Category Archives: PHP

Blog Tutorial with CakePHP Framework

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Richard

In a follow up to my previous article: blog tutorial with Fat-Free Framework I have tried to make exactly the same application but using the CakePHP Framework – to contrast using a micro-framework with a fully featured one. CakePHP works … Continue reading →

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Blog Tutorial with Fat-Free Framework

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Richard

I recently read an excellent tutorial on ‘Rapid Application Prototyping in PHP Using a Micro Framework‘, this used the Slim micro framework but one thing that bothered me was it required 5 packages before development could start. These were: Slim … Continue reading →

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PHP Frameworks

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Richard

Here’s my very basic research into current PHP Frameworks – the target was to get this done in an hour. Firstly if they have a professional design I’m assuming there’s at least a bit of funding behind the project. Secondly … Continue reading →

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CakePHP paging and sorting on a Custom DataSource

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Richard

CakePHP recommends that to use a web service API you should use a custom DataSource (here). In their example on creating a Twitter DataSource, it doesn’t mention how to achieve paging and sorting. Neil Crookes has a good example on … Continue reading →

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Eclipse PDT – code assist or PHP Manual not working

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Richard

If you are new to Eclipse PDT and find that code assist or the PHP Manual (Shift+F2 or Open PHP Manual) are not working for a particular project, check that you have a file named .buildpath in the root of … Continue reading →

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