Archive for the ‘Programming’ Category
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Ever wondered if your email was actually working? I've had numerous people over the past few years wonder the same thing. Ideally you would use a consistent, dependable email service provider (think Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo!, etc.). But sometimes that isn't an option. If you think you might be receiving email ...
Posted in DIY, PHP, Programming, Web Development | No Comments »
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
This function uses version 3.0 of the bit.ly API. You'll need to register for an account with them if you don't already have one. Then you can retrieve your API key and begin using it immediately.
{code type=php}
function bitlyShorten($url)
{
$client = new Zend_Http_Client('http://api.bit.ly/v3/shorten');
$client->setParameterGet(array(
'longUrl' => $url,
'login' => 'xyz',
'apiKey' => 'xyz'
));
$response = $client->request();
if($response->isSuccessful())
{
$response = ...
Posted in APIs, PHP, Programming, Web Development, Zend Framework | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Everyone wants pretty URLs these days—both for convenience and to optimize for search engines. So having URLs with unnecessary information is a major no-no. Over the past year I've been slowly absorbing the Zend Framework and its MVC pattern. Historically, projects I created required the user to specify the index ...
Posted in PHP, Programming, Web Development, Zend Framework | No Comments »
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Today I taught myself how to use Zend_Cache and implemented it within 20 minutes. It's super easy and very effective. Take a look at the code sample below and you'll be up and running in no time.
Step 1: Setup the Cache
{code type=php}
$frontendOptions = array(
'lifetime' => 180, // Cache for 3 minutes
'automatic_serialization' ...
Posted in Amazing, PHP, Programming, Software, Web Development, Zend Framework | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Everyone knows (or should by now) that cheap web hosts (Bluehost, Dreamhost, MediaTemple, etc.) don't backup your data for you. So you'd better do it yourself. If you're on any respectable host, you should have ssh access to the box.
Connect to your box via ssh and run the following commands ...
Posted in Backup, DIY, Hosting, IT, Linux, Programming, Software, Technology, Web Development | 2 Comments »
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
My back yard is full of bare spots so I thought it was time to re-seed. Since Walmart is usually cheaper than the competition, I check there first when I need something. I searched for "grass seed" on Walmart.com and got results that couldn't have been more off.
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Posted in Annoying, Bugs, Depressing, Programming, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Web Development | No Comments »
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Do you have an economy-grade website host? Me too. BlueHost is great for only $6.95 per month but its response times and transfer rates are terrible. Fear not — Amazon S3 to the rescue. For pennies a day you can supplement your cheap website host using ...
Posted in Amazing, Annoying, Blog, Deals, DIY, Entertainment, Hardware, Hosting, IT, JavaScript, Programming, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Web Development | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
$utc_time = "2009-01-12 21:28:21"; // As pulled from the database
date_default_timezone_set("America/New_York"); // Set to Eastern time (automatically handles daylight savings time)
// Here's the secret: add a Z (for zulu) ...
Posted in PHP, Programming, Web Development | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Thanks to Paul Reinheimer for sneakily tagging me.
I made it to the state tennis tournament 3 out of 4 years in high school.
I read the entire DOS manual when I was 5.
I've owned a house since I was 23.
In 1993 and 1994 I saw every state in the U.S. and ...
Posted in Flash, Gaming, House, Life, Programming, Relationships, Software, Stocks, Vacation | 2 Comments »
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Dictionary.com defines dominate in the following ways:
1) to rule over; govern; control.
2) to tower above; overlook; overshadow
As I was racing today, I owned one of the longer races by completing it in 5:17. The "time to beat" in order to gain domination status was 5:38. It seems to ...
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