PHP – Read files/content/file details from a .zip archive, without extracting them
The above code, gives an example of the methods to use for extracting the contents of files, or status and size of files, in a .zip archive.
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PHP – Anonymous Functions and Closures (Part II)
Suppose the application should reduce the list of percentages to those that are equal to or greater than a user-specified value. For this we can use array_filter(). The array_filter() function accepts an input array and the name of a function, Continue reading
PHP – Anonymous Functions and Closures (Part I)
Anonymous functions are functions that are defined without being bound to a proper name. Typically, anonymous functions are used only a limited number of times and for a specific purpose; you could think of them as “throw-away” functions if you’d Continue reading
PHP – Determining the Frequency of a String’s Appearance
The substr_count() function returns the number of times one string occurs within another. Its prototype follows: The following example determines the number of times an IT consultant uses various buzzwords in his presentation: This returns the following: ——————————————– The word Continue reading
PHP – Split text up into 140 char array for Twitter
As you probably know, Twitter only accepts messages of 140 characters or less. If you want to interact with the popular social messaging site, you’ll enjoy this function for sure, which will allow you to truncate your message to 140 Continue reading