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287. PHP Integration with Embedded Hardware Device Sensors

Updated on: 2015-06-09

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Nowadays it is common to find embedded hardware devices, based on Raspberry Pi for instance, that are accessible via a network, run Linux and come with Apache and PHP installed on the device.

Read this article to learn how you can use PHP on those devices to connect to sensors by the means sensor and actuator executable programs.


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286. Leaflet Search Map using PHP MySQL AJAX requests

Updated on: 2017-07-10

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Leaflet is a great JavaScript library that we can use build a Google Maps alternative with PHP and MySQL as we have seen in a previous article.

Read this article to learn how to improve your Leaflet map application by implementing a search engine on your maps pages using AJAX requests.


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285. What is Class Abstraction in PHP?

Updated on: 2016-10-24

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When you are ready to share your code for other class developers to use, you will need to control how that code is used and provide some way to enable updates.

Read this tutorial to learn how to use class abstraction with closely related objects to provide greater control over your PHP code, so it facilitates future updates.


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284. Using PHP MySQL with Google Maps Alternative using the Leaflet library

Updated on: 2017-07-10

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Leaflet is a JavaScript library that became popular for creating mobile friendly Web maps applications. It does not depend on Google, so you do not need to pay fees as you may need to when you use Google Maps.

Read this tutorial to learn how to use Leaflet library with PHP and MySQL to create an alternative to Google Maps and implement it on your site.


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283. PHP Multi-Factor Authentication for Web Development

Updated on: 2015-05-25

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When we need to provide our users access only to certain information, or limit access to features for authorized users only, we need to use user authentication.

We can never be 100% certain users are who they claim to be. However we can get close using multiple authentication factors.

Read this article to learn more about multi-factor authentication and when we should use them or not.


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282. Extending PHP Classes and the Object Model

Updated on: 2015-05-20

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Nowadays many PHP developers use Object Oriented Programming (OOP). However not every PHP developer really understands why that is a good thing.

Some use OOP just because they see others using it, without knowing very well its benefits nor how to create a consistent object model that addresses the needs of their applications.

Read this article to learn how objects can represent the real world through classes and how you can create an object model for your PHP application.


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281. Are You Ready for MySQL extension Removal from PHP - Lately in PHP podcast episode 59

Updated on: 2015-05-18

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When PHP 7 will be released it will have the mysql extension removed from the core distribution. PHP 5.4 will stop being updated. Many PHP developers will have to move to PHP version 5.5 or higher, on which the mysql extension is deprecated. Many shared hosting providers already use PHP 5.5 without the mysql extension.

Alternative solutions to deal with legacy code that relies on the old mysql extension was one the topics commented by Manuel Lemos and Arturs Sosins in the episode 59 of the Lately in PHP podcast.

They also commented on proposals for future PHP versions like fixing the division by zero issue, adding static constructors to classes, the PHP RFC Watch site to keep up with new PHP proposals and voting.

They also explained the new initiative to promote reviews of books of authors that have written books of interest for PHP developers, as well writing great PHP tutorial articles for the PHP Classes blog and being compensated for that. The latest tutorial articles were also reviewed here.

Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn more about these interesting PHP topics.


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280. PHP and JavaScript Innovation Award Report May 2015 Edition - February 2015 nominees

Updated on: 2015-06-10

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This is the May edition of the Innovation Award podcast hangout recorded by Manuel Lemos and Arturs Sosins to comment on the outstanding features of all the past month nominees and winners PHP and JavaScript packages, the prizes that the authors earned, starting with the nominees from the month of February 2015.

Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn why the nominated packages were considered to be innovative.


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279. 3 Ways to Access Application Common Data in PHP

Updated on: 2015-05-12

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Every PHP application needs to use throughout its code, the same kinds of common data or functions, like for instance configuration values.

Read this article to learn about the Gateway pattern, an additional way to access common application data besides better known ways that use global and static variables.


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278. Have Your PHP Book Reviewed

Updated on: 2015-05-06

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The PHP Classes site is reviving its sections for book reviews and tutorial articles. This is an initiative to give more exposure to the work of those that can teach the PHP developers sharing their knowledge about important subjects.

The PHP Classes site book reviews and blog articles are notified by email to over 400,000 PHP developers. This initiative is a great opportunity for authors to expose their work to the PHP community at large.

Article authors and book reviewers may also receive be rewarded either monetarily or by getting free review book copies provided by their publishers.

Read this article to learn how you can have your PHP book reviewed, or you can publish interesting blog articles and be compensated for sharing useful knowledge with the PHP community.

If you are a book publisher you should also read the article to learn how you can reach out to have reviewed in PHP Classes site books of the interest of the PHP community.


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