PHP Archive
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Introducing Hitch (the JAXB Equivalent for PHP)
Posted on June 8, 2011 | 1 CommentLet’s face it… parsing XML is boring and usually a pain in the ass, especially when you need to translate it to a hierarchy of PHP objects. This is why... -
Introducing php-datatables!!!
Posted on May 24, 2011 | 4 CommentsFor about the last year and a half I have been using the awesome DataTables Plugin for jQuery. This is the most feature-rich and powerful javascript table plugin that I... -
Using symfony sfForms in a Zend Application
Posted on June 5, 2010 | No CommentsRecently I have been experimenting with the Zend Framework to look into it’s potential to be used in my future applications. Having been a symfony junkie for the last couple... -
Wishing that PHP had something like JAXB
Posted on May 9, 2010 | 1 CommentUpdate: Read about Hitch, my JAXB-like XML annotation mapper for PHP 5.3: Introducing Hitch Lately I have been doing alot of Java development especially in regards to web service development... -
PHP SoapClient and Polymorphic Service Objects
Posted on April 2, 2010 | No CommentsThere may be a time when you need to deal with passing polymorphic objects back and forth between PHP’s SoapClient and a SOAP web service. Things are nice and easy... -
Get PHP SoapClient to speak with Java’s JAX-WS
Posted on March 29, 2010 | 5 CommentsWhen delving into the magical world of trying to get a PHP SoapClient to consume a Java JAX-WS web service, there may be a few unexpected surprises that pop up.... -
Writing Custom PHP Extensions to Speed Up Applications
Posted on January 9, 2010 | No CommentsSometimes you may come across a situation where a core piece of your PHP is doing some sort of intensive algorithm or something else which is just taking way to... -
Get a PHP Script’s Own Linux PID (Process Id)
Posted on May 14, 2008 | 1 CommentPreviously, I wrote this article on how to check the status of a known system PID from PHP. I figured that I would follow it up with another short article... -
Return MySQL Results from an “IN” Query in the Correct Order
Posted on April 29, 2008 | No CommentsThe scenario: You have a list of ids in a particular order that you want to search for in a MySQL table. Perhaps the ids were returned in this order... -
Check if Linux Process is Still Alive from PHP
Posted on April 28, 2008 | 5 CommentsAt some point you may need to figure out if a system process is still running from within a PHP application. The secret is by running a system command from...
