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(PHP) Eloquent doodles for Laravel
[php] // Get model by primary key $myModel = MyModel::find($id); //Where can use short syntax for equal comparison. $myModels = MyModel::where(‘someAttribute’, ‘=’, ‘someValue’)->get(); $myModels = MyModel::where(‘someAttribute’, ‘someValue’)->get(); // Delete models $affectedRows = MyModel::where(‘someAttribute’, ‘someValue’)->delete(); // Select distinct $distincts = MyModel::distinct()->select(‘someAttribute’)->where(‘someAttribute’, ‘someValue’)->get(); // Select with Limit and offset $myModels = MyModel::limit(30)->get(); $myModels = MyModel::limit(30)->offset(30)->get(); [/php] Different…
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Simple picture/file upload script
Here is a simple tutorial script that uploads a file to a folder on the server. In this example it is assumed that the file is an image and it will be outputted on screen in an img-tag. But the file uploading mechanics works for any file type.
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How to make OSX use MAMP php instead of system version
Getting OSX to install Laravel properly is a minor nightmare. Here are some good instructions on how to get it to use MAMP php instead of the broken default one that comes with OSX. https://gist.github.com/irazasyed/5987693
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(PHP) Simple pagination
Here’s a simple way to paginate when getting large amounts of posts from the database.
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Generate dummy data
Here’s a great tool for generating dummy data for your database etc. www.generatedata.com
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Convert seconds to days, hours, minutes and seconds
Converting seconds into days, hours, minutes and seconds int days = secondsTotal / 60 / 60 / 24; int hours = (secondsTotal / 60 / 60) % 24; int minutes = (secondsTotal / 60) % 60; int seconds = secondsTotal % 60;
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Simple function to see if a number is Even or Odd.
Sometimes you need to check if a number is even or odd. A simple way to do this is using the modulus operator (the %-sign). It will calculate and return the remainder when dividing a value with another value. So how do you use that to find out if a number is even or odd?…
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(PHP) Simple e-mail contact form.
A simple contact form, just for reference. Will add more info later on… [php] <?php if (isset($_POST[‘submit’])) { $name = $_POST[‘name’]; //name of sender $email = $_POST[’email’]; //e-mail of sender $email = stripslashes($email); $subject = $_POST[‘subject’]; //e-mail subject $subject = str_replace(array("\r\n","\r","\n"), "", $subject); //remove any linebreaks to keep from code injections $message = $_POST[‘message’]; //…
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A couple of principles when learning how to code.
Principle 1. Always have a clear image of what you want to do BEFORE you start writing your code. Then break it down in logical instructions – making an algorithm. An algorithm is a step by step instruction on how to solve a specific problem. You might think of it as a recipe. If you…
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(PHP) How to make a simple gallery
This is just a VERY basic gallery that you can modify to suit your needs. For example you could add columns in the database and store more info about the images (date, size, tags etc.). You could very easily make the output use Lightbox or similar images viewers. And you could of course do a…