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A Web Developer's Toolkit

23/06/2007

Every web developer needs a set of tools to get the job done. Over the last 10 years I've encountered a handful of different applications and libraries that I now reckon are essentials. Without them my job would be a lot more difficult and a lot less fun.

From Swiftmailer and ADODB Lite to XDebug and Trac, this is a canonical list of what you need to write decent PHP driven websites.

Labels: mysql, php, toolkit

Generating a CSV file using MySQL

23/06/2007

MySQL is a great database, and works brilliantly for storing data required by a website. Sometimes though you'll need to get that data out as a "Comma Separated Values" file.

Labels: csv, export, mysql

Debugging PHP Scripts

22/06/2007

Writing a script that works first time is tricky, so every developer needs to know the best techniques to find and eliminate problems quickly. It's not always easy so here's a list of some effective methods.

Labels: debug, error, php

Steganography With GD

21/06/2007

Steganography is the art of hiding data in plain site. Utilising the nature of digital image storage we can encode a message, such as text or another image, in the lower end of an image's colour information.

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