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Ubuntu – Install APC with PHP-FPM and Nginx
Next: Ubuntu – Install Memcached with PHP-FPM and Nginx APC stands for Alternative PHP Cache is a opcode which also known as machine code. The opcode is cached such that every time a request is sent to...
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Ubuntu – Install Memcached with PHP-FPM and Nginx
Previous: Ubuntu – Install APC with PHP-FPM and Nginx Memcached is a distributed memory caching system and it caches data and objects in RAM to reduce the number of times an external data source (such...
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Ubuntu – Install PECL uploadprogress PHP extension on Nginx
In Drupal, we can use a progress bar when uploading an image or file. But that needs a PHP PECL extension called uploadprogress. The following steps work for Ubuntu Precise (Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS). 1....
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PHP – Detect mobile device and do redirection
We can use PHP to detect the browser user agent such that it would redirect user to another URL if the request comes from a mobile device. 1. Create the user_agent.php. <?php $iphone =...
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CentOS – Install Alternative PHP Cache (APC)
Haven’t worked with CentOS for a long time. Miss the time and the teammates in HKU CECID. Here are the steps to install Alternative PHP Cache (APC) on CentOS. 1. Install the following packages. yum...
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PHP – Write file in specific charset/encoding
Sometimes we need to specify the file charset before writing the data to a file. The data strings which we get from the database are in UTF-8 so we have to convert them in proper charset. This could be...
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PHP – http:// wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by...
If you find these 2 errors in the error log. …file_get_contents() [function.file-get-contents]: http:// wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_fopen=0 in… …failed to open stream:...
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PHP – String to DateTime and vice versa
// Assume you have a date string which is in d-m-Y format. $date_string = '18-04-2013'; // Create the DateTime object $date = date_create_from_format('d-m-Y', $date_string); // Print the date in Y-m-d...
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PHP – Parse string into date and date comparison
// Get the date in string with Y-m-d format $exp_date_s = "2013-04-22"; $today_s = date("Y-m-d"); // Convert the dates into timestamp $exp_date = strtotime($exp_date_s); $today = strtotime($today_s);...
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PHP – Create multiple galleries in a single page using UberGallery
The UberGallery is a very handy PHP tool to create image galleries. After the setup, it will automatically detect the image files in the folder and generate the thumbnail view on the webpage. It also...
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PHP – Sort a multidimensional array by specific key
Assume you have the following array in PHP. $myArray = array( 0 => array( 'hashtag' => 'a7e87329b5eab8578f4f1098a152d6f4', 'title' => 'Flower', 'order' => 3 ), 1 => array( 'hashtag'...
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Composer – Manage your PHP dependencies
Mess up with the PHP dependencies in different environments? Composer is a PHP dependency manager where all the dependencies information are stored in the JSON file called composer.json. Similar to the...
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Connect Drupal 8 RESTful Service with Guzzle PHP Web Service Client @ 1
Previously I have setup a a Drupal 8 which is RESTful ready. Drupal 8 – Setup the RESTful Service @ 1 Guzzle is a PHP HTTP client & framework for building RESTful web service clients. In this...
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Drupal 8 – Login in Guzzle Web Service Client @ 1
1. Get your PHP client ready by following my previous post. Connect Drupal 8 RESTful Service with Guzzle PHP Web Service Client @ 1 2. Update your index.php as follow. <?php require...
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Drupal 8 – Create a node through RESTful Web Service @ 1
In the previous posts, we have gone through some examples about working with Drupal 8 RESTful web service. Drupal 8 – Setup the RESTful Service @ 1 Connect Drupal 8 RESTful Service with Guzzle PHP Web...
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PHP – Insert and element into a specific position of an Array
Originally we have an array as follow $fruits = array( '0' => 'apple', '1' => 'banana', '2' => 'pear', ); So i want to insert “melon” into the 2nd position which is after “apple”. We can do...
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