PHP/MySQL: storing database credentials in an .ini file
It is recommended that for security reasons you do not include database connection details in your scripts, so where exactly…
Barcode generator for PHP
Whilst fiddling around with QR Codes, I came across this Bar-code generator for PHP. In this post: 1. Minimum requirements…
PHP e-mail address validation
Here are the results of an exercise in e-mail validation using two different PHP options, namely PHP's filter_var() and PHP's…
Upload PDF script
This script was a quick hack to allow a PDF to be uploaded to replace an outdated one on Clearer…
Return the file extension portion of a filename
This was another PHP question in a skills evaluation test I was asked to complete. In this post: 1. Task…
CSV to SQL converter script using PHP
This is a very old script I wrote to take CSV data (exported from Excel) and create INSERT statements for…
Search a multi-dimensional array for a value and return a breadcrumb-like trail using PHP
This one had me stumped! Working with arrays is something that every developer must be comfortable with. Fortunately, PHP has…
Text file upload & highlight search with PHP
This was an assignment given to me as part of an interview process some time back. The brief was simple:…
Creating online QR codes with goQR.me API
This is a simple implementation of a QR Code generator using the free goQR.me API.