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How to integrate Google signin into your PHP application

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 Avoiding timezone nightmares in PHP and MySQL Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:08:48 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-84NEJN

Avoiding timezone nightmares in PHP and MySQL

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 CodeIgniter evaluation Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:04:10 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-82LLUM

An evaluation of CodeIgniter, the PHP framework I use to develop JungleDragon

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 Sometimes old is better Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:44:22 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7VSB49

Sometimes old is better

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 New article: PHP mythbusting Wed, 1 Apr 2009 01:49:13 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7QPH2S

I have launched a new article, where I am busting some common myths surrounding PHP as a platform, language and solution for enterprises.

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 PHP Mythbusting Wed, 1 Apr 2009 01:40:59 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7QNDHR

PHP is a technology that is often debunked as sloppy, inconsistent, immature and not enterprise-ready. Having used and seen PHP in an enterprise, in this article I will bust some myths about these conceptions.

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 New article: hierarchical data in MySQL Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:36:20 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7QKDA8

New article: hierarchical data in MySQL.

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 Super friendly dates in PHP/MySQL Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:32:54 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7QEFK4

More and more sites use date formats like "submitted 20 minutes ago", instead of the classic date stamp. Here's how I do it in PHP/MySQL

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 Code Igniter mail templates and SMTP fixes Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:43:18 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7N6GX4

I wasted a lot of time getting SMTP email to work in Code Igniter, here are two fixes that solve the problem. In addition, a really cool tip on how to setup a mail template mechanism with very little code.

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 New article: the ultimate (PHP) guide to the Amazon S3 service Thu, 8 Jan 2009 07:42:57 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7N4R5D

Hereby I announce my new article, a detailed guide on how to integrate the Amazon S3 service into your (PHP) application. The article contains a step-by-step guide, working code and killer tips on reducing your Amazon S3 bill.

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 The ultimate guide to the Amazon S3 service Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:43:38 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7MZGXA

This guide explains how you as a (PHP) developer can make use of the Amazon S3 service for "storage in the cloud". We will cover the basics of explaining the S3 service, setting up your account, and finally how to make the most efficient use of it. Even if you're not a PHP developer, much of the concepts can be applied to any development environment.

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 Building your own Captcha Sun, 7 Dec 2008 03:09:32 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7M4KSG

A common sight on web forms nowadays is the Captcha check, a way to determine whether your are a human or bot user. In this article we are going to get creative, and build our own Captcha. A Captcha that is not a hurdle for the user, yet a fun experience that blends into the theme of your application!

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 Advanced jQuery form validation Thu, 4 Dec 2008 02:11:28 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7LZJN7

In this article, I will explain how to implement robust form validation on a complex form using jQuery. The form has multiple field types, lots of validation rules, needs to be able to handle Unicode text and work with or without Javascript enabled.

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 JungleDragon registration form Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:45:02 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7LNEM6

A first look at the Jungle Dragon registration form, which contains real-time jQuery-based validation and a completely custom CAPTCHA check.

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 Code Igniter out of service page Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:17:13 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7LJRSS

Here is a simple, yet subtle tip on how to let Code Igniter display an out of service page for every incoming request

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 New article: Building Unicode LAMP applications Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:09:40 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7LDGA3

I have published a new article that describes into detail how to build Unicode support into a PHP/MySQL application.

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 Building Unicode LAMP applications Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:28:04 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7LDBXK

This article describes in detail what it takes to allow for the input, storage and display of Unicode characters in PHP/MySQL applications.

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 JungleDragon and Unicode Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:32:00 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7LAMDG

JungleDragon and Unicode

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 Code Igniter 1.7.0. released Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:23:45 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7L2HQD

Code Igniter 1.7.0. has been released, time to upgrade.

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 a Grande tour of a Small website Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:07:06 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7JSJMM

In this blog entry I show you how I occasionally produce websites for small local businesses.

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 The PHP Exif data gotcha Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:56:28 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7HRA6B

Here's a little gotcha on how to read Exif data from images into a PHP array.

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 Code Igniters' form validation brilliance Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:42:58 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7GWEKV

Have a look at how easy the Code Igniter framework makes form validation, it is pure brilliance.

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 The MVC Front Controller Pattern Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:43:35 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7GTPYA

A little description on what a Front Controller is, and how it works in Code Igniter, a PHP MVC framework

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 Remote debugging for PHP using Zend Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:48:00 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7GRSDZ

Some instructions on how to enable remote debugging for PHP apps and why you should use this...

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 Elegant database code using Code Ingiter Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:26:09 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-7GAFEV

Elegant database code using Code Ingiter

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 Professional PHP development in Ubuntu Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:56:43 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-72ERDY

Professional PHP development in Ubuntu

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 Parsing RSS feeds in PHP, the easy way Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:22:57 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6VJHPV

Parse any RSS feed from within PHP, effortless

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 PIMB Concept Video Released! Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:59:56 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6VGKLG

Finally, I can share what I have been working on in my spare time for the last 6 months. Check out this video that demonstrates my PIMB project in action!

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 My new article is published Fri, 7 Jul 2006 01:42:47 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6RGGWR

I have published a new article. It explains how to use Eclipse Callisto to set up a working development environment for C/C++, Java/J2EE and PHP projects in under an hour.

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 This is what a Zend certificate looks like Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:11:03 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6QMN6F

This is what a Zend certificate looks like. Unlike IBM, who simply emails a PDF for you tp print yourself, Zend sends you a framed certificate including watermark. Screenshot inside.

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 Book review: PHP Hacks Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:38:50 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6P3R2S

What's wrong with me? I've read two books in one week! Here's my review of the book "PHP hacks".

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 Wednesday's Show 'n Shame Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:26:05 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6MWRYB

I was going to excuse my late blogging absence by providing a cool new article, but...

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 Zend certification Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:40:30 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6M3LDU

A few tips on how to pass the Zend certification exam

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 PHP's unique language constructs Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:45:27 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6LWLGX

PHP has a few unique language constructs, this entry explains three of them

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 MediaWiki Setup Sat, 4 Feb 2006 06:02:04 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6LPP6B

I installed MediaWiki, a free open source Wiki engine based on PHP.

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 My PHP interests Thu, 1 Dec 2005 08:47:40 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6JNSDT

A little info on my PHP plans.

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 Tech friday comes to an end Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:43:16 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6J2SB3 Tech friday comes to an end

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 PHP & Web Services Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:07:52 +0100 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6J2QFF

PHP and web services article

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 PHP template engine: Smarty Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:30:06 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6HEBYU PHP template engine: Smarty

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 Don't develop on sunday Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:12:56 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6H9GC4 Don't develop on sunday

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 Here's an offer Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:35:57 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6GXEFH Here's an offer

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 PHP Links Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:28:05 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6GXEAK PHP Links

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 PHP introduction Mon, 1 Aug 2005 11:57:02 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6EUDP6 PHP introduction

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 PHP Contacts: How I did it Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:20:32 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6AGRUU PHP Contacts: How I did it

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 PHP Contacts Database Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:59:38 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6A9P4S PHP Contacts Database

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 PHP on the rise Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:35:57 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6A6HXZ PHP on the rise

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 WHAMP! Thu, 3 Mar 2005 21:01:26 +0200 http://ferdychristant.com/fchristant/production/fdm.nsf/archive/DOMM-6A5RGW WHAMP!

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