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PHP now returns correct status code for error pages

Someone just found out that PHP now sends out the proper HTTP headers when an error occurs on a page. Let’s say that you have a parse error on your code, the header sent will be something like 500 – … Continue reading

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YSlow! Tool for Web Developers from Yahoo

YSlow analyzes web pages and tells you why they’re slow based on the rules for high performance web sites. YSlow is a Firefox add-on integrated with the popular Firebug web development tool. YSlow gives you: Performance report card HTTP/HTML summary … Continue reading

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Five Tools for PHP Developers

I just found this at digg. Pretty interesting – but Zend Framework should be there I know it is not a tool, but who cares. A snippet: After working on several large scale PHP projects, and writing a lot of … Continue reading

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Zend Framework Tutorial: A different Access Control List implemented

I have implemented a different Access Control List using Zend Framework. It does not use Zend_Acl – I had a hard time implementing it. Too hard and too confusing And there are no real-world examples on how to use it. … Continue reading

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Zend Framework Tutorial: Creating your own Action Helper (fixed)

I have written a simple tutorial on how you can create your own Action Helper using the Modular Directory Structure. To create your own action helper in your own namespace using the Modular Directory Structure, do the following: 1. Add … Continue reading

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Connect to JD Edwards using PHP, Apache2 and unixODBC

A few weeks back, I was required to connect to JDE using PHP. After a few days of research, I was able to do so using unixODBC. Click here for the article.

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Fresh water dolphin found in China now extinct

I just found this on BBC :(  The researchers failed to spot any Yangtze river dolphins, also known as baijis, during an extensive six-week survey of the mammals’ habitat. The team, writing in Biology Letters journal, blamed unregulated fishing as … Continue reading

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New iMac

Apple just released their new iMac. It’s thinner and faster. The backside is black! And it has a black lining along the screen that makes it look cooler than the previous models. The keyboard is making me jealous. “Completely redesigned, … Continue reading

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Ekini Wiki added in ZFLinks.com

eKini Wiki, has just been added in zflinks.com

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Zend Framework Modular Directory Structure Download

I have been figuring out the Zend Framework for the last couple of weeks. I started out using Akrabat.com’s Tutorial but lately, after the release of the production version of ZF, I started using the quickstart from their manual. With … Continue reading

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