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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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Common Mistakes to Avoid in PHP
A list of real issues most beginners encounter when using PHP.
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PHPUnit Coverage for preg_match
I have this very simple code which I am failing to see how to reach a coverage target of 100%.
final class StringValidator
{
public function matches(
string $pattern,
string $...
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Woocomerce no product found hook not working
I am trying to execute a code on the product attribute page where there are no products this is my page as an example https://shop.mmstore.be/merk/rosso/. The problem is that the hook
add_action( '...
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Only load content when accordion is expanded - WordPress & Elementor
I'm trying to clean up a client's page list by moving all of their forms (of which they have over 90, and all of them currently live on separate pages) into an accordion on one page using WordPress ...
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YouTube Aspera rejects a valid playlist ID returned by YouTube Data API with PLAYLIST_ID_WRONG_FORMAT
We create playlists programmatically using the YouTube Data API v3 (playlists.insert) with the official PHP SDK.
Example:
$playlist = new Google_Service_YouTube_Playlist();
$playlist->setSnippet($...
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Laravel AI SDK: Best practices of parsing PDF documents
Looking for best practices of Laravel AI SDK:
I'm passing an AI agent a document (a Safety Data Sheet for a chemical), and I want a predefined JSON output.
Would using a tool in this case be a good ...
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PHP MYSQL Login Form, is there a better way to do it?
I am currently learning PHP and trying to follow good practices regarding login handling, sessions, input validation, and database access.
I wrote the following login script and added detailed ...
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More information on session_regenerate_id(true); can be found here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/22965580/3986005
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why is there no Docker Hardened Image for PHP with Apache?
As of now, none of dhis for php include Apache server per default. For me this means either rebuilding with NGINX as a separate container or not using the hardened image.
In general, how good does the ...
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There are really 3 quite different questions here (one in the title and two in the body). It would probably help you to get coherent answers if you rewrite it to focus on just one of them.
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Order of loading classes in PHP
Please explain the mechanism of loading classes in PHP, and why the first example does not cause an error, but the second does?
From documentation:
Classes should be defined before instantiation (and ...
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Yes, I found that out as well, and changed the reply accordingly. The two phases idea was flawed.
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Inputs dynamically added and filled out in new Mozilla version
I've got a php, javascript, html code that is working in an old PC with windows 7 and Mozilla 115.34.1esr (32-bit). I'm trying the same code in computers with windows 11 and 10 that have mozilla 150....
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Great work. I hope you learned a valuable new skill in the process.
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Why does a non-match on an empty string with PHP's sscanf() return -1 instead of 0?
I ran into a bug in my code today when I null-coalesced a submission value to an empty string which was being validated and sanitized by sscanf(). My coding intention was to only call a method when ...
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All the way at the bottom of PHPAPI in php_scanf_internal() @ php-src/ext/standard /scanf.c there is a condition that mirrors the inherited behavior of C's scanf(). Effectively, if the input string is ...
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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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