26 April, 2009, 11:02 am
I’m finding that I’m doing some things the hard way, maybe it’s just I’m looking at problems differently to others. Take my latest fun freelance challenge:
Convert data from csv and import into database using phpMyAdmin (access details will be supplied).
I saw this as: convert .csv file to sql file then use phpMyAdmin to process sql file either by quoting sql in the sql query screen or using the import from sql file.
The simplest way to see this is actually:
get data from .csv file into database using phpmyadmin as database access.
The difference might be subtle but my first solution was a quite a bit more complex. Continue reading ‘My Unecessary csv Conversion’ »
8 March, 2009, 10:13 am
I’ll hold my hand up right now and confess to being bit stupid, I was really disappointed with my score in a recent php proficiency test and most of my downfall was bitwise operators (the rest was array functions I’d never needed to use before and I’ll tackle that in another post).
So what’s all the fuss about?
Continue reading ‘Bitwise or bit stupid?’ »
3 March, 2009, 12:49 pm
Who do you call… Myphp-busters!
Reeling out of Hank’s Microsoft talk I rushed to get a seat for my ‘must see’ talk of the day Myphp-busters: symphony framework. I’ve been dabbling with frameworks for a while as they seem to be becoming a vital tool to increase productivity (especially important for us freelancers) and aid collaboration and team-working by reducing ownership of code (ie. everyone has a better chance of following the code in that clever widget you just built).
Continue reading ‘PHPUK Part 3: Comedy, Chris and Closing’ »
3 March, 2009, 12:47 pm
The Microsoft talk could have been the most contentious presentation for many reasons. Are they moving in on our turf? What will the big bullies do if we let them into the playground? Actually the talk was only marred by three things, two of which could hardly be laid at Hank Jannsen’s door:
Continue reading ‘PHPUK 2009 Part 2: Contention and Clarity’ »