Switching PHP Versions
There may be multiple versions of PHP (eg PHP 7.3 and PHP 5.6 both) running in server. Sometimes we may need to switch between them. $sudo a2dismod php5.6 $sudo a2enmod php7.3 $sudo service apache2 restart
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Redirect domain according to country IP address using php
<?phprequire_once ‘IP2Location.php’;$db = new IP2LocationDatabase(‘databases/IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.BIN’, IP2LocationDatabase::FILE_IO);$records = $db->lookup($_SERVER[‘REMOTE_ADDR’], IP2LocationDatabase::ALL);if($records[‘countryCode’] == ‘NP’) { header(‘Location: http://sugatshrestha.com.np’); exit;}?> Requirement: Install IP2Location PHP Module first.
Auto-Submit Dropdowns, With No Submit Button in CakePHP
<?php echo $this->Form->create(‘Drinks’);echo $this->Form->input(‘drink’, array(“onchange”=>”this.form.submit()”, “options”=> array( “Tea”=>”Tea”, “Coffee”=>”Coffee”, “Juice”=>”Juice” ), ’empty’ => ‘What would you like to have?’)); echo $this->Form->end(); ?>
Caching Queries in CakePHP
Configure Cache in app/Config/bootstrap.php Cache::config(‘long’, array( ‘engine’ => ‘File’, ‘duration’ => ‘+1 hours’, ‘probability’ => 100, ‘path’ => CACHE . ‘long’ . DS,));cache file will be written in apptmpcachelongIn controller (ArticlesController) public function latest_news ($limit=NULL) { $data = Cache::read(‘latest_news’, ‘long’); if (!$data) { $data = array(‘fields’=>array(‘id’,’title’), ‘conditions’=>array(‘Article.published’=>1), […]
Full text searching in CakePHP
public function search(){ $query = $this->request->data[‘Articles’][‘search’]; $escapedQuery = $this->Article->getDataSource()->value($query); $data = $this->Paginator->paginate(‘Article’, array(“MATCH (Article.title) AGAINST ($escapedQuery)”) ); $this->set(‘articles’, $data); }
Changing cakephp paginator sorting label
Following is the default cakephp paginator sorting label.<?php echo $this->Paginator->sort(‘company_id’); ?> We can change it as follows <?php echo $this->Paginator->sort(‘company_id’,’Name of the Company’); ?>
Programmr Online interactive lab to learn and practice programming.
Programmr is an online interactive lab for students and enthusiasts to learn, practice and become proficient in programming. Programmrin one of the best online coding simulators.At Programmr you can code, compile & run projects right in the browser in almost any language. Code & run command-line programs, web applications, mobile […]
CakePHP 2 : Query to datetime field with date condition only
function visitorCount($date) { return $this->Visitorcounter->find(‘count’, array( ‘conditions’ => array(‘DATE(Visitorcounter.created)’ => $date) )); }
jQuery/AJAX file upload in CakePHP 2.x
In view: /Articles/admin_add.ctp <style>#image_preview{ display:none; }</style><!– to display form –><?php echo $this->Form->create(‘ArticleImage’, array(“id”=>”uploadimage”,’type’=>’file’)); ?><div id=”image_preview”><img id=”previewing” src=”noimage.png” /></div><div id=”selectImage”><label>Select Your Image</label><br/><?php echo $this->Form->input(‘image’, array(‘id’=>’file’,’type’=>’file’)); ?> </div><?php echo $this->Form->submit(‘upload’, array(‘type’=>’submit’,”value”=>”Upload”, “class”=>”submit” )); ?> <div id=”message”></div> <?php echo $this->Form->end(); ?> <script>$(document).ready(function (e) {$(“#uploadimage”).on(‘submit’,(function(e) {e.preventDefault();$(“#message”).empty(); $.ajax({url: “<?php echo Router::url (array(‘controller’ => ‘Articles’, ‘action’ =>’image_upload’), […]
Best PHP Frameworks for 2014
According to the sitepoint.com survey, the most promising frameworks for 2014 seem to be: Laravel Phalcon Symfony2 Yii and CodeIgniter seem to be sharing 4th place.CakePHP, Aura and Zend framework 2 share 5th place.Source: http://www.sitepoint.com/best-php-frameworks-2014