Today I learned about PHP parse_str. Worth checking out too are the related functions such as http_build_query.
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PHP: The Right Way
Over on the ProgClub programming list Justin pointed out PHP: The Right Way which is definitely on my reading list.
100% Apache-Compliant REQUEST_URI for IIS and Windows
I had a problem with the REQUEST_URI server variable not being available in my PHP app when running under IIS on Windows. I followed these instructions to fix the problem: 100% Apache-Compliant REQUEST_URI for IIS and Windows.
I had to download and install ISAPI Rewrite 3 and Request_URI for IIS 1.1 which I installed into PHP by editing my php.ini file with this line:
auto_prepend_file = C:\Program Files\PHP\request_uri.inc
TortoiseGit
Setup TortoiseGit on my WinXP machine the other day following these instructions. I needed to install msysgit too.
Facebook Games
The Reality of HTML5 Game Development
Read an article the other day which talks about all the different approaches you can take to creating a web-based game: The Reality of HTML5 Game Development and making money from it.
Checking your Ubuntu version
Read about checking your Ubuntu version today and was reminded of lsb_release -a.
PHP heredoc syntax
Today I found myself looking up the PHP heredoc syntax. It was cool to learn that you can use {$var} syntax to embed variable data in a heredoc.
Using arrays in PHP
Apparently in PHP 5.4 you can index an array returned from a function as explained here. I learned this today but unfortunately I’m still running PHP 5.3. I also read an article on stackoverflow about how to make an object behave like an array.
MySQL cheat-sheet
Learned a trick or two from this MySQL Cheat Sheet.