Getting started with PHP Functions
As I’m sure anyone who has visited this site more than a single time knows, I love php functions! They make repeated processes and actions a breeze to initiate and take effect without having to...
View ArticleJavascript and CSS Minification Class- MagicMin
A long long time ago, I wrote about using PHP to merge and minify javascript and CSS. And it sucked! It forcefully recreated the files each and every time the page was loaded, failed to compress or...
View ArticleRetrieving Facebook Open Graph Data with PHP
Ever wonder, “Huh, I have a company page on facebook, but DAMN it’s lame to have to login to se the stats”? I did, and as always- let’s grab some data with PHP! CODE! At the core of nearly anything...
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My favorite tools for Web Development
The question that I get asked more than any other is, “What tools do you use to code?”, so I figured I’d spread some software/knowledgebomblove and lay out my workflows! I’ll also break it down by the...
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PHP Error Reporting and Why You Should Care
If you’re a PHP developer, and you prefix questionable function calls with the “@” symbol, you should be aware that I’m onto you! If the first line of code you write after <?php is...
View ArticleDownload Files with PHP (From a List)
Ever have one of those days where you get a new codebase on your desk, but realize that you’re missing ALL THE IMAGES? (face slap). I’ve had plenty of those, and here’s how to stop slapping yourself...
View ArticleWordPress Syntax Highlighters, and how to Switch From One to Another
If you’ve been to this site before, you’ll probably notice that I’ve switched from the syntax highlighter that I’d used to display code to something a ton cleaner (the credit does not go to me, the...
View ArticleMagicMin Version 3 Available!
Minifying CSS and Javascript just got way more awesome with MagicMin 3.0.0! Along with better directory path support for windows machines, V3 includes the ability to output merged/minified files with...
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Templated HTML Email with PHP using PHPMailer
Today we’re going to talk about sending amazing, templated, parsed HTML emails using PHP and the PHPMailer class. I know it sounds trivial- “Oh sure! Let’s send some messages!”, however, I do get a ton...
View ArticleMaking Select2 Work with VueJS for Single and Multiselect Menus
Recently I was migrating a website from a traditional front end; HTML, CSS, jQuery, etc… to Blade with VueJS and all was well in the world until… SELECT2. Getting the jQuery Select2 plugin to work with...
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