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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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  • (PHP) Using route groups in Laravel to protect routes

    To protect routes, in Laravel, from unauthorized visits you can use route groups. All routes in group will be affected by the auth before filter. [php] Route::group(array(‘before’ => ‘auth’), function() { Route::get(‘controlpanel’, ‘CustomerPanel@showPanel’); Route::get(‘secret’, ‘Secret@showSecret’); Route::post(‘setup’, ‘SetupController@doSetup’); }); [/php]

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  • Simple picture/file upload script

    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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  • Convert MySQL timestamp to PHP date

    If you save your date in the format of timestamp in your MySQL database, and want to output it like this: [php] $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM articles"); $row = mysql_fetch_array($result); $date = $row[‘timestamp’]; echo $date; [/php] Your date come out looking something like this: 2011-01-30 20:54:12 So it’s formated like YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS But what…

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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…

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