· 28/12/2012 · Using App_Hash_Hmac to produce hash_hmac() in PHP
So, here's one from my library that I thought I'd share. When dealing with some integratio...
· 28/12/2012 · Converting Northings Eastings (Cartesian) to Coordinates (Latitude / Longitude) in PHP
I work quite a lot with location based information. More often than not (don't ask why) I ...
· 28/12/2012 · Using PHP to generate htpasswd format passwords
.htpasswd files are annoying. There are loads of tools out there to create them, but I wan...
· 27/12/2012 · Using PHP to generate random passwords
In all my authentication systems, I've implemented the functionality to generate a tempora...
· 27/12/2012 · Using openssl_random_pseudo_bytes() to generate a strong random string in PHP
In PHP, there's a great method called openssl_random_pseudo_bytes() which according to PHP...
· 27/12/2012 · Recursively ZIP entire directory using PHP
I often need to ZIP up an entire directory on a server. Whether it's sending out documents...
· 27/12/2012 · Converting XML to an array using PHP
As you know, I integrate with a large number of Payment Providers. For some reason, they'v...
· 27/12/2012 · PHP class to manage HTTP Cookies
As with any web application, there are some stats that you would like to keep in a cookie....
· 27/12/2012 · Correctly redirecting users with PHP
Whether it's using HTTP Redirect to send a user from an old (no longer in use) page, or re...
· 24/12/2012 · Building a fast, easy, responsive REST Framework in PHP
In work and outside of work I develop a lot of RESTful services. Primarily I use ZendFrame...