MySQL Field Types And Sizes
MySQL supports a number of column types, which may be grouped into three categories: numeric types, date and time types, and string (character) types. This section first gives an overview of the types available. Please refer to the MySQL manual for more details. Read more…
Warning: Expression Result Is Never Used
I was recently quality control checking some code and decided to run the code analyzer in my IDE, Zend Studio, as an ancillary step in my review process. I received a couple of warnings which stated “Expression result is never used”. Despite the warning the PHP code worked just fine. After further investigation I discovered why the analyzer was throwing the warning message. Read more…
Warning: Assignment In Condition
I was recently writing some simple procedural scripts without using my favorite framework, Zend Framework, and was using the code analyzer in my IDE, Zend Studio, when I got an “Assignment in condition” warning. Some of the code I had copied directly from php.net. When I looked further into the warning I discovered the problem. Read more…
MySQL Command Reference
There are a handful of MySQL commands that I either use infrequently enough or have refused to commit to memory. Thus, I always have to look them up when I need them. Rather than continue to search for what I’m looking for I’ve decided to keep them here as a reference. I’ll continue to update this post as needed so don’t forget to check back later or bookmark this page if you would like. Read more…
How To Install Zend Server
Every good developer should have a local development environment, a testing and/or staging environment, and a production environment for the application or website they are building. My typical stack for web development includes the Apache HTTP Server for web server, MySQL for database, and PHP for server side programming. Back in the day I used to install and configure each of these components separately and that process could take anywhere from 4-8 hours. Now, thanks to the folks at Zend Technologies, I do it in just a few minutes with Zend Server. In this tutorial I’ll show you just how easy it is to install Zend Server for your local development environment. Read more…
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