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Start learning PHP — Useful resources for beginners and advanced
Start learning PHP — Useful resources for beginners and advanced!
If you're wondering where to start from learning the PHP language or needing some more knowledge to deep dive into the language, you ...
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Can you answer these questions?
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Laravel app handling redirects unexpectedly
I have two apps running on the same server behind a Webscale proxy (Apache). A Laravel 11 app works correctly, returning a proper 302 with session cookies. My new Laravel 12 app returns 200 OK with no ...
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Error in react-webview: error loading page. Domain: undefined. Error code: 3. Description: SSL error: The certificate authority is not trusted
I can't open a website within a webview in React Native. I always get the following message.
Note: the site has normal SSL, but the SSL error keeps appearing:
error loading page. Domain: undefined. ...
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PHP8.2 ignores local value of `output_buffering` and uses master
I want to set output_buffering=0 in a single directory. When I create a .user.ini file in that directory with output_buffering=0 , phpinfo() shows 0 for the the local value, and 4096 for the master, ...
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Magento 2 PageBuilder field missing in production only
I'm experiencing an issue with Magento 2 PageBuilder where a specific field (`link_url`) is not available in the production environment, but it works fine on pre-production.
Details:
- Magento 2.4.5-...
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VK API Error 15 & 100 when posting photos to community wall via WordPress: "Access denied" and "No photo given" when using group token
I'm developing a WordPress plugin (lakend-crossposter.php) that automatically publishes blog posts to a VK community wall. I'm using the official PHP SDK (vkcom/vk-php-sdk). I'm facing an issue with ...
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Simple PHP API example
<?php
include "./db_functions.php";
$method = $_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"];
$uri = parse_url($_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"], PHP_URL_PATH);
$uri = explode("/", $...
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Variable names should describe what the variable contains, and have a consistent syntax. So, for me, $method is unclear, it is a $requestMethod or perhaps even a $httpRequestMethod. Shorter ...
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Simple SQL (Get and Edit Data)
<?php
// get data or modify data
function getData($sql){
$db = new mysqli("localhost", "root", "", "database");
if($db->...
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As mentioned, this code is highly vulnerable to SQL injections...don't use it like this. Learn how to use mysqli_execute_query() and specifics parameter placeholders. You also don't need to manually ...
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Does my code look secure? And How do I prevent people from entering a page?
To practice php I created a login system that only works for 1 user, and if you type in the wrong username/password it will kick you out. If you type the right one it sends you to a devtools.php. I'm ...
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Wondering here... if it is secure in a technical sense, in which other non-technical sense it is not secure? Words do matter. I do however agree that many of the comments are badly worded, and don't ...
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How to toggle bootstrap nav pane from a button
I have successfully implemented a tabbed pane design with collapse for small screens.
On one of the panes I would like to include a button which toggles to another pane.
I have tried unsuccessfully ...
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As mentioned, there are a few issues wrong usage document.getElementById('#nav-volunteers') #getElementById must NOT include # Invalid syntax - tabElement.show(); # .show() is not a native DOM method ...
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Confused which one to take: js or php for back end (Laravel or Node.js)
I am currently learning Laravel PHP, but I feel a bit confused. From what I see, there seems to be less demand for Laravel at the moment. On the other hand, I hear that JavaScript—especially Node.js ...
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Keep in mind the skills you acquire in web development are largely transferable. There's nothing preventing you from say, learning how to build a web app or an api using Laravel and then trying to ...
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How can I prevent SQL injection in PHP?
If user input is inserted without modification into an SQL query, then the application becomes vulnerable to SQL injection, like in the following example:
$unsafe_variable = $_POST['user_input'];
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Reference Guide: What does this symbol mean in PHP? (PHP Syntax)
What is this?
This is a collection of questions that come up now and then about syntax in PHP. This is also a Community Wiki, so everyone is invited to participate in maintaining this list.
This ...
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How do I check if a string contains a specific word?
Consider:
$a = 'How are you?';
if ($a contains 'are')
echo 'true';
Suppose I have the code above, what is the correct way to write the statement if ($a contains 'are')?
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How do I get a YouTube video thumbnail from the YouTube API?
If I have a YouTube video URL, is there any way to use PHP and cURL to get the associated thumbnail from the YouTube API?
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Deleting an element from an array in PHP
Is there an easy way to delete an element from an array using PHP, such that foreach ($array) no longer includes that element?
I thought that setting it to null would do it, but apparently it does ...
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Quick guide to Laravel package development
Contents
Introduction
Types of packages
Characteristics of a package
The Laravel package!
Components of a Laravel package
Example of a Laravel package
Creating your Laravel package
1- Package ...
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Properly removing API from Laravel project
Sometimes a development team may decide to remove all API functionality from a Laravel project for various reasons, such as:
No longer needing any API, and shifting focus to web application with ...
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How to trim (or non-breaking space) in PHP?
The main problem is the way trim() function works.
One cannot reliably trim a substring using this function, because it takes its second argument as a collection of characters, each of which would be ...
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Evolution of Type Declarations in PHP
Introduction:
PHP, being a dynamically typed language, traditionally allowed flexibility in variable types, providing both advantages and challenges in code maintenance and robustness. However, with ...
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Start learning PHP — Useful resources for beginners and advanced
Start learning PHP — Useful resources for beginners and advanced!
If you're wondering where to start from learning the PHP language or needing some more knowledge to deep dive into the language, you ...
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