I learned about the PHP parse_url function today. I’ve wasted a lot of time not knowing about that!
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A fast and furious guide to MySQL database engines
Read an article today called A fast and furious guide to MySQL database engines which talks a little bit about how MySQL database engines work.
One thing I learned which I didn’t know before is that you should run OPTIMIZE TABLE from time to time on your MyISAM database tables.
Database Sharding
Read an article about Database Sharding from CodeFutures.
Wikimedia’s servers
Was doing some research into scaling web applications and came across this diagram of Wikimedia’s servers.
Generating waiting or page loading icons
Found preloaders which is a web site that can generate a ‘waiting’ icon for use in your web project.
Portable PHP password hashing framework
Learned about the Portable PHP password hashing framework today.
PHP Magic Methods
Read about the PHP Magic Methods today.
The Open Web Application Security Project
Read a little from the Open Web Application Security Project today.
Form Validation with PHP
Read an article about Form Validation with PHP today.
PHP filter_var
I learned about a new PHP function today, filter_var, which can be used to do input validation.