpose of FIG is for project representatives to talk about the commonalities between their projects and find ways to work together

Modern PHP Developer - TDD

The benefits that TDD brings to us are enormous. At first it forces us to think about code design before we create any concrete code

Monitoring a PHP application

When it comes to debugging and troubleshooting. Logs are essential. They contain information we need to fix errors and trace user behaviors