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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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Downloading wordpress core using wp-cli command
I have tried to install WordPress using the CLI command wp core download but I got:
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried
to allocate 36864 bytes)
Can any one help me ...
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Gedmo/Doctrine Tree Extension Cannot use object as array
I've created an entity with a closure table and a repository alongside. I'm trying a basic example of building a tree but am seeing the error Cannot use object of type App\Entity\Discussion\Comment as ...
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How to integrate a custom search option with dynamic filelds using CodeIgniter 4 master data listing UI?
Can anyone suggest a best way for integrating search/filter options for master data UI ?
I have around 20 fields/columns to search. I do not want to show 20 separate fields for this. Instead I want to ...
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Instant response of the Like/Dislike buttons using Alpine.js in Livewire 3
I have logic for like/dislike button in two separate livewire components (LikeButton.php/DislikeButton.php)
The problem is I want like/dislike buttons react immediately after clicking
Currently, ...
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How to handle authentication and authorization for multiple models (customer & staff) in Laravel with Inertia.js and Vue.js?
I'm building a Laravel application using Inertia.js and Vue and I want to support two different models with separate interfaces:
Customer frontend: Customers can create groups, tasks, and requests and ...
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Save Drop Box Multiple in PHP in more then one row (In array)
I have a form. Which has more then one dropbox with multiple selection.
Find an issue to save the filed in array.
Form structure is like this :-
<form>
<select name="mtype[]" ...
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The mistake seems to be giving all your <select boxes have the same name. The browser will just submit all selections with that name as a single, flat list of values, regardless of whether each ...
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php8 is there a way to use both named args and variable args in a function call?
Going through a code review and found named argument call being used to a argument that uses the spread operator for variable args (vargs). To my suprise it works fine for 1 argument, but I cannot ...
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you probably would have been able to summon more insightful diagnostics with the following variant: foo(vargs: 1, ...[2, 3]); it yields: PHP Fatal error: Cannot use argument unpacking after named ...
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remove XML from SOAP responses
I am trying to deploy a non-wsdl php soapserver, the code as follows is minimal:
function notify($string) {
return null;
}
$server = new SoapServer(
null, array('uri' => "http://...
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As you have already found out, the moment you return from the notify() function, the SoapServer will create a SOAP response with the result. Rule: Given the notify() function, when it is returning, ...
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Laravel Auth::user() returns null on 404 error page, even when user is logged in in laravel 10
I'm building a Laravel app where the main layout (layouts.app) is used across all pages. However, I include the header (which contains the user dropdown based on Auth::user()) via a separate @include('...
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What you observe is because the middleware is not loaded globally by default. The rationale is to load as little as necessary. For example, if there is an error with the workflow of your application's ...
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What is an efficient way of parameter overloading in php [closed]
Natively PHP does not support overloading. It does however offer mixed and union types. Currently we are looking a situation where we need to handle date values as native \DateTime typed or string ...
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just found out there is a case where PHP supports polymorphic behaviour, perhaps fitting for this scenario: given a ?DateTime property, when hooked, then the set hook can accept null|string|...
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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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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 ($a contains 'are')?
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Reference Guide: What does this symbol mean in PHP? (PHP Syntax)
What is this?
This is a collection of questions that come up now and then about syntax in PHP. This is also a Community Wiki, so everyone is invited to participate in maintaining this list.
This ...
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How do I get a YouTube video thumbnail from the YouTube API?
If I have a YouTube video URL, is there any way to use PHP and cURL to get the associated thumbnail from the YouTube API?
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Deleting an element from an array in PHP
Is there an easy way to delete an element from an array using PHP, such that foreach ($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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