PHP likes to sort. Of course, there is sort(), ksort() and all the cousins. But, PHP actually sorts too much. My first encounter with the problem is the infamous array_unique(). Now, this is also affecting glob() and scandir(). I’m looking for others. Until then, check your code. array_unique() is also sorting array_unique() collects distinct values […]
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Jan
PHP UK CONFERENCE 16TH & 17TH FEBRUARY 2017 The Brewery, London Exakat will animate two session “Last train for PHP 7.1” and “Static analysis saved my code tonight” at the PHP UK CONFERENCE the 16TH & 17TH FEBRUARY 2017 The Brewery, London. More information on the PHP UK CONFERENCE website
PHP BENELUX CONFERENCE 27 & 28 January 2017 Edegem, Antwerp Exakat will animate the “PHP 7 COMPLIANCE WORKSHOP” the 27th January 2017 between 09:00 – 12:30. More information on the PHP BENELUX CONFERENCE website.
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Dec
Prevent multiple PHP scripts at the same time Like everything, it all started from a simple problem : how to prevent multiple PHP scripts at the same time. And turned into an odyssey of learning, full of evil traps and inglorious victories. In the end, it works, that’s the most satisfying and it possibly matters to […]
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Dec
FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. Exakat will participate to the 2017 sessions. More information on Fosdem 2017 web site.
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Dec
There are always several ways to do the same things in PHP. Some of them are so close that one even wonder which one to choose. In fact, if they are interchangeable, why even choose ? Here is a list of seven syntax you can choose in PHP, freely. The choice relies first on technical ground, […]
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Nov
Last week, I ran into ‘PHP Dos and Don’ts aka Programmers I Don’t Like‘ on reddit’s PHP group. It features a list of 11 points that the author hates finding in PHP code. I am always keen on reading from such references : they always hold some some interesting insights, some tips and some more polemic […]
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Forum PHP is the annual conference organized by the French PHP-users group, gathering all PHP and Open Source communities, pros and PHP lovers. Exakat takes part to the official program the 27th October 2016 with the session “COMMENT RELIRE DU CODE POURRI SANS SE FATIGUER” between 3:15PM and 4PM Our Session details
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6 good practices for ‘use’ in PHP While reviewing code recently, I realized there are no guidelines for use. Every modern code do use ‘use’ (sic), as importing classes from composer or a framework is the norm. There are now quite a few variations in syntax for importing classes or traits. Although the impact on performance […]
PHP SA is the annual PHP conference in South Africa. Exakat animate the “The Hunt For Dead Code” session between 2PM and2:45Pm the 29th septembre 2016.