PHP Application Configuration with YAML
I have always disliked creating configuration data by reading from various formats into global arrays, so I needed to build or borrow a configuration class for my own projects that I could standardize on.
When Pligg's Fly – Test flight
I was recently asked by a friend on a tight budget to help set up a small site similar to digg or some of the other social news and link aggregators. I thought it would be easy to find an open source project or three to choose from and adapt to their needs, but I only found one that was active and stable — Pligg. Since I am going to be working on this mini-project on and off for the next couple weeks I thought I would post my first impressions. By no means is this an exhaustive review just a quick overview after a couple hours.
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Url Routing with PHP – Part Three
In the final part of this series, I will build a functional modular front controller that can be easily adapted to small projects. It is basically the "C" in MVC for a simple MVC framework. If you haven't read the first two articles I recommend that you read over them first. Url Routing with PHP – Part One and Url Routing with PHP – Part Two.
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Url Routing with PHP – Part Two
This is the second part of a series, I assume you have read Url Routing with PHP – Part One as it covers the basics that I'll build on in Part Two.
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Url Routing with PHP – Part One
Most PHP frameworks use some variation of the front controller pattern to centralize common code and logic. There are advantages and disadvantages to this. I am going to ignore those for now. In fact the first part of this series will explore a simple procedural URL routing method that contains many of the disadvantages. In later articles we will build upon this basis and address the disadvantages.
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