Monthly Archives: January 2009

I’m Attending MIT, Stanford & Harvard

Posted on Thursday, January 29, 2009 by Matti

Well, sort of. Thanks to Academic Earth, a friggin’ gift, you can follow (video) lectures given at universities like Stanford, MIT, Harvard & Yale on some of the most popular subjects. There once was a time when you couldn’t wait … Continue reading →

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PEAR:: Classes Worthy Of Attention

Posted on Monday, January 26, 2009 by Matti

PEAR offers an excellent framework for re-usable PHP components. A wide range of PEAR classes is available, from XML Parsers to Captcha’s and Mail components. They’re all easy to install, and have extensive documentation available so you can get started … Continue reading →

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Install New PEAR Packages From The Linux CLI

Posted on Saturday, January 24, 2009 by Matti

I previously wrote about how to Enable Pear Packages when using Plesk, here’s how to do it when you run your own LAMP stack. First up, see if the PEAR management tool is already installed (the  command pear should be … Continue reading →

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Error Handling In PHP’s PDO

Posted on Friday, January 23, 2009 by Matti

With last weeks explanation on how to handle errors & exceptions in PHP5, it’s time to advance in this area. Using PHP’s PDO (PHP Data Object), you can create powerful database-driven applications. Portable, and more secure. It allows you to … Continue reading →

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Method Chaining In PHP – Fluent Interface

Posted on Friday, January 23, 2009 by Matti

The technical definition of “Fluent Interface”, as defined by Wikipedia, is: “An object oriented construct that defines a behavior capable of relaying the instruction context of a subsequent call.“. It’s just as sexy as it sounds. In short: any Object … Continue reading →

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