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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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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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Issue with OAuth flow when reinstalling app from Uninstalled tab
I have a custom Shopify app that installs correctly via the shop domain. The OAuth flow works as expected: the merchant enters shop domain in form in my app, then redirected to Shopify for approval, ...
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Hubleto PHP framework fresh install fails with "Cannot redeclare class Hubleto\App\Community\Discussions\Extendibles\AppMenu"
Using Hubleto 0.25 with PHP 8.1 to 8.5, on Windows (also tested on Linux and Docker, same result), I am trying to create a new app:
Initialize Hubleto:
php hubleto init
Create a new app:
php hubleto ...
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How does routing work in custom modules in Webtrees?
A Joomla installation and a Webtrees installation share the same domain (joomladomain/webtrees). I need to send HTTP requests to a custom module in Webtrees and I don't know how Webtrees handles ...
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Cannot change fonts in MasterStudy Front-end Course Builder
I’m trying to change fonts in MasterStudy LMS Front-end Course Builder
(/user-account/edit-course/), but nothing works.
The main website fonts are overridden successfully via child theme, however ...
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Varnish Error 503 VCL failed when url path ends with %
My website gives a Error 503 VCL failed when url ends with %
I have tried to disable cache, and also tried redirect, in .htaccess but without success.
Here's my current .htaccess-configuration:
<...
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How can I fix the "exceeded quota" issue when using AI to generate articles in Laravel?
I am working on a blogging application in Laravel 8, which I named "Brave CMS".
I have recently added a "Write with AI" feature to the CMS.
In ArticleAIController.php I have:
class ...
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You must be naming your CMS after the dystopian novel Brave New World? Have you read it? It doesn't end well. Anyway, you probably won't find much love for AI among the people left on Stack Overflow, ...
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PHP Variable Naming
If I have several variables that are only differentiated by a numerical value within the variable name, is there a way to make the numerical value a variable itself and then pass that value to another ...
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Well this can be done with variable variables, but only like this: $tbl_Fld_type = ${"tbl" . $_tbl . "Fld_type"}; $tbl_FormTypes = ${"tbl" . $_tbl . "FormTypes"...
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imap_utf8 not always converting utf-8 text
I have the following simple script, running under PHP 8.3.6
<?php
$original = '"=?utf-8?Q?part1=40part2.com?=" <[email protected]>' ;
$converted = imap_utf8($original) ;
printf("...
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imap_utf8() is not a general RFC-2047 decoder and it only decodes valid RFC-2047 encoded words. Seems your input is not a single encoded word. It's a header-style string RFC-2047 explicitly states: ...
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Example .gitlab-ci.yml for Laravel 12 with MariaDB that seeds database before running php artisan test
I'm setting up a GitLab Runner for a Laravel 12 project and I want my CI pipeline to do the following:
Spin up a MariaDB service for the tests
Run php artisan migrate:fresh --seed to seed the ...
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When you execute the end-to-end test integrating your code with the database migrations and database handling, you need to set-up (provision) the whole test-system first. By default examples the ...
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Does PHP Header Location Send HTTP Referrer information?
header('Location: https://www.example.com'); => Will send this HTTP Referrer information?.
I want to remove HTTP Referrer information, i am trying like
header('Referrer-Policy: no-referrer');
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Am I doing right...well what happens when you try it?
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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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