Questions tagged [php]
PHP is a widely-used, general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development.
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Mastering PHP procedural style [closed]
I have been using PHP for a while now. I thought I had the basics already down pack but someone told me that I am not skilled or have enough knowledge yet. Does anyone know a good place to start over ...
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Read a csv file and insert into DB table
I've found some resources about PHP performance optimization here and there but I don't know how to start. I send 130k CSV rows in approximatively 7min. My script read CSV file and send ...
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How would you refactor code like this with multiple if-else if statement?
I have a class ParentIdResolver which returns the parent id of the product based on the type.
The class looks like this:
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Query WordPress database, returning an array of rows
This is one of my first attempts at querying the WordPress database for data, and some my first PHP code ever, so please bear that in mind when commenting.
It is supposed find data between two dates, ...
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Post request in React app to PHP file in Apache server on localhost [closed]
I am creating simple app for fetching icos and firm names from one site. I have this project already done with JQuery and now I am trying to learn React and do the same in it.
First part of this ...
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Validator and Sanitizer for HTML 5 attribute regex according to current HTML living standard
According to https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/syntax.html#attributes-2 an HTML 5 attribute name is defined like this:
Attribute names must consist of one or more characters other than
controls, ...
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Is my website's PHP registration system secure?
I would like to know if my registration system is secure. I'm not sure if it is secure, as I'm new in development, and I'm afraid that the system is flawed
Also, I'm not experienced in object oriented ...
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Class showing a format similar to var_dump RC5 Version
Some methods of this library require some improvements (see this description):
In the constructor I am trying to create the possibility that the user modifies the ...
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Switch statement decreases adaptability of a function
Below you can see a class and a function. The class is just an dummy entity. The functon has a switch statement. That switch statement calculates the tax by to a predefined hardcoded string, and I don'...
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Router and solid principle
I would like to know if my Routing system respects the solid principle ?
The system is simple, Router class contains the routes and returns the correct route and Route class represents a route, ...
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Facebook Login with JS and validate with PHP - Secure?
I am using Facebook's Javascript SDK for the login, and I am validating it with PHP Graph SDK v5.x
Here is the JS:
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PHP: Simple SQL query builder
I've been lucky enough to get my first job as a junior PHP developer. I am concerned I'm not good enough. I would like to brush up on my coding skills and get as much constructive criticism as I can.
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REST API in clean PHP
I tried to create REST API in PHP because I would like to learn the basics before I will start use frameworks to create apps. I created a Model with CRUD methods which can be used in every model to ...
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Upload Image From URL via PHP (In a safe way)
I'm trying to make a simple code to upload an image directly from a url. However I have concerns about the safety of my code since a user can submit any url. How I can make it more safe?
All the good ...
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PHP script that returns an error message based on what $_POST parameters are missing
I have a script that checks if the specified set of $_POST variables are supplied and not empty and returns an error string that is human readable.
Here's my code:
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Using Reflection in Calling Method from URL parameters in MVC [closed]
Currently I am working on a simple MVC framework of mine. So my Core library loads the controller and method based on the URL with the given parameters. This happens in the following way:
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My Script Inserts users into a database and hashes the password, I need to know how to prevent SQL injection with Procedural-Oriented MySQLi [closed]
My script works but I just want to know how I can protect myself from SQL injection with Procedural Oriented MySQLi. Most of the tutorials are about Object-Oriented MySQLi and I'm not familiar with it ...
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Password reset system in PHP
What I try to achieve
I need to create a secure forgot password reset system. I am especially worrying about the security of this code and how to further improve it. Here's my code:
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What is the best way to use the database connection file in PHP?
I have a connection.php file into my root folder and at the bottom, I added BASE_URL
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DateTime Extension for entering historical dates, i.e. birthdays
This class is intended to fulfill these requirements:
Output in Y-m-d H:i:s format
Allow dates to be entered as m-d-Y or m-d-y
Complain if an invalid birthdate is entered (i.e., in the future or ...
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Server-side processing data table best and secure code using ajax
I am using PHP and Server-side processing data tables. I have more than 30k records on my table and I have to display the records on my page when reload so I used the below code.
Is this code is the ...
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Library to uniformly present runtime errors, exceptions, and login errors exceptions
I have this Library to control errors; I would like if you can evaluate it and make a review of the code, not about the goals of the library:
Everything works for me correctly, but I am also open to ...
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Checking if an array of dates are within a date range
I created a dates_in_range() function which checks if all of the dates passed to it ($dates array) are within ...
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Extract string between first occurring set of parenthesis
I have this function and need to refactor it
Please refactor the code below to make it more concise, efficient and readable with good logic flow
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Merge nested arrays coming from a database and a form
I need to update a nested array of settings. There are several difficulties that I managed to solve, but I'm pretty sure the code can be written much simpler. I just don't know how, which is why I'm ...
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PHP Image Upload and Validation
I have a PHP script that uploads an image file, checks it for size, extension, and type. It then converts it to png, saves it to a folder outside the web root with a randomly generated name, then ...
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PHP JWT management base library for inclusion in larger projects
Edit: this is a base library for including in larger projects for the overall management of JSON Web Tokens (JWT) that should be compatible with other JWT libraries that share an encryption secret - ...
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JavaScript date format string to php date format string convert
Please find the following scenario, I've dynamic JS date format string from API but I am looking for the best way to convert the format that accepts in PHP date format. For now, I wrote it my own way ...
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Recieving an XSS Injection: <script>alert('xssvuln');</script>
I would very much appreciate it if someone could review the php script below for any security risks.
I have a live website using shared hosting. There's a page that accepts text submissions from users....
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A lightweight CRUD, based on the Table Data Gateway pattern
In order to reduce the boilerplate code, I decided to write a lightweight database helper, based on the Table Data Gateway pattern (or at least the way I understand it) with the aim of using it for a ...
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Process POSTed data and add default string if missing
My code takes the input submitted by $ _POST, via a checkbox array. I process the array and check the sent data if there is a particular string in it, which is set ...
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Creating calendar - Speeding up PHP script
I'm working on a calendar for my office. Every people has his own column and there is a line for every day.
There are some periodic date, where, for example, given people have to be working on the ...
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What good practice to use for input data with arrays?
I'm a beginner and I wonder if Is what I have created a good practice as a structure and way of working for input data processing?
Is the way I wrote the index.php file a correct and secure way of ...
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Getting output of a NodeJS script in PHP [closed]
I'm using a NodeJS script to do some geo calculations using the h3.js library by Uber. the concept of getting a nodejs script result back into php is new to me. I found the following example online, ...
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Faster way to intersect arrays
I need to intersect lots of arrays with each other. Those arrays are like:
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Use try catch without repeating myself [closed]
Everytime I create a new controller I always use try/catch block code but I start to think if this is a good practice:
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A contact form with CodeIgniter and Twig
I am working on a online newspaper/blogging application with CodeIgniter 3.1.8 and Twig. I use the Twig template engine for the front-end views.
I have put together this simple contact form which uses ...
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API for SQL queries with PHP PDO
I'm writing a very simple CRUD application, and I'm wondering if the way I'm using static methods throughout the code makes sense. I'd very much like to simplify ...
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How to restrict a user to use only one plugin in WordPress
I want to restrict a specific user to use only one plugin. I don't want him to see any other pages on the WordPress admin dashboard like the Plugins page, Posts, or other pages. I want to show him ...
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Is it okay to use interfaces on tests?
I have created a test, also the interfaces to be implemented for each test case based on user's role because I think it would make it easier to understand what the test case will and should do, also ...
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Adding, removing, and changing user names and passwords in .htpasswd with PHP
Some code I wrote to add, remove, and change user names and passwords in .htpasswd with PHP:
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Template file for creating formatted webpages
This is my working template file which I manually edit to create new properly formatted webpages for my personal website.
I am interested in what advantages if any could be realized by placing the CSS ...
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function for PDO queries and return result - tested - any tips?
I write a function using PHP and MySQL, to get PDO connection, query and array of placeholders to execute query and return result.
I test this function and it has good response when result for ...
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Implementing Pagination with Twig in Codeigniter 3
I am working on a online newspaper/blogging application with CodeIgniter 3.1.8 and Bootstrap 4. I have decided to add themes to it. The application is not HMVC, only MVC.
I thought it was a good idea ...
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Handling user sessions on website using $_COOKIE and $_SESSION
So I am building a website. It will be only used inside our small company and it's not made for public use.
What I want to achieve is the ability for user to maintain session after sign in for a ...
